Vietnam news agency

Since 2019, VNA has implemented a series of creative initiatives. For example, an anti-fake-news rap song – a combination of rap and news information – was launched in April 2020. The song was first performed in Vietnamese and then translated into 14 other languages including English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Khmer, Lao and Arabic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency’s anti-fake news project wins international press award

Hanoi (VNA) - Throughout its 75-year history, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has always been accompanying the nation and joining hands with the whole Party, people, and army, along the nine-year resistance war against the French that culminated in the resounding Dien Bien Phu victory, as well as the 21-year battle against the US that ultimately led to the Great Spring Victory in 1975 and the reunification of the country and the taking of the path towards socialism. Both witness of and contributor to history During Vietnam’s struggles for national independence, journalists from VNA, known as “Viet Nam Thong tan xa” (VNTTX) at the time, became journalist-soldiers who not only reported events as witnesses but also directly engaged in such events. Throughout the nine years of the anti-French resistance war, the fledgling VNA staff, small as it was, both fought the enemy and ensured information and communications tasks were also completed. It overcame numerous … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency – 75 years of pride

First of all, I would like to express my sincerest congratulation on the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Vietnam News Agency. As a Vietnam’s representative news agency, VNA has achieved sustained growth and development since its birth in 1945. In particular, it has made remarkable development under Mr. Nguyen Duc Loi’s excellent leadership over the last decade, actively coping with rapidly-changing media environment and leading a digital new media market. As key news agencies representing South Korean and Vietnam respectively, Yonhap and VNA have maintained close exchanges and cooperation for a long period of time. Both agencies have cooperated closely in a variety of fields for a long time, including personal exchanges in both levels of top management and employees and news content exchange. I had the opportunity of participating in the OANA Executive Board Meeting, which was hosted by VNA in Hanoi on April, 2019. I was deeply moved by VNA’s … [Read more...] about Yonhap President congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th founding day

Trong also spoke about the VNA today, which he said follows current developments and publishes news on the Party’s orientations and the State’s laws and policies, encouraging the people in the cause of nation building and safeguarding, as well as the country’s renewal and international integration, and in actively joining Party building activities and strengthening national solidarity. … [Read more...] about Party chief congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th anniversary

The Prime Minister said the VNA was established right after the country gained independence and had matured during the nation’s wars. The agency’s staff not only reported events as historical witnesses, but journalists of the VNA were also soldiers, carrying not only their pens to the frontline but also guns in their hands, directly participating in historical events. … [Read more...] about PM urges Vietnam News Agency to continue to pioneer in communication and publicity work