A national conference was held in Hanoi on May 5 to review operations of press agencies over the past three years and deploy their major tasks in 2010.
Speaking at the conference, Politburo member Truong Tan Sang praised the practical activities and successes recorded by management bodies and press agencies over the past three years.
Most of the press agencies continue to pioneer in disseminating information about guidelines of the Party and policies and laws of the State, as well as the country’s renewal achievements, major events, anniversary celebrations and the campaign “studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example,” Sang said.
The press has played an important role in the fight against corruption, waste, distorted opinions and arguments, and “peaceful development” schemes of hostile and reactionary forces, he said.
Sang, who is also permanent member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, went on to say that the press operations have basically created positive effects to the society and driven the political thought and public opinion, helping consolidate public confidence in the Party’s leadership, the State’s management and the country’s development trend.
While pointing out shortcomings and weaknesses of press agencies, he urged the press to make more contributions to creating unanimity and strengthening determination of the entire Party and people in implementing Party policies and government measures to stabilise macro-economy, foster investment, business and production activities, and well solve urgent social problems.
Press agencies should also step up the dissemination of information about the implementation of the 10 th National Party Congress’s Resolution as well as resolutions of the Party Central Committee and Political Bureau, and the preparations for the 11 th National Party Congress, Sang said, describing them as the media’s major tasks during 2010 and early 2011.
The Party official also asked press agencies to increase and improve the quality of information serving the Party and State’s external relations so as to help the international community and overseas Vietnamese get a better insight into Vietnam ’s situation and gain their support for the country’s revolutionary cause.
According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the country now has 706 print media organisations and 67 television and radio stations. A total of 17,000 journalists have been granted press cards./.
Speaking at the conference, Politburo member Truong Tan Sang praised the practical activities and successes recorded by management bodies and press agencies over the past three years.
Most of the press agencies continue to pioneer in disseminating information about guidelines of the Party and policies and laws of the State, as well as the country’s renewal achievements, major events, anniversary celebrations and the campaign “studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example,” Sang said.
The press has played an important role in the fight against corruption, waste, distorted opinions and arguments, and “peaceful development” schemes of hostile and reactionary forces, he said.
Sang, who is also permanent member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, went on to say that the press operations have basically created positive effects to the society and driven the political thought and public opinion, helping consolidate public confidence in the Party’s leadership, the State’s management and the country’s development trend.
While pointing out shortcomings and weaknesses of press agencies, he urged the press to make more contributions to creating unanimity and strengthening determination of the entire Party and people in implementing Party policies and government measures to stabilise macro-economy, foster investment, business and production activities, and well solve urgent social problems.
Press agencies should also step up the dissemination of information about the implementation of the 10 th National Party Congress’s Resolution as well as resolutions of the Party Central Committee and Political Bureau, and the preparations for the 11 th National Party Congress, Sang said, describing them as the media’s major tasks during 2010 and early 2011.
The Party official also asked press agencies to increase and improve the quality of information serving the Party and State’s external relations so as to help the international community and overseas Vietnamese get a better insight into Vietnam ’s situation and gain their support for the country’s revolutionary cause.
According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, the country now has 706 print media organisations and 67 television and radio stations. A total of 17,000 journalists have been granted press cards./.
