A national journalism conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24 to review activities in 2022 and launch tasks for next year, with a focus on the press' humanity aspect.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, who is standing deputy head of the Government’s Human Rights Steering Committee, urged human rights steering committees in communities to review and evaluate shortcomings in the field to supplement and fine tune the legal system and policies ensuring and promoting human rights.
Facebook has removed 2,311 posts that violated Vietnamese laws from its platform since the beginning of the year, up by 400 percent compared to the whole of last year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted the important role of mass mobilisation and the contributions of role models in the “Effective Mass Mobilisation” movement in the country's achievements, especially in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, making Vietnam a bright spot in the field.
Police of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 2 announced they just issued decisions on the start of legal procedures against and arrest of a local resident with the charge of acting to overthrow the people’s administration.
Vietnam and Laos should elevate the relations between their armies to a new height to prevent sabotage plots by hostile forces that harm the special friendship and solidarity between the two nations, said Lao Minister of Defence General Chansamon Chanyalat.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated that despite coping with difficulties, the Party and State have always paid heed to building the modern regular army at a working session with the Defence Ministry in Hanoi on November 29.
President Tran Dai Quang praised the role played by the coast guard force in protecting national sovereignty over sea and islands during a pre-Tet visit to the Coast Guard Zone 3 High Command in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on January 30.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the public security forces of Vietnam and Laos to strengthen collaboration to ensure political security and social order in both countries,
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the People’s Police Force to pay due attention to ensuring security and safety for the country’s major events, especially the APEC Year 2017 and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in the central city of Da Nang in November this year.
The 8th Vietnam-Laos Security Cooperation Conference took place in Vientiane from June 29-30 under the co-chair of Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Bui Van Nam and his Lao counterpart Lieut. Gen. Kongthong Phongvichith.
Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on May 5 provided official information about the suicide of Nguyen Huu Tan, a suspect of an anti-state propaganda case, at the provincial Public Security Department’s detention centre.
Public security forces of Vietnam’s northern province of Son La and northern Lao provinces affirmed the priority they give to bilateral traditional friendship, during a working session on May 3.
The Lao “Security” newspaper, published by the Lao Ministry of Security, carried several stories alleging that forces hostile to Vietnam attempted to sabotage recent elections in the country.
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has urged the media to not only disseminate the Party policies and guidelines but also fight false allegations by hostile forces.
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