VNA marks 80 years as exemplary model for int’l revolutionary journalism
Over the past eight decades, the Vietnam News Agency has proved its irreplaceable role as both the loyal and powerful voice of the Vietnamese Party and State, and as a national media organisation with superior capabilities and innovation to meet the requirements of the digital media era, said President of the Venezuela-based Latin America multinational broadcaster teleSUR Patricia Villegas.
The Vietnam News Agency headquarters in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Venezuela-based Latin America multinational broadcaster teleSUR Patricia Villegas has praised the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as an exemplary model for international revolutionary journalism while standing as a reference point for many international media outlets, particularly for its ability to guide public opinion and its pioneering role in the fight against fake news.
She told the VNA's reporter that over the past eight decades, the agency has proved its irreplaceable role as both the loyal and powerful voice of the Vietnamese Party and State, and as a national media organisation with superior capabilities and innovation to meet the requirements of the digital media era.
Since its early days, teleSUR has seen reporting on Vietnam a top priority, covering its history, culture, people, ideology, and especially President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career. She highlighted the broadcaster’s desire to continue telling stories about Vietnam’s achievements as well as its aspiration for development in the new era – that of the nation’s rise.
Hailing the value of the VNA’s Spanish-language news portal, the teleSUR President voiced her hope for early cooperation with the VNA to deliver authoritative and accurate reporting on Vietnam’s renewal process and new era of development.
If the VNA represents a loyal and proud voice of the Vietnamese revolution, teleSUR embodies the symbol of Latin American revolutionary media where nations are jointly asserting their independence and autonomy. Both share the mission of guiding public opinion, fighting against information manipulation, and persistently defending the truth.
Villegas suggested an online meeting with the VNA’s leaders at the earliest to discuss concrete steps toward signing a cooperation agreement, expressing confidence that a close bond between the VNA and teleSUR will enrich the flow of progressive information globally, serving the common goals protecting truth, justice, and peace.
Founded in Caracas in July under the vision of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro and late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, teleSUR has grown into one of Latin America’s leading broadcasters.
🧔 Beyond a television channel, it is a multimedia powerhouse operating in Spanish and English, spanning web platforms, social networks, and multiple content formats, reaching audiences in over 130 countries and territories./.
Throughout its 80-year journey of formation and development (September 15, 1945 – September 15, 2025), the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has ceaselessly grown and advanced, becoming a modern national media complex and a prestigious news agency in the region and the world. It has provided timely official information for domestic and international media, effectively contributing to the communications work at home and abroad, and has truly lived up to its role as the strategic and reliable information centre of the Party, the State, and the People.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on September 14 held a ceremony to receive the Ho Chi Minh Order for the third time and celebrate its 80th founding anniversary (September 15, 1945–2025), with Party General Secretary To Lam attending.
The VNA provides multimedia news in many languages, and its reports on Vietnam are widely used and have certain influence in the world, according to a Chinese journalist.
Taking place over 19 days, the exhibition was a highlight of celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. It not only reviewed milestones of the past eight decades but also inspired patriotism, national pride, and aspirations for sustainable growth and integration.
The moves were made in response to an appeal from the Vietnam Red Cross Society, marking the 65th anniversary of Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic relations (December 2, 1960–2025) and highlighting the enduring solidarity between the two nations.
A representative of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union expressed her hope that FAO will continue to accompany Vietnam in promoting high-tech and environmentally friendly agriculture, delivering tangible benefits to farmers.
The close attention and guidance from Party and State leaders, the encouragement from central and local agencies, along with the trust from both domestic and international press agencies and the public have formed a tremendous source of motivation for VNA journalists to fulfil their mission as the nation’s key multimedia wire service and a strategic and trusted information centre of the Party and the State.
Exploiting the common lure of “easy jobs with high salaries”, the suspects recruited and sold 13 victims from rural western communes of Nghe An to companies operating scams in the Golden Triangle.
Veteran war correspondent Luis Manuel Arce Isaac from Prensa Latina praised the VNA’s foreign service information strategy and its widespread cooperation with media agencies worldwide.
The exchange programme with 34 senior and mid-level leaders and managers from Russia includes nine thematic sessions held at the academy and three practical thematic activities at various ministries, agencies, and localities.
Launched in 2021 across six provinces and cities, the Bien Hoa Air Base Dioxin Remediation Project has already supported more than 32,000 people with disabilities, including AO/dioxin victims, meeting over 60% of its targets. It will soon be extended to Ca Mau and Quang Ngai provinces.
According to the ministry, in recent days some individuals have exploited public attention on the CIC case to spread false claims of “data leaks” at other agencies and organisations.
With a network of 30 bureaus in countries and territories, the VNA has provided timely and objective articles on the local and regional situation, while helping international friends better understand Vietnam’s foreign policies, socio-economic strategies and achievements.
As a state news agency and a primary source of information for the media, the VNA has played an essential role in providing and disseminating news on the people, events, politics, economy, policies, progress, and development of Vietnam and Cambodia to domestic and international audiences.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) stands as Vietnam’s key media organisation, extending its influence beyond national borders to become a strategic source of accurate information about Vietnam, stated Norland Rosendo González, Director of Cuba’s National News Agency (ACN).
The Vietnam News Agency, with its network of 30 overseas bureaus located in most key regions around the world, serves as an important link connecting overseas Vietnamese with their homeland.
The latest initiatives followed this year’s National Day (September 2) celebrations, which saw nine significant projects in the city completed or inaugurated.
The Cambodian journalist said he prefers citing the VNA because of its role as Vietnam’s national news agency, entrusted for decades with delivering official information on the Vietnamese Party, State, and Government’s policies, guidelines and laws during wartime or peacetime.
The official praised the VNA’s content quality, presentation methods, as well as timely and diverse coverage, particularly major political and diplomatic events between the two countries.
Students are covered by the health insurance fund for 100% of the cost of inpatient examinations and treatment at primary health facilities nationwide.
The official likened the VNA to Vietnam’s unofficial embassy, stressing that this is very important, as in its role, the agency can deliver information from all corners, engage in exchanges, and access diverse sources of information.
Ling, who is also a former chief representative of China's Xinhua News Agency in Hanoi, affirmed that the VNA has played a vital role in guiding public opinion and significantly contributed to Vietnam’s achievements in nearly 40 years of the “Doi moi” (renewal) process.
Farmers across Quang Ninh province are stepping up efforts to protect the environment, with the chapters of the provincial Farmers' Union adopting creative and practical initiatives that have raised awareness and responsibility among members.
