National Press Festival 2019 kicks off

The National Press Festival 2019, themed “Innovative, creative, responsible Vietnamese press for the interest of the nation and people”, kicks off in Hanoi on March 15 (Photo: VNA)

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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, together with other high-ranking officials attend the opening ceremony of the National Press Festival 2019 (Photo: VNA)

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President of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) and Editor-in-chief of Nhan Dan newspaper Thuan Huu affirms the festival aims to promote achievements and creative products of Vietnamese journalists as well as praise contributions of organisations and individuals to the press cause (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reiterates that the Vietnamese Party, State and People speak highly of the press sector’s contributions to national building and development (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc beats the drum to kick off the festival (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other high-ranking officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the national press festival (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits booths of media agencies at the festival (Photo: VNA)

The National Press Festival 2019 features 74 booths of 112 media units and suppliers (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam News Agency’s booth at the festival (Photo: VNA)