The Cambodian government and local authorities are deploying many measures to ensure readiness to respond to activities by hostile and opposing forces that are plotting to incite social disorder in this Southeast Asian country.
Though growth of agriculture cannot compete with that of industry and its contribution to the economy remains relatively small, it plays a huge role in maintaining social stability, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan told a press conference on February 17.
Public security forces must perform well the tasks of protecting the Party, the State, the regime and national security, and ensuring safety and legitimate interests of people, contributing to safeguarding the national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on July 12.
A leading Russian expert on Vietnamese studies expressed his belief in a bright future for Vietnam in an article published in the “Multipolar World” magazine on January 12.
Vietnam has been doing its utmost alongside other ASEAN member states in realising the ASEAN Community, while fulfilling the Chairmanship 2020 for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN, said a Vietnamese official.
Ho Chi Minh City police said on June 13 that they had detained Le Huu Minh Tuan, a resident in central Quang Nam province, for making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under Article 17 of the Penal Code.
Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienne, Austria, in conjunction with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opened a photo exhibition on the fight against drugs on March 3.
The police of Ho Chi Minh City on November 21 revealed that they started legal proceedings against and arrested Pham Chi Dung for making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam under Article 117 of the Penal Code.
A workshop was held in Hanoi on July 16 to launch a regional project to improve cooperation in policy research, implementation and advocacy in agriculture and rural development in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
The creation of a healthy and safe information environment will contribute positively and effectively to protecting and maintaining political and social stability, and will serve as a foundation for Vietnam’s sustainable development.
