Tuesday, 18:49 18-05-2021

Understanding the Nature of Wild Animal Trafficking to Enhance the Capacity for Investigative Journalism

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Investigative journalism about illegal wild animal trafficking is a field, which requires the reporters to have not only journalistic expertise but also investigation skills in addition to other knowledge and experience. It is extremely important to understand the nature of wild animal trafficking with regards to the causes, process, traffickers, purposes, market and the techniques to cover their crime. It is also important to understand the view of different countries and organizations on the issue and how journalism in Vietnam deals with it. The understanding of these issues will give the reporters an overview so as to identify their direction and enhance their capacity in probing into specific aspects of wild animal trafficking.


Source: Journal of Political Theory and Communications, no 4 (2020).

Le Thanh Binh

Assoc. Prof., PhD, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh's wisdom on culture

Abstract: Ho Chi Minh's cultural philosophy is a system of scientific, revolutionary and theoretical viewpoints on culture and the construction of Vietnamese culture. It resulted from creative application and development of Marxism-Leninism into the specific conditions of Vietnam. It inherited and developed the nation's traditional values while acquiring humanity's cultural essence. This is a heritage of tremendous value both theoretically and practically for Vietnam's revolution. In this article, the author analyzes the essence of Ho Chi Minh's cultural philosophy and clarifies certain fundamental orientations of Vietnamese Communist Party on building an advanced culture imbued with the cultural identity in current conditions.