Economy / Vietnam
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The US State Department has named Vietnam as a serious violator of religious freedom along with China and North Korea, in its annual report to Congress in November. Although the US notes some progress, with the passing of new laws and opening of closed churches, Vietnam remains on America’s blacklist of ‘countries of particular concern’. The jailing of six Montagnards, mainly Christian hill-people, in November on security charges supports the US decision. Despite the concerns, Pope Benedict recently created a new diocese in the country, signalling improved ties between the Holy See and Asia’s second-largest Catholic country.