Lively with the "beat" of the economy

The press always accompanies the process of building and developing the country's economy and society. In the photo: Opening ceremony of the National Press Festival 2025

Unblocking economic flows

While the press is excitedly celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press, discussions on the socio-economic situation are still taking place at the National Assembly forum. There are concerns about the possibility of achieving a growth rate of over 8% this year, moving towards double-digit growth in the coming period.

Explaining to the National Assembly delegates, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang affirmed: “We are going against the current, but economic growth is still closely following the proposed scenario”. The head of the financial sector also emphasized: “If there is nothing unusual, economic growth in the first 6 months of 2025 will achieve positive results”.

Immediately, this information was published in the media, including publications of the Finance - Investment Newspaper. While the difficulties of the economy still exist, the affirmation of Minister Nguyen Van Thang has partly helped to relieve the concerns of public opinion. The economy is still on the right track, economic growth will reach a good level in this pivotal year of 2025. That is the "anchor" for people and businesses to have more confidence in the potential of the economy, thereby joining hands and resources to build an independent, self-reliant, and constantly growing economy.

Compared to the 100-year history of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press, and even compared to the hundreds of press agencies operating nationwide, the number of press agencies specializing in economics is not large. Perhaps, newspapers specializing in economics appeared and developed at the time when the country began to implement the Doi Moi process. Vietnam Investment Review, now merged with Vietnam Financial Times and Bidding Newspaper to become Finance - Investment Newspaper, is one of such economic newspapers.

Born when the first wave of foreign investment poured into Vietnam (in 1991), Vietnam Investment Review quickly grew, becoming an official and reliable source of information, the leading economic newspaper for investors, the business community, government agencies, policy-making agencies, economic experts, etc.

In the past, in the early stages of Doi Moi, the press strongly encouraged individuals who dared to think, dared to do, and pioneered in investing capital in business. Today, when the business community has developed widely, the press still needs to continue to be a bridge, a driving force, creating momentum and inspiring entrepreneurs - the soldiers on the economic front.

- Mr. Pham Tan Cong, Chairman of Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)

For nearly four decades, Vietnam Investment Review, together with economic press agencies, has always strived to keep up with the "flow" of the economy. There have been strong and lively developments with every moment, every movement and every "beat" of the economy, to reflect quickly and promptly, to debate, to become a bridge between businesses, investors and the Government, thereby contributing to building and creating consensus in society on strategies, plans, policies, and solutions for economic and social management of the Party and State...

Throughout the important milestones of the Vietnamese economy, from joining ASEAN, APEC, WTO..., and then when a series of new economic institutions and policies, such as the Investment Law, Enterprise Law..., or the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program... were issued; even in the most difficult years, due to the global economic crisis, or in times when the economy was "blooming", achieving high growth..., everywhere, always, there was the companionship of economic journalists. That companionship was not only measured in years, months, but also in minutes, in seconds.

Especially since Covid-19, when the economy faced many difficulties and challenges; and after General Secretary To Lam, with his foresight, outlined the path to a new era for the nation - an era of prosperity and wealth, the role of press agencies has been even more strongly affirmed.

Speaking at the 2025 Golden Hammer and Sickle Awards Ceremony, General Secretary To Lam emphasized: “In recent times, the press has done a very good job of propagating and widely disseminating the Party's major policies and orientations on the 'new era', on the streamlining of the political system, as well as the determination to remove the 'bottlenecks' that are hindering the country's development."

Resonating power, towards a new era

There is good news for the press community right before the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press. That is, the National Assembly has approved the application of a 10% corporate income tax rate for press agencies. In fact, when discussing this policy, many National Assembly deputies even said that a lower tax rate of 0% or 5% could be applied, because the press is an important field.

“The press has made great contributions to the process of building and developing the country’s economy and society. On the information and ideology front, the press has contributed to the fight against bad and toxic information; preventing and combating corruption and waste...”, National Assembly delegate Tran Hoang Ngan assessed.

That good news, as well as the praise from General Secretary To Lam, is an affirmation of the great contributions of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press to the development of the country in general and the economy in particular. This is more meaningful than ever, when important missions are being placed on the shoulders of the press, as the country prepares to enter a new era.

To prepare for this new era, a series of policies have been issued, especially the “four pillars”, including four important resolutions, including Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on private economic development. Since these resolutions were issued, the press has been strongly involved. Never before has economic policy communication been so strong.

Not only these resolutions, a historical milestone in the country's development journey has just been marked: streamlining the apparatus; rearranging and merging to 34 provinces and cities; implementing the 2-level local government model - decisions of great significance for the development of the country in general and the economy in particular. The bottlenecks will be removed, the national momentum will be unleashed, the economy is preparing to break through...

Even the press agencies have just undergone an unprecedented restructuring and streamlining. The Finance - Investment Newspaper was also formed on the basis of merging press agencies.

The new context of the country also poses greater tasks for press agencies, especially economic press agencies. According to Mr. Pham Tan Cong, Chairman of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in the new period, when many institutional issues have been resolved, the private economy is identified as the most important driving force of the economy, the press needs to accompany more deeply and effectively.

Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong also emphasized: “In the future, the financial press will not only reflect and propagate policies, but also proactively provide strategic information, forecast trends in fiscal management, investment, and international fluctuations. This is especially important when the financial sector is the center for coordinating national resources.”

This is also a way for press agencies to accompany the economy into a new era of the nation!

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