Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang presided over the meeting.
In attendance, from the Central level, were Le Manh Hung, Vice Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Education and Communication; Ho Quang Loi, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association.
Among Hanoi’s leaders attending the meeting were Permanent Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu, Head of the Party Committee’s Commission for Education and Communication Nguyen Van Phong, Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha.
The event also saw the attendance of more than 300 representatives from press management agencies, reporters and editors of central and local press agencies.
At the meeting, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu briefed on the outcomes of the city’s socio-economic development in the first half of the year.
Accordingly, gross regional domestic product (GRDP) rose by 7.21%. The city made greater gains in socio-cultural sector, urban order – construction, political security and social safety while joining the work to successfully organize many great events, among them the 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu speaks at the meeting.
Permanent Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Suu appreciated central and local press agencies’ contributions to the city’s development over the past time.
Speaking at the event, the representatives from press agencies congratulated Hanoi on its achievements.
They expected the city to continue renewing and improving the quality of press conferences, and drastically rolling out the planning work in an effort to build a green, clean and beautiful Hanoi.
On behalf of the city leaders, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang extended her congratulations to central and local press agencies on the 94th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.
Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang addresses the meeting.
Over the past time, press agencies have positively disseminated guidelines, policies of the Party, the State and the city while timely reflecting all aspects of politics, economy, culture and society of the capital city and the country, she added.
The Permanent Deputy Secretary stressed that the city leaders always attach importance and timely deal with issues reflected on the press, thus creating the consensus among the society and promoting the images of a dynamic, innovative and developed capital.
She wished press agencies to keep companion with the city to create the consensus among the society for the general development of the city and the country.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Ho Quang Loi awards the Medal for the cause of the press to Permanent Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu.
• At the meeting, the Vietnam Journalists Association awarded the Medal for the cause of the press to Vice Chairmen of the Municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu, Le Hong Son and Ngo Van Quy.
Also, Head of the Municipal Party Committee’s Commission for Education and Communication Nguyen Van Phong announced the second Press Awards on building the Party and the political system, and developing culture and building civilized, elegant Hanoians. Accordingly, the Organizing Board will receive entries from January 1 to August 19, 2019. The awarding ceremony is scheduled to be held on October 10, 2019.
