Havana, Oct. 19 -- Nhan dan (People) newspaper of Vietnam is joining the first Granma-Rebelde international press festival in Havana, Cuba.

The October 17-20 event, bringing together more than 20 domestic and international media organisations, marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of Granma, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Juventud Rebelde (Rebellious Youth) - the newspapers founded by Fidel Castro Ruz, Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution.

In her opening remarks, Yuniasky Crespo Baquero, member of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and head of its Ideological Department, stressed the importance of truthful journalism amid the current geopolitical context. She said the festival places Cu...