A screenshot of the English version of the news website (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam News Agency(VNA) on May 14 officially launched a special news website on the elections ofdeputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levelsin the 2021-2026 tenure, at http://baucuquochoi.vn.
On the occasion, Politburo member and Chairman ofthe 14th National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue lauded the VNA’s efforts in building thespecial website, which provides audience as well as domestic and foreign mediaagencies with a panorama picture of the elections through accurate and timelyinformation. This will help increase the effectiveness of communication work onthe elections, he said.
The top legislator noted thatover the years, the VNA has played a pioneering role in reforming itself toimprove the quality and efficiency of its operation, especially in the coverageof special events of the country. He cited as examples the VNA’s launch of manyspecial websites, including those on the 13th National PartyCongress, the APEC Year Vietnam 2017, and the Vietnam ASEAN Chairmanship Year2020. The VNA has well performed as a strategic and reliable news agency of theParty and State and a key national media agency for foreign relations, he said.
The NA leader asked the VNA andother medial agencies to strengthen popularization work on the elections inmore diverse and attractive formats, reflecting the vibrant atmosphere acrossthe country ahead of the elections, with focus onCOVID-19-affected localities, border, island, ethnic minority-inhabited anddisaster-hit areas, while rejecting wrongful allegations and distortedinformation on the election, and delivering vivid news on the election to theinternational community.
“I hope the VNA will furtherpromote your role and advantages of the major media agency of the country tocontribute to ensuring that the elections will take place in a democratic, fair,law-abiding, safe and economical manner, thus becoming a real festival of allpeople,” said Hue.
Addressing the event, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loiaffirmed following the success of the special news website on the 13th NationalParty Congress, VNA believes that this special website on the general electionswill give readers and colleagues a panorama picture with accurate and updatedinformation of the elections of deputies to the 15th NA and People’s Councilsat all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.
VNA leaders touch a screen to mark the inauguration of the news website (Photo: VNA) This marks a significant work by VNA – the strategic andtrustworthy news agency of the Party and State, and the major national mediaagency for foreign relations – to help implement the 13th National PartyCongress’s Resolution.
With a modern and user-friendly interface, the websitecontains articles, photos, videos, and infographics in six languages:Vietnamese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. It providesinformation on candidates to the NA in the 15th tenure and the deputies to theNA in the 14th tenure. Users can search for information on candidates by typingtheir name, area of origin, age, gender, education, and place of nomination.They can also find updates on preparations for the elections in Vietnam’s 63cities and provinces and the election campaigns of the candidates, voterattitudes towards the elections, and election regulations.
VNA’s information on the elections is broader than everbefore, with the active engagement of all its news production and publishing unitsas well as its extensive network of 63 domestic and 30 overseas representativeoffices, with thousands of articles, photos, and videos on current events anddocumentary information, along with interviews and in-depth commentary.
Stories are divided into two categories - national news andlocal news. Local news is sorted by provincial-level administrative units,allowing for quick access and greater convenience.
Built in an elaborate manner with theapplication of new technologies in combination with VNA’s strength in datajournalism, the website provides readers as well as domestic and foreign mediawith updated information and valuable archives on the NA. VNA has coordinatedwith prestigious technology partners to, for the first time, provide documentaryinformation of each NA tenure and NA leaders, outstanding NA sessions, and theoutcomes of law-building activities during each tenure.
Information available on the special news website is updatedin real time from the VNA news system and is free to access. To search and usetext news and high-quality photos, media agencies need only sign up for anaccount once./.
