First national press festival 2016 opened​

The Hanoitimes – On March 13, more than 400 news agencies are taking part in the first national press festival 2016, which opened in Hanoi.

Attended the opening ceremory, there were the Central Propaganda Department; Ministry of Information and Communications; Vietnam Journalists Association; Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the People’s Committee of Hanoi City Council, Committee of the Politburo, Central Committee Chairman Vo Van Thuong Propaganda; Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam; Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung with the participation of over 400 national press agencies.

Scene at a ceremony opening the press festival

They are showcasing 700 New Year’s special editions and nearly 100 radio and television programmes on the Party’s 12th congress and 30-year national reform process. Documents and objects collected for the future national press museum are also on display. The exhibited items are classified in two categories – “overview of Vietnamese press” and “specific subjects”.

The festival entails photo exhibitions and a range of workshops and seminars concerning the improvement of media clubs and the press’s contributions to Party construction. The organising board will give awards to participating agencies based on their exhibition space, covers of New Year’s special editions, articles and TV/radio programmes. According to Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission, the event helps journalists from across the country meet up and exchange experience.

Vietnam’s Government and Party highly value the community for their work in journalism, he noted. The journalists will also get on stage for musical performances during the festival. It runs through March 15 and is expected to become an annual event.

The followings are some images from the festival:

By Tuan Minh

ktdt.vn

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