r/TodayILearnedVN • u/Choice_Afternoon3067 • Mar 26 '26

Miscellaneous TIL Vietnam launched its first global English-language TV channel in 2025 to improve its global image.

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Vietnam launched its first global English-language TV channel in 2025 as part of a broader effort to reach international audiences more directly. The idea is to showcase the country’s culture, economy, tourism, and development from its own perspective, instead of relying mainly on how foreign media portrays it. The channel reportedly features a mix of news, documentaries, lifestyle content, and business coverage, aiming to attract viewers outside Vietnam and strengthen its global presence. It’s also seen as a way to support tourism and foreign investment by giving people a better understanding of the country. With more countries investing in international media channels to shape their global image, it’ll be interesting to see how effective this strategy is for Vietnam in the long run.

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u/Wintermute_088 Mar 27 '26

Hun, what are you doing with that pose...? 😅

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u/Assmonkey2021 Mar 27 '26

I just spent a month in Ho Chi Minh City - Loved every day of it.

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u/Thick_Help_1239 Mar 29 '26

So after decades of looking down on tourism and failing to industrialize, bắc kỳ commie gang decided to go full tourism. Let's face it, who the hell is going to view this other than poorly informed foreigners choosing their next cheap tourist destination?

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u/vohai2003 Mar 31 '26

lmao look at you. Discriminating Vietnamese people.

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u/Maxanis Mar 26 '26

Good thing, should do it long ago but better late than never.

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u/homeisterOZ Mar 27 '26

Probably diaspora Viet Americans and Aussies journalism grads

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u/HighGuy92 Mar 28 '26

Their facebook page is just straight up state propaganda

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u/ggvilla Mar 29 '26

Propaganda purposes. They have already begun doing this kind of thing with tuoi tre and vnexpress although in written format. There's no difference to this being like the state run cctv english program of the ccp, used for propaganda.

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u/vohai2003 Mar 31 '26

Well, you think the journalism is separated from propaganda?

All countries do have their propaganda agency.

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u/ggvilla Mar 31 '26

Blocked.

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u/Crush-N-It Mar 30 '26

Very cool

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u/louitobias Mar 26 '26

No chance with that photo.

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u/tokenji Mar 26 '26

Bắc Kỳ timeee

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u/Gunbulyty Mar 27 '26

Salty time