The National Press Festival themed “Solidarity-professionalism-culture-innovation” concluded in Hanoi on March 19 after highlighting some of the most outstanding works in the sector.

The 2023 National Press Festival opened at the Hanoi Museum on March 17 with the theme of “Solidarity-professionalism-culture-innovation”.

The 2023 National Press Festival, themed “Solidarity-professionalism-culture-innovation,” will take place at the Hanoi Museum from March 17-19, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 10.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 1 for Director of the Korea Press Foundation Lee Hee-yong.

The Government has approved a project on designating September 8 as the Day for Honoring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad. Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) and Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu talked to the press about the goals of the project and reasons to choose the date.

The current number of social network users in Vietnam is estimated at about 35 million, accounting for 37 percent of the entire population, with the average daily time they spend on social networks reaching two hours and 18 minutes. Besides their positive aspects, social networks pose not a few challenges directly affecting the social environment and community interests, even national security. Therefore, seeking appropriate solutions to managing social networks in the new situation which conform with international practices and suit the particular conditions of Vietnam, thus turning challenges into opportunities, is one of the top priorities of the country today.

Every month, ministries, sectors and localities will update on their websites information on their operations and on issues in the fields or areas under the management.

In 2003, Vietnam signed the United Nations Convention against Corruption.  After nearly seven years since the Convention was ratified and officially came into force for Vietnam in 2009, how far has Vietnam come in fulfillment of its anti-corruption commitments and what the country should do to ensure the role of society in the fight against corruption?

Specific provisions on citizens’ freedom of the press and freedom of speech in the press, association in press activities, responsibilities to provide information to the press and prohibited acts in press activities are among new contents of the revised Press Law (the Law), said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.