Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications creates all conditions for Ho Chi Minh City press to maximize its internal strength.

The most exciting press activity in the country

+ As one of the most dynamic localities in the country, how are press activities in Ho Chi Minh City currently taking place, madam?

- Ho Chi Minh City is a locality with an important strategic role for the whole country. The perspective on the development of Ho Chi Minh City until 2030, with a vision to 2045 according to Resolution No. 31-NQ/TW of the Politburo emphasized that "The city must continue to maintain its role as a major center of economy, culture, education - training, science - technology, with an important political position in the country, with the power to spread and promote the development of the Southeast region and the Southern key economic region; soon become an economic, financial, service, cultural, education - training, science - technology and innovation center of Southeast Asia and Asia, with global competitiveness".

Ms. Pham Dac My Tran - Head of Press Department, Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City

In particular, the press force plays an extremely important role. In recent times, the press in the city has developed strongly in both quantity and quality, form and content, meeting the increasing information needs of the people; being a sharp weapon on the ideological and cultural front of the Party; promptly encouraging revolutionary action movements and typical advanced examples.

Up to now, press activities in Ho Chi Minh City can be said to be the most vibrant in the country with 18 city press and radio agencies and about 160 representative offices, resident agencies, and independent resident reporters of other central and local press agencies registered to operate.

+ In order for the press to fulfill its role well on the information front, how has the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City "fueled" the press in the past time?

- It can be said that in the past time, the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City has created all conditions for the local press force to operate. The city's press agencies and other central and local press agencies with representative offices located in Ho Chi Minh City have all participated in regular press meetings coordinated by the Propaganda Department of the City Party Committee, the Department of Information and Communications, and the Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association. At these meetings, the press agencies are provided with full information, proposed issues that need attention, created conditions during their operations, and proposed outstanding issues for the relevant agencies to consider and resolve...

Press agencies are also facilitated to participate in important policy communication activities of the city such as: Resolution No. 31-NQ/TW, Resolution 98/2023/QH15, on Ring Road 3, on public investment...

Along with that, the Department has developed and submitted for promulgation press policies, aiming to create a legal corridor and legal basis for ordering press in the coming time. That is to issue technical and economic norms for print and electronic newspaper activities; production of radio and television programs.

"The bridge" creates a breakthrough in the process of clearing

+ Among them, is the Ho Chi Minh City Press Center an important "bridge", a breakthrough in the process of opening up and creating favorable conditions for the information and communication environment in the city, madam?

- Ho Chi Minh City Press Center is the first center in Vietnam to provide services, aiming to create the best and most favorable conditions for the press force in Ho Chi Minh City to work, carry out information and propaganda tasks; organize the collection, synthesis and processing of information from press agencies.

During its 5 years of operation, the City Press Center also performed the function of a focal point to request city leaders and functional agencies to provide and orient information on pressing social issues of public concern to press agencies in a public and transparent manner... this is an important "bridge".

Reporters from local media agencies work at the Ho Chi Minh City Press Center.

Every week, the Department of Information and Communications coordinates with the Propaganda Department and the Office of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to proactively receive information reflected in newspapers and request relevant departments, branches and localities to provide information to press agencies. Thanks to that, the "hot spots" that cause public outrage have been gradually handled.

+ In the coming time, what orientations does the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City have to more effectively accompany the local press force?

- The Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City continues to advise on perfecting press policies, so that it can accompany and help the press develop and improve revenue through the "ordering" mechanism; strengthen policy communication work so that press agencies can promote their pioneering role, leading public opinion... to help create consensus among the people, so that people have more confidence in the Party's guidelines and policies. At the same time, support and encourage the team of journalists through proposing to increase the value of press awards, awarding good and excellent press works written about Ho Chi Minh City...

As for the press agency, I hope that in the coming time, each unit will continue to maximize its internal strength, proactively and methodically carry out digital transformation to catch up with the strong development trend of technology and fierce competition of social networks... in order to best and most effectively perform the role of information and propaganda to bring policies and laws into life and bring life into the policy-making process, improve the effectiveness and efficiency of policies, thereby unifying awareness, will and action in implementation, creating high consensus in society.

At the same time, strengthen timely official information, proactively fight and refute wrong views and toxic information, contributing to stabilizing society and people's psychology, creating trust in the Party and State.

+ Thank you!

Ky Hoa (Performed)

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