VnExpress
Source Passport
VN-M-00006-7
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- Legal name
- Báo VnExpress
- Country
- Vietnam
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- 2001
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- VnExpress
- VnExpress International
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- 5th Floor, FPT Building, Duy Tan Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi
- Public contact email Pending check
- webmaster@vnexpress.net
4 sources
- Quyết định 176/QĐ-BKHCN of 3 Mar 2025 on the functions and organisation of Báo VnExpress (reproduced by LuatVietnam), read 2026-10-20 (press public-service unit under the Ministry of Science and Technology, with its own legal personality and seal; led by a Tổng biên tập accountable to the Minister; head office in Hà Nội; replaces Decision 28/QĐ-BKHCN of 15 Jan 2024)
- Ministry of Science and Technology (english.mst.gov.vn), 'VnExpress online newspaper', dated 26 Mar 2025, read 2026-10-20 (under the Ministry per Decision 176/QD-BKHCN; 5th Floor, FPT Building, Duy Tan Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi; webmaster@vnexpress.net; website vnexpress.net)
- VnExpress, 'VnExpress tròn 5 tuổi', read 2026-10-20 (launched on the Internet on 26 Feb 2001; self-funded from advertising about a year after launch; e.vnexpress.net International edition linked)
- VnExpress, 'VnExpress tròn 24 tuổi', dated 26 Feb 2025, read 2026-10-20 ('Là báo thuộc Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ'; founded 24 years earlier; Facebook page in metadata)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ (Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ (Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam)
3 sources
- Quyết định 176/QĐ-BKHCN of 3 Mar 2025 on the functions and organisation of Báo VnExpress (reproduced by LuatVietnam), read 2026-10-20 (press public-service unit under the Ministry of Science and Technology, with its own legal personality and seal; led by a Tổng biên tập accountable to the Minister; head office in Hà Nội; replaces Decision 28/QĐ-BKHCN of 15 Jan 2024)
- Ministry of Science and Technology (english.mst.gov.vn), 'VnExpress online newspaper', dated 26 Mar 2025, read 2026-10-20 (under the Ministry per Decision 176/QD-BKHCN; 5th Floor, FPT Building, Duy Tan Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi; webmaster@vnexpress.net; website vnexpress.net)
- VnExpress, 'VnExpress tròn 24 tuổi', dated 26 Feb 2025, read 2026-10-20 ('Là báo thuộc Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ'; founded 24 years earlier; Facebook page in metadata)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/congdongvnexpress/
3 sources
- Ministry of Science and Technology (english.mst.gov.vn), 'VnExpress online newspaper', dated 26 Mar 2025, read 2026-10-20 (under the Ministry per Decision 176/QD-BKHCN; 5th Floor, FPT Building, Duy Tan Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi; webmaster@vnexpress.net; website vnexpress.net)
- VnExpress, 'VnExpress tròn 24 tuổi', dated 26 Feb 2025, read 2026-10-20 ('Là báo thuộc Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ'; founded 24 years earlier; Facebook page in metadata)
- VnExpress, 'VnExpress tròn 5 tuổi', read 2026-10-20 (launched on the Internet on 26 Feb 2001; self-funded from advertising about a year after launch; e.vnexpress.net International edition linked)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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