Need to create a good image of Nghe An homeland

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting. Also attending were comrades Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Kha Van Tam - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; and representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches and provincial agencies. Photo: Mai Hoa

Need to diversify and comprehensively disseminate foreign information content

The report on the results of the province's external information in 2018 presented by comrade Kha Van Tam - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, affirmed that, on the basis of timely orientation of information content, external propaganda through the conference of reporters, press briefings and monthly internal announcements of the province, the province's external information work has been strengthened on many media and propaganda publications.

Accordingly, information and propaganda to promote the image of the country and homeland as well as the socio-economic development situation of the province and foreign affairs activities, investment attraction are reflected quite diversely on mass media, internal newsletters of all levels and sectors in the province.

Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department Kha Van Tam reported on the province's external information work in 2018. Photo: Mai Hoa

However, at the meeting, members of the steering committee also pointed out some limitations in foreign information work in the province in the past time in order to learn from experience and overcome them in the coming time.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa said that foreign information is not simply information about receptions or diplomatic activities. The core issue is information about the orientation, results of socio-economic development, investment attraction, political-social environment of the province... This is a good opportunity for the foreign community to better understand Nghe An, learn about its people, homeland and investment opportunities.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that foreign information work is not simply diplomatic contact and meeting activities. Photo: Mai Hoa

Agreeing with the opinion of the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications Nguyen Ba Hao pointed out the situation that when some central press agencies publish articles to promote a good image of Nghe An, the province has to support part of the cost, but mainly exploit the province's errors and limitations to inform the mass media.

Besides that issue, some members also said that the information and refuting of false, distorted information and defamation of the province's image were not timely and effective. Leaders of some levels, sectors, agencies and units made statements and gave out inaccurate information which also negatively affected the province's image.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Tran Van Hung said that information on Nghe An electronic newspaper has spread, attracting readers from 190 countries and territories around the world. Photo: Mai Hoa

Creating a good image of Nghe An homeland

Speaking at the meeting, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son emphasized: The tasks set for 2019 are extremely heavy. This is the year to accelerate the implementation of the targets and tasks set out in the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress so that by 2020, we can focus on the congress. Therefore, external information work also needs to focus on serving the process of promoting socio-economic development and the province's integration process smoothly.

To do so, foreign information work also needs to be innovated in form and content to be more complete, comprehensive, and attractive about socio-economic achievements, investment attraction, potential, prospects, history, culture, and people of Nghe An, creating sympathy in the foreign community and throughout the country for Nghe An homeland.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son emphasized the need to avoid distorting and defaming Nghe An's image on mass media and social networks. Photo: Mai Hoa

Along with that, it is necessary to promote information on foreign affairs activities of the Party, State and people's diplomacy at all levels; foreign affairs events of the province, focusing on the Meeting with Investors in the Spring of the Year of the Pig and the Japan and North Central Conference taking place in 2019; avoid distorting and defaming the image of Nghe An.

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also emphasized the role of press agencies, information pages, and internal newsletters in increasing the amount of time spent on external information; at the same time, paying attention to building a core force to participate in external information work, associated with organizing training courses, seminars, and experience exchanges; improving the quality and effectiveness of the steering committee for external information work.