Press agencies

The common trick used by reporters is that they say they know a lot of information which may be disadvantageous to the company, and if the company wants to ‘settle the problem’ it needs to ‘have a working session’ with ‘our leaders’. The final purpose of the meetings is to obtain contracts from the company. However, he refused to sign the contract. “If we had signed it, more and more reporters would come and ask the same thing,” he explained. … [Read more...] about Businesses complain about harassment from the press

With representative offices in all of Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces and 30 overseas bureaus on five continents, VNA has a strong contingent of reporters working around the country and in most of the key areas of the world. This is a unique advantage that no other press agencies in Vietnam possess. During the country’s “Doi Moi” (renewal) process, VNA has shown its pioneering role on the information-ideology battlefield. The agency popularised the Government’s orientations and policies as well as viewpoints on national economic reform, encouraging the industrialisation and modernisation as well as the great achievements recorded in the renovation. VNA has provided the public with a panorama of the unprecedented “struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam and the world as a whole in an accurate manner through its media products over the past nearly a year. Plunging themselves into pandemic hotspots and accepting being away from … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency – 75 years of pride

Nowadays, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, as fake news is spreading all around the world, Việt Nam is not an exception. Vietnam News Agency (VNA), known as one of the leading media agencies in Việt Nam, has been pioneering in the fight against fake news with thousands of in-depth publications under various forms of media. The publications not only alert viewers and readers about the threats of fake news but also actively reveal incorrect information in the press. … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency’s anti-fake news project wins international press award

Throughout 75 years of fighting, building, and developing together with the country’s development, VNA has been awarded a Hero title three times: Labour Hero in the Renewal Period once and Hero of the People’s Armed Forces twice for the VNA and the LPA. … [Read more...] about Voices from the front

Prime Minister Phúc said that as the main national multimedia news agency, the VNA had its own path as a provider of official information to the press system and for the public both in and out of the country. That is the identity and fundamental value the VNA needed to continue to promote and maintain as the journalism industry develops, he said. … [Read more...] about PM urges Vietnam News Agency to continue to pioneer in communication and publicity work