Vietnam Institute for Arts Education launched

Vietnam Institute for Arts Education (VIA Education) has made its debut in HCM City with a target to build a sustainable, vibrant, active and inspiring arts community that seeks to develop optimal standards in arts and creative education in Việt Nam.

Book about armed forces wins first prize at National Book Awards Đoàn Binh Tây Tiến (Tây Tiến Troop) by poet Quang Dũng was among three books that won first prizes at the National Book Awards 2020 on Friday.

A tale told all over the world

For Hà Nội book collector Lê Hải Đoàn, Dế Mèn Phiêu Lưu Ký (Diary of a Cricket) is a special book that has helped him make friends with others around the world who feel the same way.

World News Day: Why real news matters amid twin pandemics of COVID-19 and fake news

More than 150 newsrooms from around the world will come together today to mark World News Day, including journalists from Toronto to Taipei, Spain to Singapore.

Local photographers need protection from copyright infringement

A professional organisation that protects the right of local photographers is badly needed as copyright infringement of photos has become increasingly sophisticated, experts have said.

Local reading culture still not flourishing, despite growth in number of book titles

The increase in the number of published books cannot be equated with the growth of the local reading culture, experts said at a recent meeting held by the Việt Nam Publishing Association with several publishers and book companies in Hà Nội.

PM urges Vietnam News Agency to continue to pioneer in communication and publicity work

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday acknowledged the efforts and achievements of  the Vietnam News Agency over the past 75 years and urged it to continue to pioneer in communication and publicity work.

Vietnam News Agency’s anti-fake news project wins international press award

A project on fighting fake news by Vietnam News Agency has won top prize in the category “Best Project for News Literacy” – one of ten categories within the framework of the Asian Digital Media 2020 Awards presented by WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers.

Australia unveils law forcing tech giants to pay for news

Australia unveiled a draft law on Friday to force Google and Facebook to pay news media for their content in a "world-leading" initiative sure to prompt a confrontation with the digital giants.

Hello Việt Nam songwriter weds half Vietnamese novelist in Paris

In a highly private ceremony in the Paris V arrondissement on Saturday July 25, author of Hello Vietnam tied the knot with his partner for a few years, Line Papin, novelist of three published books who was born in Hà Nội in 1995 to a Vietnamese mother and French father.