The PM has approved the foreign language press system plan till 2020, with a vision to 2030.

The plan sets the goal to develop a specialized online newspaper website with main languages of English, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian, which is listed among top 10 largest page views from Viet Nam and among top five largest page views from abroad for a website from Viet Nam.

In addition, it will promote some specialized foreign language prints and magazines with main languages of English, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian at international and regional level.

The national key foreign language press outlet is the Viet Nam News Agency, which consists of main communication products of printed newspaper, magazines and newspaper website.

Before 2020, it proposes the development of some national foreign language newspapers, magazines and newspaper website meet the international and regional standard.

It will launch some pilot printing of newspapers and launching websites for Vietnamese in key areas overseas as well as setting up printings and newspapers in other languages such as Japanese, Korean and Arabian.

Press agencies will be encouraged to apply new communication methods and social networks to provide information.  

The contents of foreign language press include information about the Party’s viewpoints and guidelines, the State’s policies and laws, advertisement of the nation’s people, history, culture, material and spiritual values, achievements in the country’s renovation works, potentials and effectiveness in the international cooperation between Viet Nam and its partners as well as international information.

By 2030, the plan heads to expand the issuance of Viet Nam’s foreign language newspapers, especially to key areas at neighboring and large countries in ASEAN, the U.S., the EU, Japan and Latin America.

VGP