Ho Chi Minh’s thought on building all-people national defence is the crystallisation of the tradition of national construction and protection; that is one of the fundamental parts in his ideological system on the Vietnamese revolution. In response to the requirements of Fatherland protection in the new situation, creatively applying his thought to building strong, modern all-people national defence has profound theoretical and practical significance

In Vietnam, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are constitutionally guaranteed rights and are further institutionalised through an increasingly comprehensive legal system. Article 25 of the 2013 Constitution affirms that: “Citizens shall enjoy the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, access to information, assembly, association, and demonstration. The exercise of these rights is prescribed by law”