Local Party newspapers are the "nucleus" in information work on the implementation of Party policies and resolutions.

Attending the 2023 Southeastern Region Party Newspaper Conference organized by Dong Nai Newspaper on September 9, leaders of press agencies inside and outside the region raised many topical discussion topics that are closely related to the propaganda work of local Party press agencies.

Delegates assessed these suggestions as a sign of development of the Party's press agencies; at the same time, they expressed their feelings and expectations for closer ties to better serve their political tasks, contributing to the common development of the locality, region and the whole country.

Delegates chairing the workshop

Attending today's workshop were representatives of nearly 30 Party press agencies nationwide and scientists and researchers from universities, academies, and central and local professional associations.

In 2022, the Politburo issued 6 Resolutions on socio-economic development, national defense and security assurance to 2030, with a vision to 2045 of 6 strategic regions, including Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW dated October 7, 2022 on socio-economic development and national defense and security assurance in the Southeast region to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The goal of Resolution No. 24 is to turn the Southeast into a dynamically developing region with high economic growth rate, the largest growth driver in the country; a center of science - technology and innovation, high-tech industry, logistics and a highly competitive international financial center in the region. Take the lead in innovating growth models, digital transformation, building digital government, digital economy, digital society. Rapidly develop a system of smart and modern urban areas...

As a local Party newspaper in the Southeast region, Dong Nai Newspaper identifies the propaganda to promote regional connectivity, especially the propaganda of the implementation of Resolution No. 24 as an important task. At the same time, Dong Nai Newspaper also clearly understands that propaganda not only contributes to creating momentum for the development of Dong Nai province but also coordinates with press agencies of provinces in the region to create momentum for the development of the entire Southeast region.

In addition to exchanging and learning experiences and expertise, the workshop will also find ways to "connect" in propaganda, not only to promote the strengths of each press agency but also the strengths of Party press agencies in the region and inter-region, contributing to the good performance of the role and mission of the press, actively contributing to the development achievements of each province, city, region and the whole country.

Regional press agencies will present papers to enhance the dissemination of inter-regional and regional resolutions in the coming time.

* Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper PHAM VAN TRUONG:
Ho Chi Minh City plays a pivotal role in the development of the Southeast region.

As a special urban area with the largest population in the country, playing a leading role in socio-economic development and being the nucleus of the Southeast region in particular and the Southern key economic region in general, propaganda about regional development has always been an issue of concern to Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper, especially in recent years, when the nuclear role of Ho Chi Minh City in the Southeast region linkage has become more urgent. In particular, with Resolution 24-NQ/TW dated October 7, 2022 of the Politburo on Socio-economic Development, Ensuring National Defense and Security in the Southeast region to 2030, with a vision to 2045, it is increasingly evident that propaganda work to promote the advantages and role of Ho Chi Minh City in the overall picture of regional linkage has become a regular task.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper Pham Van Truong delivered a speech

Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper is the mouthpiece of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, so the newspaper has played a leading role in coordinating key information on the city's economy, society, culture and education. In the context of increasingly developing science and technology, Resolution No. 24 has made an important contribution to the strong development of the Southeast region.

Each locality has its own role, so there has not been a breakthrough, reflected in socio-economic development. For that reason, the Prime Minister has taken on the role of Chairman of the region to make decisions, direct and orient the development of the localities.

Understanding the characteristics and identity of the region will help to evoke, resonate, and develop the region's strength. Therefore, local press agencies should work together and build their own mechanisms to jointly propagate the goals and tasks of Resolution No. 24.

Press agencies take advantage of these advantages to have a mechanism for exchanging information and promoting their role. Based on these conditions, they create efficiency and bring the Party's resolutions into life.

Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper is aware of its role. Many years ago, the newspaper built a special page on the Southeast region, being the earliest press agency to have a propaganda page on the region. In the coming time, the newspaper will strengthen cooperation and information in localities in the region as well as propaganda and information from Ho Chi Minh City to localities to increase information on the socio-economic situation of the localities.

* Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Binh Duong Newspaper HUYNH MINH DAN:

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Binh Duong Newspaper Huynh Minh Dan presented a paper at the workshop.

