Vietnam Television
Vietnam Television, widely known as VTV, is the national television station under the direct management of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The station is professionally managed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and has the mission of "propagating the Party's guidelines, the State's and National Assembly's policies and laws, contributing to education, raising public awareness, and serving the people's spiritual life." Although not the first television station in Vietnam, it is considered the largest, with 13 broadcast channels and a nationwide pay-TV system, primarily broadcasting news, documentaries, science, social education, comedy, sports, entertainment, and drama.