Actively inform and promote activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk songs being honored by UNESCO

On the morning of November 6, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications, and the Provincial Journalists Association jointly organized the October 2024 Press Conference.

At the conference, Ms. Quach Thi Cuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports informed about a number of activities on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Vi and Giam folk songs of Nghe Tinh being recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The People's Committee of Nghe An province has issued a Plan to organize commemorative activities to concretize the action program to protect and promote the value of the heritage and implement the commitment of the Vietnamese Government to UNESCO, including many unique and attractive activities such as: The contest of composing and writing lyrics for Vi and Giam folk songs; Festival of performing intangible cultural heritages of Vietnam recognized by UNESCO; National conference and workshop to evaluate the work of preserving and promoting the value of the Vi and Giam folk heritage of Nghe Tinh,...

Particularly on this occasion, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism directed the organization of the Exhibition "Colors of cultural heritage, nature and traditional handicraft products of Vietnam". This is a cultural activity to celebrate Vietnam Heritage Day (November 23), thereby introducing, promoting and honoring cultural heritage, nature, historical relics, scenic spots and traditional handicraft products of Vietnam.

At the conference, the Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports hoped that in the coming time, press agencies would accompany these activities, to contribute to spreading the value of Nghe Tinh Vi Giam folk songs, affirming the potential for cultural and tourism development in Nghe An.

Assessing the press work in October 2024, comrade Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications said that press agencies continued to have many articles and reports promoting the work of Party building and rectification; highlighting the results and remarkable marks in more than 4 years of the 2020 - 2025 term; affirming the determination of the Party Committee and government in implementing the goal of making Nghe An a well-off province in the country.

In addition, the press also mentioned a number of issues such as: difficulties in the aquaculture sector; shortcomings at fishing ports; slow repair of flood and storm prevention works; proposed solutions to promote the development of craft village tourism; unsafe land exploitation in Dai Son commune, Do Luong district; risks of unsafety in degraded apartment buildings;...

In addition, issues related to the education sector are also reflected and updated quickly and promptly by the press, such as: people's opinions on the situation of overcharging at educational institutions, the policy of drawing lots for the third exam subject for grade 10, etc.

Regarding the propaganda orientation for November, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department requested press agencies to continue promoting the results of the 10th Central Conference of the 13th tenure, the preparation work for the 14th National Party Congress; the results of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly... In particular, press agencies need to focus on organizing the implementation of Plan No. 278-KH/TU, dated October 14, 2024 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on propaganda for Party Congresses at all levels, the 20th Provincial Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress.

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also requested press agencies to continue promoting information on the implementation of the Project to expand the administrative boundaries and urban space of Vinh city; the Project to expand the Southeast Economic Zone; and the Project to rearrange administrative units.

In addition, in November, there are also many events and major holidays that need to be strongly promoted, such as: 107 years of the Russian October Revolution (November 7, 1917 - November 7, 2024); 204 years of the birth of F. Engels (November 28, 1820 - November 28, 2024); Law Day 2024 (November 9); Founding Day of the Vietnam National United Front and National Solidarity Day (November 18); 78 years of the Traditional Day of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (November 23, 1946 - November 23, 2024); Traditional Day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (November 18, 1930 - November 18, 2024); Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20); Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).