The noble award granted by the President of Vietnam is a huge source of pride for more than 150 staff members on the occasion of the newspaper’s anniversary (which falls on June 17).

Addressing the ceremony to mark the newspaper's anniversary, Politburo member and Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc, said the Vietnam News has been "one of the nation's effective channels of information for foreign readers" since its launch in June, 1991.

"During the past 20 years, the Vietnam News has performed its function of disseminating the Party and State's policies well. It has provided timely and comprehensive information on the political, economic and social situation of Vietnam and its people," said the Government official.

With the newspaper's incredible efforts to improve its efficiency and expertise, the Vietnam News daily and its monthly magazine Outlook, in both forms of print and electronic media, have won the confidence of expat readers and the overseas Vietnamese community.

VNA