Nghe An Newspaper was commended for its work in promoting seas and islands.

On November 8, in Tuyen Quang city, the Naval Region 1 Command coordinated with the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee of 6 provinces including Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Hung Yen, Tuyen Quang to organize a conference to review the coordination of propaganda work on seas and islands in 2024 and deploy tasks in 2025.

Attending the conference were Rear Admiral Tran Xuan Van - Political Commissar of Naval Region 1; Rear Admiral Vu Van Nam - Commander of Naval Region 1; representatives of leaders and experts of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee of 6 provinces; representatives of the Navy and officers and soldiers of the Regional Command.

In 2023, the coordination of sea and island propaganda work between the Naval Region 1 Command and the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department was implemented according to plan, with a number of flexible and effective methods; contributing to consolidating and raising awareness, consciousness, and responsibility of all levels, branches, officers, soldiers and people, adding motivation to successfully carry out the political tasks of agencies and units; creating a combined strength in the cause of fighting and protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment at sea.

Through the coordination of sea and island propaganda with localities, it is a favorable condition for officers and soldiers of Naval Region 1 to study, practice, improve their qualities, capacity and level in all aspects; absorb the good cultural values ​​of each locality, perfect their qualities and personality, and meet the requirements of building a revolutionary, disciplined, elite and modern Vietnam People's Navy.

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department promptly advises provincial leaders, directs functional agencies and organizes for newspaper and radio reporters to infiltrate, write news and articles reflecting the activities of cadres and soldiers of the Region and local people in the stationed areas; contributing to improving practical knowledge, effectively serving propaganda work in the locality.

Many forms of coordinated propaganda have been effectively implemented, such as programs and models: "Accompanying fishermen to stay at sea", "The Navy sponsors fishermen's children"; coordinating to organize for officers and reporters of central and local news agencies, newspapers and radio stations to visit, encourage and work at units of Navy Region 1.

At the conference, delegates focused on discussing good and creative ways of localities in propaganda work on seas and islands. At the same time, they analyzed and clarified the shortcomings in propaganda work, and proposed solutions to improve this work in 2025.

Concluding the conference, Rear Admiral Tran Xuan Van - Political Commissar of Naval Region 1 requested the Propaganda Departments of the provinces to continue to improve their responsibility and capacity in leading, directing, and organizing propaganda activities on seas and islands; continue to innovate and improve the quality of the reporting team and the content, form, and methods of propaganda; agencies and units proactively discuss with localities to select and implement specific, practical tasks, in a comprehensive, in-depth, broad direction with focus, highlights, and influence among the people on the Party and State's policies and guidelines on seas and islands, on the struggle to protect the sacred seas and islands of the Fatherland; continue to do well in oral propaganda; pay attention, take care of, and foster knowledge about seas and islands for the reporting team.

The Propaganda Departments of the provinces need to increase the exchange, provision of information, and communication between the Naval Region 1 Command, and study online connection plans in propagating seas and islands to increase the number of propagandized members and numbers. At the same time, propagandize to attract resources to build a modern Navy; organize working delegations of the provinces to visit and encourage the military and people of Truong Sa island district, officers and soldiers of DK1 platform, islands, coastal radar stations and stations...

On this occasion, the Navy awarded Certificates of Merit to 10 groups and 3 individuals; the Navy Region 1 Command awarded Certificates of Merit to 9 groups and 12 individuals with outstanding achievements in coordinating propaganda work on seas and islands in 2024.

Nghe An Newspaper was honored to receive a Certificate of Merit from the Naval Region 1 Command for its contributions to propaganda work about seas and islands in recent times.

On this occasion, Naval Region 1 also presented a Great Solidarity House to a poor household in Yen Son district, Tuyen Quang province.