General Secretary To Lam: VNA is a strategic and reliable information agency of the Party and State.

General Secretary To Lam pointed out that VNA needs to constantly innovate itself to develop commensurate with the stature of the times and the development of the country, continuing to affirm its role as a strategic and trustworthy information agency of the Party and State; being an official source of information, a positive mainstream of information on the press and ideological fronts...

On the morning of September 14, in Hanoi , General Secretary To Lam attended the ceremony to receive the Ho Chi Minh Medal and celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

General Secretary To Lam awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal to Vietnam News Agency.

Also attending were Politburo members: Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac; Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; Minister of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Public Security , General Luong Tam Quang...

Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that, born and growing up with the growth of the country, generations of VNA journalists have always been steadfast in spirit and enthusiasm, not afraid of difficulties, hardships and sacrifices to contribute to writing the heroic epic of the country, the glorious Party, the beloved Fatherland Vietnam and of VNA journalists themselves.

General Secretary To Lam speaks at the ceremony. Photo: VOV

In the context of the new situation, the General Secretary pointed out that VNA needs to constantly innovate itself to develop commensurate with the stature of the times and the development of the country, continue to affirm its role as a strategic and reliable information agency of the Party and State; be an official source of information, a positive mainstream of information on the press and ideological front; need to closely follow and grasp developments in the domestic situation and fluctuations in the international situation... VNA's information needs to be accurate, objective, humane and useful for the country and the people.

To perform well in the country's new development stage, the General Secretary emphasized that VNA journalists need to constantly cultivate strong political will, be loyal to revolutionary ideals, affirm their role as pioneers, and excellently complete all tasks assigned by the Party and State; widely inform about Vietnam's guidelines, policies, laws and development achievements, contributing to fostering trust and consensus in society; inspire and arouse the desire of the whole society to contribute to the cause of national development.

To fulfill this requirement, VNA journalists need to uphold the ethics, integrity and social responsibility of journalists, overcome material temptations to always stand on the side of justice, use their pens to protect the right, progress, good things, eliminate bad and evil in society and within themselves... In the information highway, truth and falsehood are often mixed, VNA journalists must always improve their knowledge and journalistic skills to have accurate professional reflexes, master technology to identify, publish and handle fake and untrue information as quickly as possible; at the same time, choose new core issues to promptly provide to Party and State leaders and the media system.

General Secretary To Lam and delegates performed the opening ceremony of the information page of the 14th National Congress of the Party. Photo: VOV

The General Secretary requested that VNA should do better in building databases because data is a means of production in the digital age. Building a scientific press data system, including a particularly valuable national information center and photo archive that you are storing, will be an important foundation for VNA to develop creative journalism, data journalism and contribute to forming a national "common memory".

Emphasizing that deep international integration is one of the key orientations in the coming period of the country, the General Secretary suggested that VNA should continue to proactively expand cooperation with major news agencies and prestigious press agencies in the world, raising the position of VNA as a prestigious news agency in the region...

The General Secretary also requested that VNA continue to reorganize its internal organizations to operate more effectively with better treatment for core staff...

With its heroic tradition, determination to innovate and aspiration to rise up, the General Secretary believes that VNA will develop strongly, maintain the source of official information, lead the flow of public opinion, and continue to affirm its role as a national news agency, a strategic and trustworthy information agency of the Party and State.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam presented the Ho Chi Minh Medal to VNA.

On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State leaders performed the inauguration ceremony of the 14th National Party Congress Information Page at: https://daihoidang.vn.

The website has 6 language versions: Vietnamese, English, French, Russian, Chinese and Spanish, made with 5 types of information: text, photos, videos, graphics and data; fully covering current news, in-depth information, documents and personnel files through 13 National Congresses of the Party and towards the 14th National Congress of the Party.

MAI AN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-ttxvn-la-co-quan-thong-tin-chien-luoc-tin-cay-cua-dang-va-nha-nuoc-post812949.html