Biography

Nguyen Thuy Mien is a senior journalist at Thanh Nien, a leading newspaper in Vietnam and the flagship publication of the Vietnam National Youth Federation. She has covered international affairs, sciences, and the environment. She pursues a career in journalism because she wants to is bring awareness to social issues and inspire people to take action.

Prior to becoming a journalist, Mien was an international liabilities accountant at a representative office based in Singapore. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Finance at the University of Economics HCMC. She was also awarded the Impact Media Fellowship by Singapore International Foundation and Jefferson Fellowship from East-West Center.

Mian joined many media programs, including the training on Freedom and Responsibility in the Media offered by IIJ Summer Academy (Germany), Reporting tour on Health Issues in Thailand, Reporting tour on policies of US, the Republic of Korea, and other countries toward the DPRK, study tour on renewable energies in Bonn (Germany), and German-Vietnamese Media Dialogue about Environmental Protection and Climate Change in Germany.