Speaking at the workshop, Mr. Huynh Minh Dan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Binh Duong Newspaper, said that investment in infrastructure development, especially regional transport infrastructure, has long been an important issue for localities in the Southeast region - the economic locomotive of the whole country.

The Politburo's issuance of Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW (dated October 7, 2022), which focuses on investing in and developing transport infrastructure connecting the Southeast region, is an extremely favorable condition for localities in the region to promote the progress of transport projects connecting to meet development requirements. In that process, propaganda work in general and local Party press agencies in particular play a very important role in working with relevant provinces, cities and units to find a common voice in perception and action, creating high consensus in society to complete the goals set out in Resolution No. 24.

Binh Duong is one of the localities with a relatively high economic growth rate, especially in industry and services. Therefore, the province has been investing in many key traffic projects, both domestic and foreign, and regional connectivity.

Binh Duong Newspaper also identified that in the process of investing and developing industrial infrastructure and traffic infrastructure, site clearance has never been easy, many problems arise, especially the need to harmonize the interests of the state, investors, people and businesses in the project area.

With the responsibility of a local Party newspaper, Binh Duong Newspaper focuses on propaganda work, creating consensus among people and businesses whose interests are affected, mainly land within the scope of site clearance for works and projects.

To perform this task well, the Editorial Board of Binh Duong Newspaper regularly disseminates the policies, resolutions, and decisions of the Central and the province on infrastructure investment and development, promoting development for cadres and reporters to fully grasp in order to best serve the working process, conveying information to readers in the most complete way. At the same time, create conditions for reporters to fully attend conferences and seminars on infrastructure investment, investment promotion, trade, etc. of provinces and cities in the region as well as ministries and branches to grasp accurate and complete information to serve propaganda work.

Reporters in charge of the sector, in addition to fully and comprehensively informing about works and projects, are required to stay close to the grassroots, learn, record the thoughts, aspirations and opinions of the people involved to convey honestly and objectively to relevant levels and agencies to find solutions. Closely follow the solutions and handling directions of relevant levels and agencies to inform the people as quickly as possible. Multi-dimensional information to become a "bridge" between the government, relevant agencies and the people to seek a common voice for the purpose of development, as well as protect the legitimate rights of individuals and organizations involved.

“Binh Duong Newspaper has been publishing articles on investment and development of transport infrastructure with multi-dimensional information that has been highly appreciated by readers, authorities at all levels, and related units. This work continues to be focused on by Binh Duong Newspaper to contribute to creating the highest consensus, ensuring smooth site clearance, ensuring early completion of regional connectivity projects, and promoting the overall development of the whole region,” said Mr. Huynh Minh Dan.

According to Mr. Huynh Minh Dan, in order to make propaganda work more effective, local Party newspapers in the region need to develop regulations for coordination, support, and information exchange that are more specific and specific, avoiding information monopoly and localized dissemination in each locality. The coordination, support, and information sharing among Party newspapers in the region should also be expanded to many fields, demonstrating diverse and comprehensive information coordination, bringing high propaganda effectiveness to not only any newspaper, making worthy contributions to the socio-economic development of the entire Southeast region as the goal of Resolution 24 has set.

* Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Long An Newspaper CHAU HONG KHA:
Promote the pioneering and leading role in information and propaganda work on regional linkages to promote the development of high-tech agriculture.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Long An Newspaper CHAU HONG KHA presented a paper at the workshop.

The program of developing high-tech agriculture associated with restructuring the agricultural sector is one of the three breakthrough programs of the Resolution of the Long An Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term.

In addition, on June 13, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 686 approving the planning of Long An province for the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050. According to the planning, Long An has 3 socio-economic regions, including high-tech agricultural, tourism, and border economic regions including Kien Tuong Town, 5 districts of Dong Thap Muoi region and part of Thu Thua District.

Long An Newspaper identifies regional linkage propaganda as one of the effective measures to promote high-tech agriculture in this breakthrough program. In recent times, the newspaper has proactively coordinated propaganda in many forms. Thereby, aiming to gradually change farmers' awareness, towards building a green, sustainable agriculture, adapting to climate change and international integration.

