Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) cut the ribbon to kick off the National Press Festival 2019 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc and other senior leaders cut the ribbon to kick off the NationalPress Festival 2019 in Hanoi on March 15.
Themed “Renovated, creative, responsibleVietnamese press for the interests of the nation and people”, this year’s eventattracted 85 centrally-run press agencies and local journalist associations.
Nearly 300 excellent reportages on environment,climate change, and natural disaster prevention in 2018 along with over 80publications, scientific articles and press works were introduced to visitorsat the festival.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted the role of the press in the cause of nationalrevolution and the cultural life.
PM Phuc described the press as a forum of thepeople and it has been accompanying the Party and Government in all historicalperiods of the country.
The press needs to disseminate informationquickly, accurately, objectively and honestly about the Party and State’spolicies and the people’s opinions, he said.
The PM asked relevant agencies to strengthenmanagement of press activities and social networks while promoting the role andresponsibility of press agencies in the fight against corruption, wastefulness,negative phenomena, self-evolution and self-transformation.
President of the Vietnam Journalists'Association (VJA) Thuan Huu said the festival aims to honour the achievementsof the revolutionary press, enhance exchanges between journalists and thecommunity, and honour individuals, collectives, and enterprises withoutstanding contributions in the field.
A number of sidelines activities will take placeduring the festival such as a seminar on journalist Huynh Van Tieng, formerVice President of the VJA, a seminar on the role of the press in communicationson behavior culture standards, forums connecting businesses and the government,and training of young journalists, and press photo exhibitions.
The organisation board will present awards tothe most impressive pavilions; best Tet newspaper cover pages; best e-paperdisplay; best Tet (Lunar New Year) TV programmes; best scientific researches;and best reportages on the environment, climate change, and natural disasterprevention.
The closing and award ceremony will be held onMarch 17.-VNA
The national press festival, themed “Vietnamese press accompanies the nation in renovation”, is slated for March 16 – 18 at the Hanoi Museum, heard a press conference on March 6.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) cut the ribbon to kick off the National Press Festival 2019 (Photo: VNA)
