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PANO – Articles, recently published on some domestic and international websites, requested the omission of Article 88 in the Vietnam Penal Code in 1999 (amended and supplemented in 2009), arguing that this article violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that Vietnam signed and tramples on freedom, democracy and human rights. They also asked to free immediately those who call “prisoners of conscience”. This is an irrational request. On May 16 th , 2013, Long An Provincial People’s Court opened the first instance trial on the case of Dinh Nguyen Kha and Nguyen Phuong Uyen for “conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. Photo: catphcm.bocongan.gov.vn Article 88 in Vietnam’s Penal Code regulates violations in conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Accordingly, propaganda acts against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam include: a) Propagating against, distorting and/or defaming the people’s … [Read more...] about Article 88 of the Penal Code goes in line with international laws and Vietnam’s reality

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) has made a long progress in 21 years of operation and a breakthrough in the past two years. With a market capitalization of VND1,000 billion and only about 3,000 accounts, HOSE currently has a market capitalization of up to $230 billion and nearly 3.4 million accounts. Record numbers HOSE has recorded unprecedented results within its 21 years of operation. The VN-Index increased from 100 points on July 20, 2000 to a record high of 1,420.27 points on July 2, 2021. The VN30 index - measuring the 30 largest stocks in the market - hit a peak of 1557.41 points on July 5, 2021. The liquidity skyrocketed and reached a record in the first half of 2021 with the largest trading volume of more than 995 million shares on April 13, 2021 and a record trading value of nearly VND34.9 trillion on May 18. From a capitalization of about VND1,000 billion in 2000, HOSE recorded a market capitalization of more than VND5.3 quadrillion … [Read more...] about The 21-year journey of the US$230 billion stock exchange

The Vietnam National University – Hanoi ( VNU ) remains the No.1 in Vietnam in the second edition of the 2021 Webometrics Ranking of World Universitie. (Photo: Wikipedia) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU) remains the No.1 in Vietnam in the second edition of the 2021 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities announced by the Cybermetrics Lab, a member of the Spanish National Research Lab, on July 27. The university was named among the 1,000 best universities worldwide, ranking 959th internationally, up 41 places from 2021’s first ranking. It was placed 220th in Asia and 17th in Southeast Asia. The ranking also includes Ton Duc Thang University in the 1,302th position; Duy Tan University, 1,470th; HCM City University of Technology, 1,781th; Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 2,165th; Da Nang University, 2,269th; Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2,434th; Hue University, 2,622th; University of Economics HCM City, 2,822th; and … [Read more...] about VNU remains in Webometrics’ Top 1,000 best universities