Every week, Long An Newspaper has a special page to promote agriculture. On Long An Newspaper online, there is a column on agriculture that attracts thousands of views and shares. The content of the special pages and columns on agriculture mainly focuses on communicating the construction of linkage chains, forming large-scale planting areas applying high technology; joint ventures and associations in agricultural production bring higher economic efficiency, help increase the rate of mechanization, increase labor productivity, stabilize product output, reduce post-harvest losses; enterprises and establishments in the province participate in craft village and OCOP product fairs in the province and neighboring provinces; the deployment and implementation of the Program for Developing High-Tech Agriculture in association with restructuring the agricultural sector of Long An province in the period of 2021-2025...

Through propaganda work, people, cooperatives and businesses can access scientific and technical advances, new policies in agriculture, build linkage chains; change their mindset from small-scale production to large-scale production, shift from agricultural production to agricultural economics; proactively approach and learn about food safety production processes, production processes according to VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards.

Implementing the Program for Developing High-Tech Agriculture in conjunction with restructuring the agricultural sector of Long An province in the period of 2021-2025, the provincial agricultural sector focuses on 4 plants (rice, dragon fruit, lemon, vegetables) and 2 animals (cow, shrimp).

Thanks to the promotion of communication work, up to now, the progress of deploying and applying high technology in the province has basically met the set goals. Up to now, the whole province has issued 144 codes for fruits such as bananas, lemons, dragon fruits, etc. to serve export; specifically, the Chinese market has issued 133 codes; other markets such as the United States, New Zealand, and Japan have issued 11 codes.

It can be said that in recent times, Long An Newspaper has promoted its pioneering and leading role in information and propaganda work on regional linkages to promote the development of high-tech agriculture. In the coming time, the newspaper will continue to coordinate with departments, branches, sectors, and localities, especially the agricultural sector, to promote propaganda in many forms.

The content focuses on disseminating the Project on implementing the high-tech agricultural development program associated with restructuring the provincial agricultural sector on mass media in accordance with the actual situation to speed up the implementation of the program; planning advantageous agricultural areas of the locality to attract businesses to invest in production or link production and consume products on a large scale, thereby building and forming large-scale concentrated areas in the direction of goods; agricultural products of the province to markets outside the province; encouraging farmers to build growing area codes to increase the value of agricultural products, aiming for export...

* Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dong Nai Newspaper HOANG THI BICH PHU:
Comprehensive and accurate information to promote Long Thanh airport project

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dong Nai Newspaper Hoang Thi Bich Phu presented a paper at the workshop.

Speaking at the workshop, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Hoang Thi Bich Phu said that according to the plan, when the construction of Long Thanh International Airport is completed, it will become the largest airport in the country. Therefore, in the future, the "super" Long Thanh airport will be a great driving force for development for Dong Nai in particular and the Southeast region as well as the whole country in general.

On June 14, 2011, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 909/QD-TTg approving the Long Thanh Airport Project Planning. On January 5, 2021, the Long Thanh Airport Construction Investment Project Phase 1 officially started construction. Thus, from the time the planning was approved to the time of official commencement, the Long Thanh Airport project has spent a decade completing related procedures.

According to the master plan, Long Thanh airport will be invested and built on an area of ​​about 5 thousand hectares according to the 4F airport standards (the highest level) according to the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

With a total investment of over 16 billion USD, the Long Thanh Airport Construction Investment Project will become the largest infrastructure investment project in Vietnam ever implemented. The Long Thanh Airport Project is among the 16 most anticipated airports in the world.

The Long Thanh Airport Construction Investment Project is divided into 3 implementation phases and is expected to be completed in 2035. Of which, phase 1 will be completed in 2026 with a capacity of 25 million passengers/year and 1.2 million tons of cargo/year.

On August 31, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pressed the button to start construction of the first phase of Long Thanh airport passenger terminal.

After the completion of construction, Long Thanh airport, together with Tan Son Nhat airport which is being invested in expansion, will form a powerful and modern airport cluster, in the future becoming one of the major aviation centers of the region, promoting the competitiveness of Vietnam's aviation industry on the path of international integration.

Long Thanh Airport plays a particularly important role in the national airport network system, belonging to an important project related to security, defense, and socio-economic development of the Southern key economic region in particular and the whole country in general. Upon completion, Long Thanh Airport will contribute to making Vietnam a major transportation hub in the region and the world. Opening up a new development space with an aviation economic ecosystem, creating new growth momentum, promoting development and enhancing national competitiveness.

