Improve the effectiveness of foreign information activities

Determining that foreign information work plays a particularly important role in propagating, promoting and enhancing the image of the province to friends and domestic and international communities, in recent years, Phu Tho province has propose many policies and practical measures to improve the effectiveness of foreign information activities.

The Department of Foreign Affairs organizes a training course “Foreign communication skills in 2023”.

In 2023, Phu Tho province continues to thoroughly implement Conclusion No. 16-KL/TW of the Politburo (Term XI), Directive No. 26-CT/TW of the Secretariat on foreign information. Thereby gradually improving the quality and effectiveness of information activities, foreign propaganda, promoting potential advantages, investment incentive policies, cultural history, and unique tourism products of the above province. provincial media, foreign affairs special editions and other media.

The province’s functional agencies have well carried out information and propaganda activities on the Party’s policies and guidelines, the State’s policies and laws, and the country’s outstanding political and social events. of the province; promote and introduce the image, country, people, potential strengths of Vietnam and Phu Tho province to international friends and Vietnamese communities abroad; Propagating and protecting the sovereignty of Vietnam’s seas and islands, borders and territories...

Departments, branches and localities, especially the press and propaganda agencies of the province, have focused on promoting achievements in socio-economic, cultural, security and political development; the province’s investment attraction policy; implementation of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress for the 2020 - 2025 term; efforts of all levels and sectors to strongly improve the investment and business environment, attract investment, build e-government, towards digital government; production and business, opening tourism, restoring socio-economic development. At Hung King’s Commemoration and Dat To Culture and Tourism Week 2023, we will focus on promoting and introducing the province’s people, history, culture, tours, destinations and cuisine to tourists and visitors. international friends.

Relevant agencies proactively guide and monitor compliance with the information security regime, provide information to the press, speak and answer press interviews... in foreign information activities; promptly detect, capture and propose countermeasures against false, distorted, inciting and sabotaging information and policies of the Party, the State and the development of the province; Regularly inspect and urge the implementation of plans, handle violations and resolve complaints and denunciations in foreign information activities in the province. The management and creation of conditions for foreign reporters to work in local journalism, contributing to improving the efficiency of state management of foreign information information, receives regular attention.

A delegation of foreign reporters and press attaches led by the leader of the Press Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted a field survey at JNTC Vina Co., Ltd., Thuy Van Industrial Park, Viet Tri city.

In 2023, at the Asian U20 women’s football qualifying round 1 and round 2 taking place in Phu Tho province, hundreds of foreign press reporters participated in reporting on the tournament’s activities.

A group of reporters from Sentient Productions Television (UK) came to record images of the life of honey bees in Yen Lap district; The Asahi Shimbun Newspaper representative office in Hanoi interviewed people in Lam Thao district who had worked in Japan.

A delegation of foreign reporters and press attaches led by leaders of the Press Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted a field survey at JNTC Vina Co., Ltd. (Thuy Van Industrial Park), interviewing representatives of the Department of Planning’s leaders. and Investment, business representation in Thuy Van Industrial Park (Viet Tri city); Offer incense at the Hung Temple Historical Relic Area and learn about the representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity “Hung King Worship in Phu Tho”; Visit Hung Vuong University, Hung Vuong High Quality High School (Viet Tri city); worked with Thanh Thuy District People’s Committee and visited Wyndham Thanh Thuy Hot Mineral Water Resort...

This is the basis for embassies, news agencies, and international newspapers to promote propaganda and comprehensive information about Phu Tho; contributing to promoting the image, potential in attracting investment and unique traditional cultural identity of Dat To region to domestic compatriots, overseas Vietnamese and international friends.

In order to improve knowledge and professional skills for staff working in foreign information work in the province, the Department of Foreign Affairs organized training on “Foreign communication skills in 2023” for nearly 80 officials. Ministries, civil servants, and public employees of departments, branches, and People’s Committees of districts, towns, and cities.

The students were shared by the leaders of the Department of Foreign Information (Ministry of Information and Communications): The Party’s guidelines and policies on current information dissemination work; Foreign communication skills; Skills to provide information to the press; Crisis handling skills; The purpose of media crisis control; Clearly define the role of the press in crisis control; Media promotes images in a new way.

External information activities have basically and promptly reflected the socio-economic development guidelines and policies and foreign policies of the Party, State and province, and achievements in economic, cultural and social development. Association and international integration of Vietnam in general and Phu Tho province in particular, attracting attention and making a good impression on domestic and international friends about Phu Tho. The image of Phu Tho province as innovative, dynamic and developed, a trusted destination for investors and tourists, is increasingly known by domestic and international people, as well as the Vietnamese community abroad.

Ha An