Promote activities to prepare for Tet in a joyful, healthy and economical spirit.

On the morning of January 4, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications, and the Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association held a regular press conference in January. Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee: Ho Phuc Hop - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council. Photo: My Nga

At the conference, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department Ho Phuc Hop informed about the results of implementing socio-economic targets in 2017, in which the growth rate reached 8.25%, total budget revenue reached 12,463 billion VND.

According to comrade Ho Phuc Hop, this result reflects the synchronous implementation of solutions to promote production and business development, attract investment; accelerate the progress of implementation and disbursement of capital sources; and carry out social security work in the province.

Assessing that the press agencies have made an important contribution to achieving this result, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department emphasized that the press has performed well its function of monitoring and social criticism, actively and proactively detecting violations and shortcomings in the construction of a number of projects; destruction of protective forests; limitations and weaknesses in administrative management; violations in the implementation of policies and regimes affecting people's lives, which have received public attention, thereby helping the authorities promptly intervene to inspect and handle the situation.

Besides promoting social criticism, comrade Ho Phuc Hop suggested that press agencies continue to accompany the province, propagating to the people the policies of the Party and State, good models, and good examples.

Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department Ho Phuc Hop speaks at the conference. Photo: My Nga

At the conference, press representatives had 11 comments on issues of public concern such as: the underpass of Cau Giat intersection, Quynh Luu district is low, which can easily lead to traffic accidents; the large number of oversized and overloaded vehicles causing traffic infrastructure to deteriorate; re-encroachment on the roadside causing disorder and loss of urban beauty;...

Overpass project on National Highway 1 through Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu). Photo: Viet Hung

Representatives of press agencies hope that in the coming time, the Propaganda Department will continue to proactively advise the Provincial Party Standing Committee to investigate information reflected by the press, in order to promptly have handling plans.

In January, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department requested press agencies to focus on propagating the study, dissemination and implementation of the resolutions of the 6th Central Conference (12th tenure); the results of the 4th session of the 14th National Assembly; the results of the implementation of Directive 05-CT/TW in conjunction with the 4th Central Resolution (12th tenure); Resolution 08 of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee on strengthening the Party's leadership in environmental protection in Nghe An province in the 2017-2020 period and orientation to 2025.

Press agencies need to step up propaganda activities to serve the people to celebrate the Lunar New Year of Mau Tuat in a joyful, healthy and thrifty spirit of all levels, sectors and localities; at the same time, open special pages and columns to promote events and major holidays such as: The 88th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2018); 50 years of the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of Mau Than in 1968.