VNA celebrates 80th anniversary, reinforces role in combating fake news
As a state news agency and a primary source of information for the media, the VNA has played an essential role in providing and disseminating news on the people, events, politics, economy, policies, progress, and development of Vietnam and Cambodia to domestic and international audiences.
Chey Beaupha, Vice President of the Cambodia- Vietnam Alumni Association (CAVA) grants interview to the Vietnam News Agency. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA)🌊 - The presence of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Cambodia in particular, and its role in general, holds great significance, especially in the fight against fake news through the provision of accurate information and the rejection of false claims regarding the long-standing solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia.
In an interview with a VNA correspondent in Phnom Penh on the occasion of the agency's 80th anniversary (September 15, 1945 – 2025), Chey Beaupha, Vice President of the Cambodia- Vietnam Alumni Association (CAVA), expressed her confidence in the efforts of Vietnam’s national news agency in combating disinformation in the digital era, building on its existing strengths.
According to Beaupha, in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), information spreads at an unprecedented speed. Beyond sources from the press, vast amounts of content are circulated on social media platforms such as Facebook and TikTok. Among them, a significant portion consists of false and misleading information about Cambodia, Vietnam, and their traditional friendship.
The CAVA Vice President underscored the VNA’s strengths and role in responding to and refuting false narratives about the enduring solidarity between the two neighbouring countries. The presence of the VNA bureau in Cambodia is of great importance in delivering positive and constructive news to readers and people of both nations, she noted.
She noted that as a state news agency and a primary source of information for the media, the VNA has played an essential role in providing and disseminating news on the people, events, politics, economy, policies, progress, and development of Vietnam and Cambodia to domestic and international audiences.
Conversely, she added, Cambodia has also benefited from a wealth of information made available by the VNA, enabling its people to better understand issues and events in both countries. This not only builds public trust but also helps deepen awareness of culture, diplomacy, and the tourism appeal of Vietnam and Cambodia.
The CAVA Vice President expressed her hope that the agency will continue to strengthen its efforts to deliver more positive information to its readership as well as the people in Vietnam and worldwide./.
The Vietnam News Agency, with its network of 30 overseas bureaus located in most key regions around the world, serves as an important link connecting overseas Vietnamese with their homeland.
Throughout its 80-year journey of formation and development (September 15, 1945 – September 15, 2025), the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has ceaselessly grown and advanced, becoming a modern national media complex and a prestigious news agency in the region and the world. It has provided timely official information for domestic and international media, effectively contributing to the communications work at home and abroad, and has truly lived up to its role as the strategic and reliable information centre of the Party, the State, and the People.
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Sokmom Nimul, Director General of Cambodia's national news agency AKP, emphasised that the VNA has always played a significant role in Vietnam’s press system. Since its establishment on September 15, 1945, the agency has served as the official voice of the Party and State, disseminating policies, statements, decisions, and viewpoints to all sectors of Vietnamese society.
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