With that position, in the future, Long Thanh airport will become an important driving force for development of Dong Nai in particular and of the Southeast region as well as the whole country in general. At the same time, Long Thanh airport together with Cai Mep - Thi Vai seaport cluster will be expected to become two leading important growth poles of the Southeast region as well as the whole country.

Not only playing an important role in the field of transportation, especially in the aviation industry, Long Thanh airport also has the "mission" of opening the sky, attracting investors to Dong Nai in particular and the Southeast region as well as the key economic region of the South in general.

According to Ms. Hoang Thi Bich Phu, with the role of a local Party newspaper, Dong Nai Newspaper as well as other Party newspapers in the Southeast region have published many articles about the difficulties, advantages, and efforts of all levels and sectors in the project implementation process as well as the legitimate aspirations of people in the project area.

The information and propaganda work on the Long Thanh airport project by local Party press agencies in the Southeast region has made positive contributions to the smooth implementation of the project, with high consensus from the people.

As for Dong Nai Newspaper, in addition to news articles conveyed on printed and electronic newspapers. Since 2018, Dong Nai Newspaper has also built a Long Thanh Airport Special Page with a frequency of 4 special pages per week and currently 2 special pages per week. The content of the special page has provided comprehensive, complete and detailed information about the project.

Along with that, Dong Nai Newspaper has also built a Southeast page to promote regional linkage projects, including the Long Thanh airport project. "The propaganda work of local Party newspapers has contributed to promoting the project to complete on schedule, creating new development momentum for the Southeast region" - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dong Nai Newspaper Hoang Thi Bich Phu shared.

* Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Can Tho Newspaper NGUYEN THANH TUAN:
Contribute to creating new momentum for the Mekong Delta region

As one of 13 provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta, Can Tho city was established on January 1, 2004 on the basis of separating Can Tho province into Hau Giang province and Can Tho city. Can Tho city is located in the mid-lower region and in the center of the Mekong Delta, stretching over 55km along the west bank of the Hau River, with a total natural area of ​​1,401.61km2. The north of Can Tho borders An Giang province; the east borders Dong Thap province and Vinh Long province; the west borders Kien Giang province; the south borders Hau Giang province. The city has 9 administrative units, including 5 districts and 4 counties, with 83 commune-level administrative units; of which, there are 5 towns, 42 wards, and 36 communes.

Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW dated August 5, 2020 of the Politburo on construction and development of Can Tho City to 2030, with a vision to 2045, identifies specific tasks in traffic development: Completing key projects such as My Thuan - Can Tho Expressway, My Thuan 2 Bridge, component projects of the Mekong Delta Central Connection Project; gradually completing national highways, vertical and horizontal expressways, connecting Ho Chi Minh City with the Mekong Delta provinces in general and Can Tho in particular; completing phase 2 of the investment project to build a channel for large-tonnage ships into the Hau River, accommodating ships with a tonnage of 10,000-20,000 tons into the ports of Can Tho City; completing phase 2 of the Cho Gao Canal Upgrade Project; researching and implementing dredging and renovating the Khai Doc Phu Hien canal connecting the Tien River and the Hau River; Implement the project to develop waterway and logistics corridors in the Southern region; invest in developing Can Tho international airport to meet development needs, in line with the national airport network planning for the period up to 2030, with a vision to 2045; study the investment plan for the railway connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Can Tho.

As a local Party newspaper, like other local Party newspapers, Can Tho Newspaper focuses on the task of propagating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's and local laws to all classes of people; at the same time, recording and reflecting the thoughts and aspirations of cadres, Party members and all classes of people, and pressing issues arising in life... In that common task, based on practical requirements, the Editorial Board of Can Tho Newspaper identifies propaganda on traffic connection, creating new momentum for the Mekong Delta as one of the key, regular and long-term tasks to contribute to building Can Tho City worthy of being "an ecological, civilized and modern city imbued with the cultural identity of the Mekong Delta river region; a regional center for trade services, tourism, logistics, processing industry, high-tech agriculture, education and training, specialized healthcare, science and technology, culture and sports; is the core urban area of ​​the Mekong Delta region..." as Resolution 59 of the Politburo has proposed.

