Lawmakers discuss communication work in COVID-19 fight
Lawmakers highlighted the role of information and communications in the fight against COVID-19 and economic development during the ongoing second session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 9.
Hanoi (VNA) –Lawmakers highlighted the role of information and communications in the fight againstCOVID-19 and economic development during the ongoing second session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 9.
Deputy Pham Nam Tien from the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong cited a survey by the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) as saying that since mid-March,information and communications has been one of the sectors hardest hit by thepandemic. A number of news outlets were forced to scale off or suspend the productionof print papers.
In the fight against thepandemic, he noted that fake and untruthful news on social media also spreadlike an epidemic in an uncontrolled manner, resulting in publicmisunderstandings. Several localities failed to perform well in communicationwork when issuing guiding documents, making it hard for residentsto promptly adapt to the pandemic.
Deputy Dang Xuan Phuongrepresenting the central province of Nghe An suggested that the Government’sreport should add assessments on the efficiency of information andcommunication work. He proposed the Government issue a communication strategyfor the long-term fight against the pandemic and economic recovery. The Party’sguidelines and State’s policies should be conveyed to the public in the quickestway via clear and succinct messages, he said.
Opinions also called forreaching consensus on the use of only one app for anti-pandemic activities nationwide.
Deputy Nguyen Hai Trung, Directorof the Hanoi Public Security, said the sector put into operation the national populationdatabase this year and issued 50 million chip-based ID cards for citizens,which proved efficiency in the fight against the pandemic, especially in Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City and southern localities.
In accordance with theGovernment’s Resolution No.128/NQ-CP, the national population database has beenconnected with the database on vaccinated, tested and COVID-19-infectedresidents, making it easier for managing their travelling and fighting the pandemic.
The Minister of PublicSecurity and the Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee also agreed tocontrol those to and from the football mꦐatch between Vietnam and Japan at MyDinh national stadium on November 11 based on ID cards incorporated withvaccination database./.
The Health Ministry’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on November 9 received 1,910 vaccine fridges, 5 million syringes and 50,000 safety boxes within the framework of a vaccination support project in Vietnam funded by the Australian Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
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In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
