Thanh Nien

Thanh Nien is one of Vietnam's largest daily newspapers, published in Ho Chi Minh City since 1986 by the Vietnam United Youth League, a state-affiliated organization. Like all Vietnamese media it operates under state supervision, and it is known for wide national reach and occasional investigative reporting on corruption and consumer issues alongside general news.

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Thanh Nien at a glance

Country: Vietnam
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Thanh Nien

Crosswire groups Thanh Nien as Centrist for comparisons within Vietnam's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Thanh Nien sits in Vietnam's press

Thanh Nien is one of 6 outlets tracked in Vietnam, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being Tuổi Trẻ and Vietnam News. By outlets tracked, Vietnam ranks 14th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Thanh Nien outside Vietnam, starting with Southeast Asia, are Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines), Eleven Media Group (Myanmar), The Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia) and Vientiane Times (Laos). Opening one of them beside Thanh Nien is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.