On the afternoon of July 3, Politburo member and Standing member of the Secretariat had a working session with the Central Propaganda Department. Politburo member, Central Secretary, Head of the Central Propaganda Department co-chaired the meeting. Attending were members of the Party Central Committee and leaders of the Central Propaganda Department. Reporting on the implementation of propaganda tasks since the beginning of the term, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department Lai Xuan Mon said that the Department has advised and assisted the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat in Party building in terms of politics, ideology, and ethics.

Standing member of the Secretariat Luong Cuong works with the Central Propaganda Department

The Central Propaganda Department is one of the agencies that the Politburo and the Secretariat have assessed as the agency that proactively implements the most projects, ensuring quality and progress. The Department has organized 9 major conferences to study, learn, disseminate, propagate and implement resolutions, directives, conclusions and regulations of the Party. On a weekly and monthly basis, the Central Propaganda Department (the standing agency of the Central Steering Committee 35) has directed Steering Committees 35 at all levels to strengthen orientation and management of press, media, Internet, social networks; promote positive information, take the good, eliminate the bad... The Department is interested in directing and orienting propaganda work, press publishing, and foreign information. Advise the Politburo and the Secretariat to lead and direct the organization of activities to celebrate major holidays of the Party, the country and the nation with many exciting and practical activities... Speaking at the meeting, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, said that the Ministry of Information and Communications manages the State in 4 areas of propaganda including press, media, publishing and grassroots information.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communications, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department spoke at the meeting.

Regarding the press, the Minister said that there are currently about 41,000 people working in this field with 793 press agencies. The number of newspapers has decreased by about 40% compared to before the implementation of the press planning. The State budget for the press in 2023 accounts for only 0.47% of the total State budget, which is currently low. The press planning has completed the arrangement part and is currently actively working on the development part. 6 key press agencies are working on a project to become key multimedia press agencies. Regarding publishing, there are currently 57 publishing houses, publishing about 33,000 books annually, but mainly textbooks and general books (accounting for 60%). The number of books read per capita/year is not much. Therefore, it is necessary to strongly promote reading culture. Regarding grassroots information, there are about 200,000 commune-level propagandists, and a loudspeaker system to each commune. This is the closest, most direct and two-way communication system to the people. The Ministry of Information and Communications is directing the modernization of grassroots information. Minister Nguyen Manh Hung acknowledged: "The main front of information and propaganda today is cyberspace, victory or defeat depends on this." State management of information in cyberspace requires perfecting institutions, digital tools, digital human resources, and digital skills of the people. Adhering to the 4 steadfastnesses In his concluding remarks, Standing member of the Secretariat Luong Cuong commented that the Central Propaganda Department has closely followed the functions, tasks, and direction of the Central Committee, often and directly the Politburo and the Secretariat, to successfully complete its tasks. The Central Propaganda Department has proactively deployed a huge amount of work, including many difficult and new issues. Mr. Luong Cuong assessed that "there has been a clear change in awareness among cadres, party members and people". The Central Propaganda Department has researched, consulted, and proposed to the Politburo and the Secretariat on organizing the study and research of resolutions, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, to ensure substance. However, the Standing Secretariat noted that there are party members who do not understand the Party's resolutions, directives, and conclusions.

Standing member of the Secretariat Luong Cuong speaks at the meeting

The Central Propaganda Department has been very proactive, timely, and creative in advising the Politburo and the Secretariat to lead and direct the synchronous, comprehensive, and effective implementation of the work of protecting the ideological foundation, fighting against false and hostile information and viewpoints, etc. In the field of propaganda, Mr. Luong Cuong commented that the Central Propaganda Department has implemented synchronously and comprehensively in all areas, notably directing and effectively orienting propaganda, press, publishing, and foreign information work. This has ensured the maintenance of the foreign policy principles of the Party and State, the interests of the nation and people; and prevented mistakes and loopholes from being exploited by hostile forces. The Standing Secretariat commended and congratulated the results achieved by the Central Propaganda Department. The Department has also frankly acknowledged and assessed limitations and shortcomings for improvement. Assigning tasks, the Standing Secretariat reminded the Central Propaganda Department to continue to "create high unity first of all within the Party, among the entire people and international friends", "building must also fight at the same time". It is necessary to focus on grasping the situation related to propaganda work, proactively researching, advising, and proposing on Party building in terms of politics, ideology, and ethics. Further strengthen information and propaganda work, creating high unity within the Party and society. The Standing Secretariat emphasized the principle of "must be steadfast and apply creatively, the goal does not change but the way of doing things is flexible". "Firmly and creatively apply Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought in the new situation; firmly adhere to the goal of national independence and socialism; firmly adhere to the Party's innovation path; firmly adhere to the principles of Party building and firmly defend the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland. Firmly and defensively, but must go hand in hand with applying innovation and creative development; not be dogmatic, conservative, stagnant or subjective, hasty, or innovate without principles," the Standing Committee of the Secretariat stated. Further strengthen the firm protection of the Party's ideological foundation, fight against and refute the wrong viewpoints and arguments of hostile forces; resolutely prevent and repel the degradation of political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party. Strengthen propaganda and education on revolutionary traditions, patriotism, the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws to all classes of people, especially the young generation. The Standing Secretariat also noted that the Central Propaganda Department should continue to focus on leadership and direction, continue to innovate, improve the quality and effectiveness of propaganda work; pay attention to training and planning the propaganda team. The Central Propaganda Department should continue to carry out well the press planning work; strictly maintain discipline and order in press management work, ensuring that press agencies operate in accordance with their principles and purposes. Taking note of the recommendations and proposals of the Central Propaganda Department, Standing Secretariat member Luong Cuong assigned the Central Party Office and relevant agencies to study and resolve.

Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia at the meeting.

Accepting the direction of the Standing Secretariat, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia stated that the Central Propaganda Department will strive to fulfill its tasks and work well, with the spirit of having done well, we must do even better. In particular, we must closely follow the Party's guidelines, resolutions and policies, and implement the four steadfastnesses as the General Secretary said and the Standing Secretariat reminded. We must be determined to implement the propaganda work motto in Resolution 13, which is that the Party spirit and fighting spirit must be higher, the educational spirit, persuasiveness and practical effectiveness must be better.

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