We are very pleased to announce that the Ministry of Culture and Information of Viet Nam has joined IFACCA. The membership coincides with the appointment to IFACCA's board of Mr Nguyen Van Tinh, Deputy Director General of the International Cooperation Department of the Vietnamese Ministry. Mr Nguyen, who has worked at the Ministry since 1981, is also Vice-Chairman of the ASEAN National Committee on Culture and Information (ASEAN-COCI) Vietnam. Online information on Viet Nam's cultural policy environment can be accessed via the Cultural policies around the world page of the IFACCA website. Check out the following links in particular:

Culturelink Network's country profile

IFACCA's country profile

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO's Data Bank