On the afternoon of September 18, in Da Nang City, the Ministry of Information and Communications held a press conference before the 16th ASEAN Ministers on Information (AMRI) Meeting and sideline events.

Chairing the press conference, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam said that with the consent of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Information and Communications will host the 16th ASEAN Information Ministers Meeting, the 7th ASEAN+3 Information Ministers Meeting and related Senior Officials Meetings from September 20 to 23 in Da Nang.

According to the Deputy Minister, Vietnam has chosen the theme for this conference: “Media: From Information to Knowledge for a Resilient and Adaptive ASEAN”. The theme highlights the role and mission of the media sector in the new period, making information the driving force for development, not only providing information, but also promoting the transformation from information to knowledge, to build a resilient ASEAN, strengthen internal capacity, resilience and adaptability to affirm the role and position of ASEAN, not only inward-looking, but also ready to respond to changes in the current world situation.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam chaired the press conference.

Within the framework of the event week, there will be main activities including: The 16th AMRI Ministerial Meeting is a forum for ASEAN ministers in charge of information to discuss and give directions and instructions to promote cooperation between ASEAN countries in areas such as Press; Radio and Television; Internet (social networks, websites, Internet-based communication) and raise awareness about ASEAN.

The 7th AMRI+3 Conference is a forum for information ministers of ASEAN countries and the three dialogue countries (China, Korea, Japan) to discuss initiatives, priorities, orientations as well as promote cooperation with partner countries in the information field.

The event will host the 20th SOMRI Conference and SOMRI+3, SOMRI+ Japan. The official AMRI 16 Press Conference will announce the main outcomes of AMRI 16 and related conferences.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam said the conference will have a series of important events.

“The conference will have ASEAN regional forums and workshops on responding to and handling fake news in cyberspace, creating an open space for exchange between state management agencies, the press, cross-border platforms and relevant parties to affirm the determination of ASEAN countries against the harmful effects of fake news, towards ASEAN's common efforts to create a healthy and trustworthy information space for people.

"ASEAN Workshop on Digital Transformation of Journalism - Creating Digital Knowledge shares experiences and understanding of strategies and good practices in promoting and orienting press and media agencies to digitally transform sustainably in the context of digital transformation becoming an inevitable trend of the information industry," Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam shared.

The Deputy Minister added that in addition to the official meetings, the event also has sideline activities including: Bilateral meetings between countries; ASEAN Photo Exhibition; ASEAN online film/photo experience area (ASEAN Identity Platform, National Information Portal vietnam.vn); Cultural exchange programs...

Reporters from press agencies attended the press conference.

Sharing more information at the press conference, the representative of the Department of International Cooperation said that the main discussion contents at this conference are: Building a vision for ASEAN cooperation in the field of information and media and ASEAN cooperation mechanism to respond to and handle fake news and false information online. The conference will also promote digital transformation activities in the press and media industry, identify opportunities and challenges in applying modern technologies to press and media activities and promote and improve information provision activities across ASEAN and with ASEAN's dialogue countries.

At the same time, the conference is of great significance, demonstrating Vietnam's proactive and responsible role in multilateral diplomacy and affirming the significance of ASEAN Cooperation; strengthening cooperation with ASEAN member countries and ASEAN Dialogue Partners, promoting Vietnam's priority contents in regional cooperation and promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam to international friends.

Programs and activities at the conference

September 19, ASEAN Forum on Countering and Handling Fake News in Cyberspace; September 20, 20th SOMRI Conference.

September 21, 7th SOMRI+3 Conference (with 3 dialogue countries: China, Japan, Korea); 4th SOMRI+Japan (with Japan); ASEAN Workshop: Digital Transformation Journalism Creating Digital Knowledge.

September 22: 16th AMRI Conference; September 23: 7th AMRI+3 Conference (with China, Japan, South Korea); Press conference on AMRI Conference results.

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