The Government remains attentive, supportive, and committed to creating an optimal environment for press agencies and journalists, in line with the Party’s guidelines, the State's policies and laws, and the Government’s authority, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.
PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh has called for technology to be leveraged not to replace identity, but to enhance it—allowing Vietnamese journalism to reach both local and global audiences.
Themed “The Vietnamese press – Loyalty, creativity, mettle, innovation for national development and protection”, this year’s festival holds special significance as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - 2025).
Vietnam will take centre stage in international diplomacy this year with multiple high-profile bilateral and multilateral events, including the second ASEAN Future Forum, the fourth Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
Representatives of the Thai Journalists Association (TJA) and the Vietnam Journalists Association visited some press agencies in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on August 14.
General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang on August 14 received Chairman of the National Press Council of Thailand and Senior Advisor to the Thai Journalists Association Chavarong Limpattamapanee and a Thai delegation who are on a working visit to Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang called on press agencies to promote solidarity and strong bond for mutual development while attending a New-Year press conference in Hanoi on February 20.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked press agencies to continue promoting their role as a bridge between the legislature and people and voters nationwide while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on December 27.
The Vietnamese Embassy in China held a meeting with Vietnamese and Chinese press agencies, including the Vietnam News Agency, ahead of 2024 New Year in Beijing on December 26.
Experts believe the “digital newsroom” model is an inevitable trend of Vietnam’s press agencies, but the problem is how to not allow technology to adversely impact good journalism.
Under the digital transformation plan for the media, all press agencies in Vietnam will follow the model of converged newsroom and models applying advanced science and technology by 2030.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with outstanding representatives of the Vietnam Women Journalists' Club in Hanoi on April 17.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on April 6 signed a decision approving the strategy for digital transformation in journalism by 2025, with a vision to 2030.
The press circle in general and key press agencies in particularly always accompany the health sector, heard a meeting held in Hanoi on February 24 on the occasion of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has described external information service as a bright spot, which has contributed to the achievements recorded by the country and the diplomatic sector in particular.
There are six key media agencies in Vietnam, namely People's Newspaper, Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, People’s Army Newspaper, and People’s Public Security Newspaper.
Major press agencies of Cambodia such as the Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), the National Television, daily newspapers Rasmei Kampuchea and Khmer Times, and e-newspapers have spotlighted Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Cambodia from November 8-9, and his activities during the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits in Phnom Penh from November 8-13.
On the recent days, major press agencies of Cambodia have run a lot of articles spreading a message about the good neighbourliness, time-honoured friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between the country and Vietnam, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties (June 24).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 20 asked journalists nationwide, particularly those in Ho Chi Minh City, to work harder to cover major developments in the political, socio-economic life in an honest and timely manner.
