Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station officially operate from May 1, 2025

On the afternoon of April 17, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Provincial Party Secretary chaired the 21st meeting of the Provincial Party Executive Committee to discuss and implement a number of contents within his authority.

Attending the conference were comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Tran Duc Thien - Deputy Head of Department III of the Central Inspection Committee; Le Van Dien - Deputy Head of Department 1 of the Central Party Office; and comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee, Secretaries of districts, cities and towns; leaders of departments, branches, Nghe An Newspaper, Nghe An Radio and Television Station.

Public service units under the Provincial Party Committee

At the meeting, the Provincial Party Executive Committee listened to and gave opinions on the draft Project to merge Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television Station.

The draft Project to merge Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television Station was developed to specify the implementation of Conclusion 126-KL/TW of the Politburo and the Secretariat on a number of contents and tasks to continue to arrange and streamline the organization of the political system in 2025 and the plans and documents of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee.

According to the draft Project, the name after the merger is Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station. Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station are the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Nghe An province, the voice of the Party, Government and People of Nghe An; the information bridge between the Party, Government and People.

Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station perform the functions of information, propaganda, press and communication activities according to the Party's regulations and the State's laws with the forms of printed newspapers, electronic newspapers, radio, television and other media platforms according to the Party's regulations and the State's laws.

Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station is a public service unit directly under the Provincial Party Committee. The organizational structure of Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station after the merger includes the Editorial Board and 12 affiliated professional departments, reducing 4 departments, reaching a rate of 25%.

After the merger, the total number of employees of Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station is 257 people (including 169 civil servants, 88 contract workers) who will be arranged and assigned appropriately after the merger decision and regulations on functions and tasks are issued.

First, merge all existing contracts of the two agencies, then based on task requirements, job positions and the ability to balance and pay expenses, determine the appropriate number of contract workers.

Carry out the consolidation of the original status of assets, finance, budget and related contents (if any) of Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio - Television Station into Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station in accordance with regulations.

The finances of Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station are guaranteed by the provincial budget according to the provisions of the State Budget Law. Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station is a level 1 budget unit of the provincial budget.

The Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station is directly under the Party Committee of Provincial Party Agencies; socio-political organizations are directly under the socio-political organizations of the Party Committee of Provincial Party Agencies. Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station officially came into operation from May 1, 2025.

At the meeting, delegates agreed to highly appreciate the tradition and results that Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television Station have achieved in the past; basically agreed with the content of the draft Project and gave opinions on the contents related to the names of departments and headquarters...

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department and Nghe An Newspaper discussed and clarified the contents of interest.

Officially operational from May 1, 2025

Concluding this content, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that implementing the Central's revolution in reorganizing the apparatus with the spirit of "running and lining up at the same time", the draft Project to merge Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television Station has basically met the requirements.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung stated that the Provincial Party Executive Committee unanimously approved the project to merge Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television Station.

The Provincial Party Secretary highly appreciated the long tradition and contributions of the two press agencies over the past time to the development of the province. Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television have performed very well as the propaganda agencies of the Party Committee and the Government, and the voice of the Party, the Government and the People of Nghe An.

The two agencies have performed well the task of propagating the policies and laws of the Party, the State and the province; promptly reflecting public opinion information fully and extensively, actively contributing to the tasks of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, building the Party and the political system of the province.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung requested agencies to seriously implement the Central's direction and the project's contents to meet the requirements. Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station officially came into operation from May 1, 2025.

During the merger, the Provincial Party Secretary requested the two press agencies to continue to perform their tasks, do a good job of propaganda, reflection, and orientation of public opinion, and not to interrupt their work. The merger must ensure the spirit of not mechanical merger, but the goal is to ensure a streamlined, efficient, and effective apparatus.

The arrangement and assignment of staff must be based on work requirements, especially department-level leaders, ensuring fairness, objectivity and transparency. Regarding the leadership personnel of Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station, it is under the authority of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee to decide. The Provincial People's Committee determines the appropriate level of autonomy for Nghe An Newspaper and Radio - Television Station to operate effectively.