Congress looks towards modern, professional Vietnamese press
A preparatory session of the 11th national congress of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) for the 2020-2025 tenure was held in Hanoi on December 30, with the participation of more than 550 delegates representing over 27,000 VJA members nationwide.
In his opening remarks, VJA Chairman Le Quoc Minh, who is also Editor-in-Chief of Nhan dan (People) Newspaper and deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, said the congress takes place in the context of the entire Party, army and people striving to successfully implement the Resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress.
Notably, a new executive board will be elected for the 2020-2025 tenure, bringing together journalists who have good virtue, capacity and prestige, according to Minh.
On December 29, the standing board of the VJA held a congress for Party members, gathering 500 delegates./.