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The National Press Festival will return this month after two years of postponement because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The People’s Court of Can Tho city on January 27 upheld the prison sentences for Truong Chau Huu Danh and other members of the so-called “Bao Sach” (clean journalism) group.

Vietnamese and foreign experts have shared ideas on science communication on issues related to COVID-19 pandemic and climate changes during a virtual conference jointly held by the Academy of Journalism and Communications (AJC) and the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC).

An international conference titled ‘Managing the Infodemic in the Context of the COVID-19 pandemic’ was held on November 9.

Le Thu Thuy from the Academy of Journalism and Communication has won one of the three top prizes at the ASEAN Youth Video Competition on reducing plastic pollution towards sustainable lifestyle.

Two Vietnamese student has secured the third prize at the 2nd ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2021 for their social media campaign to raise awareness about plastic consumption among young Vietnamese people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A team of two RMIT Vietnam students won the third prize at the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest for a social media campaign to raise awareness of the plastic consumption among the Vietnamese youth during the COVID-19 pandemic, RMIT University Vietnam announced on September 24.

As multimedia and multi-platform journalism is becoming popular all over the world, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has been making concrete moves to succeed as a multimedia agency that provides various forms of news services, ranging from printed newspapers, radio, television, online newspapers, multimedia services, and books.

The VietnamPlus e-newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Insider, the world’s first multichannel growth management platform, on January 6 signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the aim of fostering digital transformation in journalism and potential of the communications market in data collection and analysis.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s website on the 13th National Party Congress aims to quickly provide the public with official information about the most important political event of Vietnam in 2021.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) launched a special website on December 3 that provides information on the 13th National Party Congress in different forms and languages.

Experts from Vietnam and India shared experience and initiatives in journalism and communication products amid COVID-19 at a workshop held in Hanoi on October 22.

The Liberation News Agency (LNA) is a rare and unique case in the world’s press history, Party Central Committee member and General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi highlighted in his writing entitled “Liberation News Agency – a heroic news agency”, on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the LNA (October 12) and its being honoured as “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces”.

Students majoring in communications and journalism will be trained in knowledge and skills to become change makers of gender stereotypes in the community, as heard at a workshop held in Hanoi on September 25 to kick off a project titled “Youth address gender stereotypes and promote gender equality”.

The Vietnam Journalists’ Association held a ceremony on June 19 to officially open the Vietnam Press Museum in celebration of the 95th Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day on June 21.

A new museum showcasing the contributions made by journalist over the years officially will opens in Hanoi on June 19. Vietnam Press Museum's opening coincides with the 95th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day.

Vietnam has not reported any cases of community transmission of COVID-19 for more than two months. False information on COVID-19 is also close to disappearing, thanks in part to the role of the press in mastering mainstream news on the disease.

A new museum showcasing the contributions made by journalist over the years will officially open in Hanoi on June 19, coinciding with the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day.

The spread of fake news globally shows that the press needs to connect with readers and audiences more effectively, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency Le Quoc Minh has said when discussing the role of the press in the battle against fake news.

The 17th General Assembly of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agency took place in Seoul from Nov. 6-9. Vietnam News Agency General Director Nguyen Duc Loi attended the event.