ASEAN Information Ministers Meeting to hold dialogue with China, South Korea, Japan

The ASEAN Information Ministers Meeting will take place in Vietnam and will include a dialogue conference between three countries including China, South Korea and Japan...

On September 18th, in Da Nang City, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a press conference to provide information about the 16th ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information Meeting (AMRI) and related meetings. Accordingly, Vietnam has chosen the theme "Media: From Information to Knowledge for a Resilient and Adaptable ASEAN" as the overarching theme throughout the entire agenda. According to the MIC , this theme highlights the role and mission of the media sector in the new era, making information a driving force for development, not only providing information but also promoting the transformation from information to knowledge, to build a resilient ASEAN that strengthens its internal capacity, resilience, and adaptability, affirming ASEAN's role and position not only inward-looking but also ready to respond to the changes in the current global situation. Within the framework of the week-long event (September 18-23), there will be 3 conferences, 2 press conferences, 1 forum and 1 workshop, along with many side activities, including bilateral meetings between countries...

A press conference providing information about the 16th ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information Meeting (AMRI) and related meetings took place on the afternoon of September 18th in Da Nang City. Photo: Dinh Thien

Specifically, the 16th AMRI Ministerial Meeting served as a forum for ASEAN Ministers responsible for information to discuss and provide direction for promoting cooperation among ASEAN countries in the fields of: Journalism; Radio and Television; Internet (Social media, Websites, internet-based media); and Raising awareness about ASEAN. The 7th AMRI+3 Meeting provided a forum for ASEAN Ministers responsible for information and the three dialogue partners (China, South Korea, and Japan) to discuss initiatives, priorities, directions, and promote cooperation with partner countries in the information sector. The 20th SOMRI Conference and SOMRI+3, SOMRI+ Japan: These are meetings of high-ranking officials in charge of information from ASEAN countries and dialogue partners to discuss the contents to be submitted to the AMRI and AMRI+3 conferences. "Currently, we live in an environment flooded with both true and false information. Especially in countries without their own social media platforms, they have to share social media platforms. Social information and mainstream press are being leveled out. This includes information created by humans or by machines, algorithms, and artificial intelligence, and then uploaded to social media... This conference aims to transform information into knowledge, enhance the ability to respond to fake news, and transmit information to people in ASEAN countries... This is the highest level of coordination mechanism among countries in terms of information. The results of the conference will be recommended to the highest level of countries," said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam.

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