The current Can Tho Newspaper system includes Can Tho Newspaper in Vietnamese published daily, Can Tho Newspaper in Khmer published weekly and Can Tho Newspaper online (Vietnamese, English and Khmer versions). The propaganda on traffic connection, creating new momentum for the Mekong Delta region is implemented on all products of Can Tho Newspaper, especially on Can Tho Newspaper in Vietnamese and Can Tho Newspaper online in Vietnamese. Issues related to development and traffic connection are reflected in a diverse and rich way on the news pages, thematic information pages of Can Tho Newspaper in Vietnamese and Can Tho Newspaper online in Vietnamese such as: News, Economy - Market, Integration and Development, Urban, Social Supervision - Criticism, Grassroots Democracy, etc.

In the propaganda on traffic connection, creating new momentum for the Mekong Delta, Can Tho Newspaper focuses on propagating the following contents: the Central Government's policies and orientations in developing and connecting the Mekong Delta's traffic system, creating momentum for the development of localities in the region; Can Tho City's efforts in developing the city's traffic infrastructure, in implementing key and urgent projects to remove traffic "bottlenecks" for the Mekong Delta; the city's role and efforts in strengthening connections and cooperation with provinces in the region to implement investment in inter-provincial traffic infrastructure projects; the city's positive moves to increase investment calls to attract all capital sources and economic sectors to participate; synchronous and effective management of construction and land planning to create land funds for traffic infrastructure investment; Speed ​​up the progress of investment preparation, site clearance and resettlement to ensure timely commencement of projects...

To better carry out the task of promoting traffic connectivity and creating new momentum for the Mekong Delta, Can Tho Newspaper draws some lessons and makes the following suggestions and recommendations:

1. Functional sectors provide more complete, quick and timely information to press agencies; especially in new projects and projects that are of public interest.

2. Pay more attention to training and improving all aspects of journalists in general and journalists writing about transport connectivity in particular.

3. Build a team of collaborators who are leading experts in the field of transport connectivity.

4. Further enhance information on traffic connections, creating new momentum for the Mekong Delta region in the press. Pay special attention to information on the progress and quality of key traffic works and projects; focus on reflecting the socio-economic development achievements that the projects and works bring...

* Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Son La Newspaper NGUYEN THANH HAI:
The workshop is an important premise and highlight in implementing linkage and coordination between local Party press agencies.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Son La Newspaper Nguyen Thanh Hai presented a paper at the workshop.

Resolution No. 11-NQ/TW dated February 10, 2022 of the 13th Politburo on the direction of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in the Northern Midlands and Mountains region has set the goal of regional development by 2030; proposed a vision for regional development by 2045 as a green, sustainable and comprehensive development region; a model of green development for the whole country.

Implementing Resolution No. 11, localities in the region have proactively issued Action Programs, concretizing the policies and guidelines of the Party, State and Government.

Based on the contents of the regional linkage planning and the direction and implementation at the local level, the Editorial Board of Son La Newspaper has directed reporters to carry out key articles such as:

The series of articles on regional development linkage in regional and provincial planning focused on disseminating the work of provincial planning, including land use planning, raw material planning; green, clean ecological agricultural development plans, modern rural areas, civilized rural areas as the basis for sustainable development; industrial development associated with industrial parks and industrial clusters, especially associated with concentrated raw material areas, linking raw material areas.

The series of articles on infrastructure planning, especially transport infrastructure, closely linking transport infrastructure development with the development of regional economic corridors has focused on disseminating investment projects and synchronous infrastructure development; the series of articles on economic linkage chains and product chains; the series of news and articles on building linkage mechanisms in mobilizing investment resources to ensure the implementation of regional and inter-regional projects has focused on disseminating the province's solutions in proposing to the Government, central ministries, branches and regional localities...

Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Son La Newspaper, also added that, in determining the role and responsibility in propaganda work, the Editorial Board of Son La Newspaper has closely followed the orientation, content, guidelines and policies of the Party, State and locality on regional linkage, developed annual propaganda plans and implemented them specifically every month. Directed professional departments to grasp the area, closely follow events, and strongly propagate the province's major key programs on regional linkage. Focused on promoting the strengths of each publication to direct the implementation of appropriate article lines such as: printed newspapers focusing on many in-depth analytical articles, summarizing experiences, analyzing solutions... Electronic newspapers maintain windows to introduce potentials, promote investment, production and consumption of agricultural products with a lot of information, showing many forms of modern journalism, multimedia to propagate events quickly and attractively.

