The ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the 2022 National Press Festival.

The festival opened with the theme of “Solidarity-professionalism-culture-innovation”.

The festival is co-chaired by the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) and the Hanoi People’s Committee in coordination with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Party and State leaders, along with other delegates, at the 2022 National Press Festival.

The opening ceremony for the festival drew the participation of the Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communications and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia; Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan; leaders of central ministries, departments and branches; and central and local press agencies.

Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communications and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia visit the pavilion of Tuyen Quang Newspaper.

The biggest festival in the press circle brings together 63 journalists’ associations of the country's cities and provinces, and 60 central and local press agencies, with 87 booths displaying outstanding publications in 2022 and the first quarter of this year.

In addition, there will be a series of sidelines events like seminars, workshops, exhibitions, a singing contest, a football tournament and art performances.