Enhancement of propaganda on ASEAN Community

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Recently, Haiphong People’s Committee has issued a plan of propagating and promoting ASEAN in the period of 2014-2015 in Hai Phong city. The propagation is aimed at raising public awareness of the connotation, objectives, values ​​and interests brought about by ASEAN Community and every pillar of the Community in the context Vietnam together with ASEAN members is en route to the formation of the ASEAN community on December 31, 2015. Additionally, it helps timely convey information of the status of ASEAN cooperation, the ASEAN countries and people as well as the participation of Vietnam in ASEAN community to the people, promote the mutual understanding, thereby, contributing to the joint efforts and improvement of the community sense in the region. Here are some major contents that are requested for propaganda by the city’s People’s Committee: Prioritizing the role and position of ASEAN and its attainments in the process of formation and development; highlighting the changes before and after the establishment of the ASEAN Community; clarifying the connotation of three pillars of the ASEAN Community; the meaning of the formation of the ASEAN Community for cooperation and common development in the region and in every country; the practical benefits brought by ASEAN Community for the people of member states and their opportunities to make contributions to the community. Major contents should focus on introducing the history, culture and life of the people of the member nations of ASEAN Community; potentials and advantages in cooperation of member countries that can be exploited by the City; propagandizing the active role and position of Vietnam in the rapid integration process with important contributions for the development and success of ASEAN; figuring out thepotentials, strengths, opportunities and challenges facing Vietnam when joining the ASEAN Community; advertising the country, people, business opportunities, investment and tourism of Haiphong and Vietnam to ASEAN members and ASEAN partners. The propagation will be concretized via different forms of mass media; people-to-people diplomatic activities, cultural exchanges; printing and issuing publications, books and leaflets; using visual propaganda forms as banners and posters; conducting workshops and symposiums; beefing up activities of cultural exchange and training exchange among students and youth of Haiphong and ASEAN countries; organizing ‘ASEAN understanding contests’ for school children. The city People’s Committeeassigned responsibility for implementing the plan tothe departments of Information and Communications; Foreign Affairs; Trade and Industry; Planning and Investment; Labors, Invalids and Social Affairs; Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with people’s committees of districts and other agencies, units.