To carry out news and articles, Son La Newspaper strengthens coordination with departments, branches, sectors, and localities in the province to sign propaganda programs; promotes communication work on press platforms and social networks. At the same time, focuses on innovating propaganda content and forms, creating conditions for reporters and collaborators to study, improve their qualifications, diversify genres and press products, and attract readers' attention. In addition, Son La Newspaper always focuses on linking with central press agencies and local Party newspapers in sharing and posting news and articles promoting investment, tourism, and promoting local products, creating positive effects, contributing to attracting large corporations and companies with sufficient capacity in terms of capital, science, technology, and investment markets to Son La province.

Regarding the 2023 Southeastern Region Party Newspaper Conference organized by Dong Nai Newspaper, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai said that this is an important premise and highlight in implementing linkage and coordination between local Party newspaper agencies from North to South to more effectively carry out propaganda work on regional linkage, well performing the role and mission of the press to actively contribute to the development achievements of each province, city, region and the whole country.

* Editor-in-Chief of Hai Duong Newspaper NGUYEN QUY TRONG:
Information is a very important factor to increase the effectiveness of propaganda and interaction with readers.

In recent years, digital transformation has become a hot issue in journalism in propaganda work, an issue that every Editorial Board must consider how to develop their newspaper and adapt to the new era.

If you want to promote digital transformation and promote good socio-economic development, you must first promote digital transformation in your own editorial office and make the newspaper have many readers.

Currently, newspapers, especially Party newspapers, are the mouthpieces of Party committees, the voice of both the government and the people. With their functions and tasks, newspapers naturally have to carry out the task of digital transformation - digital transformation in the editorial office and lead the propaganda on digital transformation, effectively implement digital transformation projects and resolutions in localities and units, to promote socio-economic development.

To promote digital transformation well, newspapers must constantly innovate and increase the number of readers and followers. Digital transformation helps increase the number of readers, viewers, and followers of newspapers and products on the platforms of press agencies. Digital transformation and promoting digital transformation benefits both press agencies and the community.

Since the beginning of 2023, Hai Duong Newspaper has promoted digital transformation. That is digital transformation in leadership and direction thinking. Putting the digital transformation task into the breakthrough work of the year. Shifting the focus from print to electronic newspapers, making livestream a regular activity, improving the quality of images and sounds on press products and social networking platforms.

The newspaper is implementing a digital transformation project, actively learning from digital transformation experiences, developing e-newspapers and social networks at progressive newspapers. The newspaper is also testing software for sharing e-newspapers and print newspapers. Strengthening the production and standardization of multimedia press products, new press products such as: Emagazine, podcast, infographic; increasing the embedding of audio and video in news and articles; using artificial intelligence (AI) software to read news and articles; implementing multi-channel, multimedia methods...

The editor-in-chief of Hai Duong Newspaper said that last month, Hai Duong Newspaper organized an event on digital transformation, blockchain... the event was attended by Professor Ngo Bao Chau. The information immediately received great attention. This shows that information is an important factor for press agencies to increase the effectiveness of propaganda work and interaction with readers.

At the end of 2022, Hai Duong Newspaper put into use the converged newsroom software, CMS... however, there were too many programs, making management quite difficult and not smooth. After that, the Newspaper tested the software to share electronic and printed newspapers, this decision brought great efficiency.

However, digital transformation at Hai Duong Newspaper is also facing difficulties. There is no experience in implementing digital transformation projects. The implementation of digital transformation projects is to make comprehensive changes in management, newspaper development, social networks, building modern press products, integrating multiple platforms.

* Editor-in-Chief of Gia Lai Newspaper HUYNH KIEN:
Proposing 4 solutions to improve propaganda work of local Party newspapers

The Central Highlands region includes 5 provinces: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong. The population by 2023 will be more than 6.5 million people, the natural area will be 54,477 km2, accounting for 16.4% of the total area of ​​the country. The Central Highlands has a border of more than 600 km with Laos and Cambodia and is a region with a particularly important geopolitical position; has a unique population, culture, and production level, plus many advantages in terms of land and diverse ecosystems.

