Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc decided to give a warning to Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan on July 18 as a disciplinary measure for his violations at the ministry.
Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, was awarded with Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian award of India – at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27.
The fifth Vietnam Book Day kicked off in Hanoi on April 18, in the presence of Vo Van Thuong, head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education.
The 20 billion VND (878,000 USD) collected from the auction of the ball and the jersey with autographs of all members of U23 Vietnam team, the runners-up of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship last January, was presented to 20 deprived districts of 12 provinces nationwide in Hanoi on March 11.
A meeting took place in Hanoi on March 8 to discuss a plan on building a plan on building a portal on martyrs, their graves and cemeteries.
The Vietnam Post Corporation (VPC) issued a special set of stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising in Hanoi on February 8.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication and India’s Ministry of Communications have jointly issued a set of commemorative postage stamps featuring ancient architecture of both nations.
At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse, leading the Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi for India to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit as well as the celebration of India’s 69th Republic Day.
A collection of books featuring India, its country, people, history and culture as well as potential of cooperative ties with Vietnam debuted in Hanoi on January 19.
YouTube has removed approximately 90 percent of “toxic” video clips the Vietnamese Government complained about in 2017, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan claimed on December 22.
In May, Tran Thien An from the southern province of Bac Lieu was sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a 12-year-old he met via the internet.
Vietnamobile has become the fifth operator licensed to provide 4G services in Vietnam, baodautu.vn reported.
A Vietnam – Poland economic forum convened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30 with the attendance of Polish President Andrzej Duda who is on a visit to Vietnam.
Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan emphasised the importance of the mainstream media in orienting the currents of right information on social networks during a Q&A session at the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing fourth session on November 17.
The Vietnam Talent Awards 2017 were presented in Hanoi on November 16, honouring persons with practical inventions and initiatives.
The 14th National Assembly (NA) will hold question and answer (Q&A) sessions from November 16-18 as part of its ongoing fourth session.
Leaders of many APEC economies, including Russia, Canada, Japan, Brunei and Australia, have arrived in Da Nang city for activities of the APEC Economic Leaders' Week.
Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan on November 8 asked telecom providers to increase internet speeds in order to facilitate the media covering the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.
