The Ministry of Information and Communications held in Hanoi on November 29 a ceremony to launch an e-book platform with domain names of sachdientu.vn and ebook.gov.vn, aiming to provide essential information for people in efforts to reduce information poverty.

The Women's Unions of Vietnam and Cuba held a seminar on the role of Vietnamese and Cuban women in political and socio-economic life in Havana on April 21 (local time). The event is part of the Cuba visit by National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on December 26 held a training conference on disseminating information on the national target programme on socio-economic development in mountainous and ethnic-inhabited areas in the 2021-2025 period.

This year, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organisation once again issued biased, unobjective, and completely groundless assessments when listing Vietnam among the countries with little media freedom.

Ho Chi Minh City has built or repaired nearly 9,000 houses for poor households since 2011, the year the Prime Minister changed the housing policy, according to the city's People's Committee.

National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee members on August 12 said that the Law on Access to Information was meant to enable people to exercise their rights and strengthen policy transparency.