The 2024 National Press Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from March 15-17, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 7.

Vietnam Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi has expressed his sympathy for the hardships and obstacles Vietnamese journalists are facing when working in one of the COVID-19 hardest hit countries.

A ceremony to unveil a plaque for a road named after Tran Kim Xuyen, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s first leader, was held in Pho Chau town, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province on June 17.