(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese government has launched official Facebook pages, signaling its growing willingness to embrace social media to reach out to the wider public.

Reporters interview Minister Nguyen Bac Son

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son told reporters that the Facebook accounts makes the government closer to the public and is a way for the government to directly communicate with the people.
Government policies, information, and activities will be posted on social network to realize the right to information. “The government pilots publicizing information on the Facebook for the public. People have access to information and expressed their opinions so the government can promptly improve policies.”