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Marriage must adhere to the principles of voluntariness, progressiveness, monogamy, and equality between husband and wife. [ a ] Article 8(2) of the Law on Marriage and Family ( Vietnamese : Luật Hôn nhân và Gia đình , pronounced [lwə̀kʔ hōŋ ɲə̄ŋ vâː jāː ʔɗɨ̂n] ) contains an explicit ban on same-sex marriage: "The State ...
The idea of nationhood in Vietnam was popularized with women through the unity against a common enemy. By uniting against colonists—promoting the idea that the oppression of women was a necessary facet of colonial rule and that only with the overthrow of capitalist systems could women achieve equality, communists had immediate access to the social influences of women in Vietnam. [9]
A report drafted by the Vietnamese government on 18 June 2007 for the United Nations Human Rights Council to review the implementation of human rights in the territory of Viet Nam stated: For Viet Nam, the people are both the ultimate objective and driving force of any social and economic development policy, and protecting and promoting human ...
Women were enlisted in both the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Viet Cong guerrilla insurgent force in South Vietnam. Some women also served for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong intelligence services. In South Vietnam, many women voluntarily serve in the ARVN's Women's Armed Force Corps (WAFC) and various other Women's corps in the ...
In 2013, Vietnamese filmer Dang Khoa, produced a sitcom entitled My Best Gay Friends. The series is published on YouTube as Vietnamese broadcasters were reluctant to air the episodes. Khoa wanted to create the show to debunk the caricature stereotypes of homosexuality. [69]
In light of the Đổi Mới (market reforms) adopted by Vietnam beginning on 18 December 1986 and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, Vietnam adopted a new constitution in April 1992. The 1992 constitution adopted a "socialist oriented market economy", which allowed the development of private economic sectors, but it largely retained the ...
In this term, the National Assembly adopted the name "the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" (Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) for the re-unified country, merged corresponding organizations between the Government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, and renamed Saigon as Ho Chi Minh City. It also approved the new Constitution in 1980.
The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quốc hội Việt Nam khóa XV, lit. 'National Assembly of Vietnam XV'; less formally the 15th National Assembly - Vietnamese: Quốc hội khóa XV, lit. 'National Assembly XV') is a parliamentary cycle that commenced in July 2021 following the legislative elections on 23 May 2021. The ...