However, the Central Highlands region also faces many difficulties, especially in terms of infrastructure. The entire region has only 3 airports, and the roads to the Central Highlands are limited, of which National Highway 14, a vital artery, has been invested in and built for about 20 years and is therefore degraded.

Along with that, the Central Highlands also faces difficulties in human resources. These factors also affect the development of press agencies in the Central Highlands. The connection, sharing and exchange of information between local Party press agencies in the Central Highlands is therefore very difficult due to the fragmented terrain.

On October 6, 2022, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 23-NQ/TW on the direction of socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the Central Highlands region until 2030, with a vision to 2045. Gia Lai Newspaper clearly identified the role of local Party press agencies, including Gia Lai Newspaper, which plays an important role. In particular, promoting regional cooperation and linkage has become an important method for developing the Central Highlands region. In this process, the press plays an important role in promoting regional cooperation and linkage, contributing to building a developed Central Highlands in general and Gia Lai in particular. As the leading important information channel of the Party and State, local press will certainly have to take the lead on the propaganda front.

Over the years, Gia Lai Newspaper has been aware of its role and mission, actively contributing with the entire political system of the province to inform and propagate the Party's guidelines, policies, and resolutions, the State's policies and laws, creating awareness and understanding of the benefits of regional cooperation and linkage.

In the increasingly open trend of international integration and association, regional association, considering regional association as the main one, leading the development of localities in the region, developing based on the association chain, value chain brings practical benefits, overcoming the situation of following market fluctuations that in the past left many lessons about the prices of rubber, pepper, avocado, passion fruit... The issue of investment in developing socio-economic infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure in a synchronous and modern direction; supporting production association to exploit the potential strengths of each region.

Gia Lai Newspaper also proposed 4 solutions to improve the propaganda work of local Party newspapers.

1- Like local Party newspapers, authorities at all levels need to promptly support databases and information, creating conditions for reporters to access information promptly and effectively. This is the basis for communication as well as creating social criticism to contribute to promoting regional and local socio-economic development.

2- Strengthen coordination, exchange and sharing of information, promote the responsibility of heads of relevant agencies and units in the process of providing information to serve as a basis for connecting and propagating the synchronous planning of the province with regional planning and national planning in a unified manner.

3- Local Party newspapers need to connect, share information, expand, organize many talk shows, meetings with the participation of experts, leaders and stakeholders in regional cooperation, to convey information, share experiences, encourage exchanges and create networks between partners and the community.

4- Authorities at all levels need to pay attention to supporting funding for press agencies in coordinating propaganda work. Create more effective meetings for newspapers with the participation of experts, leaders and stakeholders in regional cooperation, and organize trips to other localities to promote regional cooperation.

* Editor-in-Chief of Khanh Hoa Newspaper THAI THI LE HANG:
Strengthen propaganda work, better perform the tasks of local press

Editor-in-Chief of Khanh Hoa Newspaper Thai Thi Le Hang presented a paper

Khanh Hoa is a locality with strong tourism development. For many years, the province has identified tourism - services as a key economic sector, contributing greatly to the local budget. Therefore, Khanh Hoa Newspaper has focused on promoting tourism propaganda, including propaganda about the potential and strengths of the "golden triangle" of tourism Khanh Hoa - Lam Dong - Ho Chi Minh City. By analyzing the advantages of tourism products and convenient transportation, Khanh Hoa Newspaper has pointed out that Ho Chi Minh City is the largest domestic tourist market of Khanh Hoa tourism.

In addition to introducing potential cooperation and tourism products, in the articles, Khanh Hoa Newspaper also proposed a number of solutions to promote tourism links between Khanh Hoa - Lam Dong - Ho Chi Minh City; Khanh Hoa - Lam Dong provinces coordinated to organize tourism promotion programs in Ho Chi Minh City with the message "Sea and Flower Paradise". Similarly, Ho Chi Minh City took the lead in coordinating with Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong to organize promotion and advertising campaigns in major international tourist markets such as: Korea, China, Japan and further to European and American countries... And it is possible to invite famtrip and presstrip delegations to survey and promote tourism for the 3 localities with the message "a journey of 3 destinations".

