NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and representatives of the Vietnam Women Journalist's Club in a group photo on April 17 (Photo: VNA) For more than20 years since its inception, the club has carried out a wide range of effectiveactivities covering from professional affairs to humanitarian campaigns, winningrespect from the press circle and the public.
Many works by club members haveclearly reflected the reality and proved their value, thus helping with thecountry’s “Doi moi” (Renewal) and development. Many have won high prizes inall-level press awards while the club has also been honoured with various noble rewards.
Congratulating the Vietnam Journalists' Association and the Women Journalists' Club on their achievements, Chairman Huesaid the NA in all tenures has always attached importance to the role of thepress, noting that people-elected bodies from the central to local levels alsohave representatives of press agencies.
The press has a highly important roleto play in the NA’s interaction with the people and voters, he noted, affirmingthat he, other members of the NA’s Party Delegation, the NA Secretary-General,and the NA Office have provided the best possible conditions for the press tocover the parliament’s activities.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the meeting with representatives of the Vietnam Women Journalists' Club in Hanoi on April 17. (Photo: VNA) Analysing the domestic and international situation, he asked those workingin journalism to fully and thoroughly grasp the viewpoint that the press is “asharp weapon and useful tool” of the Party on the ideological front.
In any circumstances, revolutionaryjournalists of Vietnam need to stay calm, sober, and steadfast to contribute tothe Party-launched and -led “Doi moi”; boost protecting the Party’s ideologicalfoundation and resolutely fighting wrongful and hostile viewpoints; and stronglyengage in the combat against corruption, other negative phenomena, and wastefulnessas well as in the protection of the right and the good, the Chairman went on.
The press must become a true bridgelinking the Party, State, and NA with the people, he added./.
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