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A representative of the organising board presents flowers to the broad of judges at the opening ceremony of the 39th National Television Festival (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) - The 39th edition of the National Television Festival opened on December 11 in the south central province of Khanh Hoa. Addressing the opening ceremony, Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, highlighted the importance of the press and television in particularly in orienting public opinion, creating consensus in society and strengthening people’s trust in the Party and State’s leadership. He said that each media agency, television station and channel needs to pay attention to Party building activities, attaching importance to enhancing the political resolve and professional capability of their reporters and editors. The National Television Festival is an annual event honouring the best television works. This … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa hosts 39th National Television Festival

Reporter Vo Manh Hung (VietnamPlus e-newspaper) receives A prize (Photo: Vietnam+) Hanoi (VNA) - A total 106 excellent works of journalists nationwide were honoured at the 13th National Press Awards 2018 at a ceremony in Ha Noi on June 21, on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the Viet Nam Revolutionary Journalism Day.The event saw the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung; Politburo member, standing member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong; Politburo member, member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat,  head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh; and Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, head of the Party Central Committee Commission for Popularisation and Education Vo Van Thuong, among … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus wins big at National Press Awards 2018

At the online conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Home to more than 96 million people, Vietnam has become the world’s 15th most populous nation and the third in Southeast Asia, the Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee revealed at the online conference in Hanoi on July 11. Preliminary results of the 2019 census show that the country’s population expanded by 10.4 million as compared to a decade ago, and the average growth rate was 1.14 percent per year while the figure was 1.18 percent for 1999-2009. Vietnam has an average population density of 290 people per square kilometre, with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh being the most densely populated cities. Nearly 2,400 people reside in one square kilometre in the capital city, and the number in the southern hub is 4,363. The census also found the country experienced a rapid pace of urbanisation in the past 10 years, scaling up the urban population to 33 million people, or 34.4 percent of the total. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam becomes 15th most populous nation

Investigator makes survey at a household (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The General Statistics Office has announced that the 2019 national population and housing census will begin on April 1 next year. The census will collect essential information on the population and housing situation nationwide to serve the research and analysis of the population and housing development process of the country. It will also serve the need for information during the assessment of the outcomes of socio-economic plans in 2011-2020 and the building of socio-economic development strategies and plans for 2021-2030. Information to be collected includes general statistics of the population, the situation of migration, education and professional training, disability, marriage, birth and death rates and population growth, birth registration, labour and employment, housing conditions and basic living conditions of a household. The census will be carried out during 25 days. The preliminary results will be … [Read more...] about National population & housing census to begin on April 1, 2019

An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam is a reliable partner of Russia, affirmed Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vycheslav Volodin while co-chairing the first meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committeetogether with Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Moscow on December 11. Speaking at the event, Vycheslav Volodin noted that Russia and Vietnam shared a traditional friendship as well as a trustworthy and close partnership. Noting that leaders from both sides have maintained regular meetings, he held that along with government channel, other cooperation models are available to boost bilateral collaboration. He underlined the need to promote their economic partnership as the two sides have yet to reach the goal of 10 billion USD in two-way trade. In 2018, the figure was 6 billion USD, and is likely to be lower in 2019. He suggested that participants at the meeting seek ways to remove obstacles to … [Read more...] about Vietnam a reliable partner of Russia: State Duma Chairman