Regional connectivity is connectivity in all aspects, including communication. Therefore, Khanh Hoa Newspaper hopes that at this workshop, solutions will be found to increase the effectiveness of communication work. At events, local newspapers in the region need to spread information, for each piece of information provided, journalists must always ask the question of how powerful it is, information must be counter-argued so that the press can affirm its important role. When there is sharing and connection between press agencies, each reporter following the information in charge has his own perspective to ensure effectiveness.

For Party journalists nationwide, we have the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award, so we also need regional and inter-regional press awards, which will be a "playground" to promote propaganda on the implementation of the Party's Resolution. Hopefully, in the near future, local Party newspapers will continue to host seminars to strengthen propaganda work, thereby better fulfilling the tasks of the press.

In the field of tourism, Khanh Hoa Newspaper also hopes to receive more cooperation and support from local press agencies in the region such as: exchanging articles introducing tourism between provinces, creating conditions for Khanh Hoa Newspaper reporters to experience and write articles introducing tourism in Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong and vice versa. Khanh Hoa Newspaper is ready to support reporters of newspapers to work on major local events such as Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival and also hopes to attend tourism events of provinces and cities in the region to be able to introduce more deeply and promptly about the tourism industry of the localities. Especially major events such as: Da Lat Flower Festival, Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair, Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival... and many other events.

* Director, Editor-in-Chief of Binh Phuoc Radio - Television and Newspaper NGUYEN THI MINH NHAM:

Director, Editor-in-Chief of Binh Phuoc Radio - Television and Newspaper Nguyen Thi Minh Nham presented a paper

Since the merger and operation (October 2019), the Board of Directors - Editorial Board of Radio - Television and Binh Phuoc Newspaper (BPTV) has put forward the motto of action: "Focus on spoken press, innovate visual press, improve print press, break through electronic press" to orientate the propaganda of the province's advantages in 4 types of press and digital infrastructure. The propaganda orientation is deployed weekly by the Board of Directors - Editorial Board. This is also the period when many policies and orientations on agricultural development, regional linkage, and regional linkage are issued by the Politburo, the Central Executive Committee, and the Government.

A series of resolutions and conclusions issued by the Standing Committee and the Executive Committee of the Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee have determined to develop agriculture in the direction of structural transformation, focusing on products with high economic value, promoting comparative advantages and value chains; closely linking agriculture with service industry; production with preservation, processing, branding and product consumption; promoting regional connectivity to develop the agricultural and processing sectors... of an agricultural province with many advantages in agriculture.

To meet the propaganda requirements, BPTV has launched and maintained well the following columns, programs and bulletins: Agriculture - Rural Areas, New Rural Areas, Industrial Promotion, Green Agriculture, VFC - Sustainable Agriculture, National Defense Economics, Agricultural Economics, Economics and Integration... Depending on the nature and current issues, propaganda is integrated into the programs and columns: Journey of Aspiration, Harmony with VOH, Morning Coffee, Sustainable Poverty Reduction, Party in Life, Binh Phuoc Land and People, Southeast Connection, Resources and Environment; daily news programs, Stieng and Khmer language programs, English news bulletins...

With its unique advantages, as well as other areas and topics, information resources on agriculture and rural areas are exploited to the maximum, not to be wasted. When the source of information collected by reporters and collaborators will be used to produce all 4 types of journalism, digital infrastructures, and used for many programs and columns. Information is continuously updated and has the total participation of 4 types of journalism and social networks, increasing interaction with the public. Particularly, BPTV's electronic newspaper (baobinhphuoc.com.vn) is converging radio, television, YouTube channel, podcast news, reading printed newspapers, English pages, video clips, audio files... Therefore, information spreads very widely, very vibrantly, has good effects, with the same direction, closely following the flow of events, closely following trends and the mainstream.

Through practice at BPTV, we have realized that: Cooperation in exchanging programs and linking production is an inevitable trend, playing a very important role, deciding the development and growth of press and media agencies. Because it helps save production costs, improve professional capacity for journalists, increase the spread of information, increase economic benefits of journalism, increase the quality of information... From there, BPTV boldly proposed that Party newspapers in the Southeast region jointly implement 6 solutions to strengthen propaganda links.