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Over the past 10 years, US agencies have provided more than 3.5 billion USD to support countries in the Mekong region as part of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI).

The US Department of State on (DoS) has expressed concern over reports that China is hampering other countries’ oil and gas activities in the East Sea, and said its acts threaten regional peace and security, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

Vietnam has consistently pursued the policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of citizens to follow or not follow any religion and belief, stated the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

The 2018 annual human rights report of the US Department of State does not reflect the true situation in Vietnam, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang in response to reporters’ queries during a regular press conference in Hanoi on March 14.

Many countries have condemned a bombing attack on a bus carrying Vietnamese tourists in the Egyptian province of Giza that killed four persons, including three Vietnamese on December 28 (Egypt time).

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc, on behalf of the Government of Vietnam, paid last respects to former US President George H.W. Bush, in the Capitol Rotunda, on December 3 (local time).

The Vietnam Challenge for Environment was launched in Hanoi on August 24 as part of an ongoing campaign initiated by the US Embassy to end plastic pollution and keep Vietnam clean.

The Malaysian Government said on June 30 that it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migration.

The US Department of State has hosted a farewell ceremony for Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh on the occasion of the end of his term in the US.

The US Department of State’s 2017 International Religious Freedom Report continued to give biased assessment and cited untrue information on Vietnam.

Although the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the US Department of State recognised Vietnam’s achievements in protecting human rights, it still made some assessments that are not objective and do not reflect correctly the actual situation in the country.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh made an official visit to Norfolk city in the US state of Virginia from February 21-22.

Vietnam is one of the countries with the lowest level of travel security risk, according to the US Department of State.

A ceremony has been recently held in the US to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of US-ASEAN relations and the 50th founding anniversary of ASEAN.

The International Religious Freedom Report for 2016 recently released by the US Department of State again does not reflect correctly the real religion and belief situation in Vietnam as well as the country’s achievements in ensuring the right to freedom of religion.

Former US women’s national team footballer Linda Hamilton and coach Lisa Berg had a training session with Vietnamese female footballers as part of the Sports Envoy programme in Da Nang on April 25.

The US’s 2016 annual Human Rights report acknowledges some of Vietnam’s achievements in protecting human rights, but makes biased statements and does not reflect the real situation in Vietnam, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson.

Vietnam acknowledges several adjustments in the US Department of State’s 2015 report on international religious freedom, however it still contains several subjective assessments about Vietnam.

Though casting a fairly positive light on Vietnam’s irrefutable achievements in ensuring religious and belief freedom, the annual report by the US Department of State still contains a lack of goodwill

The US Department of State released information on President Barack Obama’s official visit to Vietnam at a press conference on May 18.