Mai Duc Loc, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A forum took place in Hanoi on March16 to discuss the role of the press in linking the business community with theGovernment in the context of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) officially taking effect on December 30 lastyear.
The forum delved into opportunities and challenges that thepact brings to Vietnamese firms and the role of the press in seeking measuresto address such challenges.
Participants agreed that the business community needs themedia to get useful information and advertise their products and services,while entrepreneurs and businesses offer diverse topics to reporters and asource of financial assistance to media agencies.
Delegates underlined that both the press and businesscommunity take part in monitoring the implementation of the Government’spolicies, particularly in administrative reform. The media has also contributedto helping firms increase domestic competitiveness and boost internationaleconomic integration, they added.
Mai Duc Loc, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam JournalistsAssociation (VJA), said the VJA has organised regular social activities to helpconnect enterprises with Party and State leaders, social organisations, andtheir foreign peers.
The forum was held as part of the ongoing National PressFestival 2019, themed “Renovated, creative, responsible Vietnamese press forthe interests of the nation and people”. This year, the festival attracts 85centrally-run press agencies and local journalist associations.-VNA
The forum delved into opportunities and challenges that thepact brings to Vietnamese firms and the role of the press in seeking measuresto address such challenges.
Participants agreed that the business community needs themedia to get useful information and advertise their products and services,while entrepreneurs and businesses offer diverse topics to reporters and asource of financial assistance to media agencies.
Delegates underlined that both the press and businesscommunity take part in monitoring the implementation of the Government’spolicies, particularly in administrative reform. The media has also contributedto helping firms increase domestic competitiveness and boost internationaleconomic integration, they added.
Mai Duc Loc, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam JournalistsAssociation (VJA), said the VJA has organised regular social activities to helpconnect enterprises with Party and State leaders, social organisations, andtheir foreign peers.
The forum was held as part of the ongoing National PressFestival 2019, themed “Renovated, creative, responsible Vietnamese press forthe interests of the nation and people”. This year, the festival attracts 85centrally-run press agencies and local journalist associations.-VNA
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