The event was opened on Friday by the Vietnam Journalists Association and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee with the theme “Vietnamese Press – Pioneer and Renewal for the Revolutionary Cause of the Party and People."
Exhibition pavilion of the Voice of Vietnam. Photo: Viet Tran

There is an impressive display area about the history of Vietnamese journalism. Eight special exhibition pavilions feature Nhan Dan Newspaper, Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, Military Press, Police Press, Government and National Assembly Electronic Information Portals. 112 other booths display newspapers and magazines, covering all aspects of economics, politics, culture, society, defense, security and foreign affairs.

VOV’s pavilion welcomes visitors with the banner "This is the Voice of Vietnam" together with logos of radio channels, VOVTV, VOVNews, VTCNews, and Voice of Vietnam newspaper, representing VOV as a multi-media, multi-type, multi-lingual agency that is moving toward professionalism and modernity. The pavilion showcases the tradition and history of VOV and its digital transformation and digital ecosystem today.
The National Press Festival is an opportunity to exchange and conduct professional activities for the press nationwide. Photo: Thien An

Pham Manh Hung, VOV Vice President and Chairman of the Journalists' Association of VOV, said joining the National Press Festival is one of the key activities of VOV this year.

“We have a VOV Traffic Channel that the public in Ho Chi Minh City are much interested in. At the press festival, we will organize shows and live radio programs to interact with southern audiences, as well as recruit collaborators for the Channel. I hope that when participating in VOV events, delegates, audiences, and visitors can see that this is a media complex with a long tradition, being concerned with innovation to move forward and worthy of being a key national press agency,” Hung said.

The National Press Festival will run until Sunday.