(HBO) – A press delegation from the Lao People's Democratic Republic led by Somsavath Phongsa, deputy head of the Press Department under the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, has paid a working visit to Hoa Binh newspaper.
The delegation included heads, deputy heads, specialists, reporters of the Lao Press Department, Lao National Television, Lao News Agency, and Department of Information, Culture and Tourism from Oudomxay, Xayabuli provinces.
Dinh Van On, Editor-in-Chief of Hoa Binh
newspaper and deputy editors-in-chief, reporters and staff of the newspaper
welcomed the guests.
Lao
journalists and Hoa Binh newspaper’s officials and reporters at the working
session
Amid the open and friendly atmosphere,
Editor-in-Chief of Hoa Binh newspaper Dinh Van On expressed his pleasure to
receive the Lao press delegation to visit
Vietnam and Hoa Binh province.
He said the sound
cooperative ties between the two countries’ press agencies over the past time
have significantly contributed to strengthening bilateral solidarity. He
highlighted the close relations between Hoa Binh province and
Laos’ twinning
provinces of Houaphanh and Luang Prabang.
Dinh Van
On, Editor-in-Chief of Hoa Binh newspaper presents a gift to Somsavath Phongsa,
deputy head of the Lao Press Department
At the working session, Dinh Van On introduced
the development of Hoa Binh newspaper as well as Hoa Binh province over the
past few years to Lao journalists.
The Lao
press delegation visits the relic site where political training classes and the
preparatory session of the second congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary
Party took place at the campus of the provincial Military High Command
The two sides exchanged issues of mutual
concerns such as press publishing, experience to have interesting press
products, attracting readers, operation of a press agency, and personnel
organisation, along with difficulties and advantages in the development roadmap
of Hoa Binh e-newspaper.
Somsavath Phongsa, deputy head of the Press
Department under the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism,
expressed his pleasure to lead Lao journalists to visit
Vietnam this
time.
He thanked leaders, staff and reporters of Hoa Binh newspaper for their warm welcome
and congratulated the newspaper on achievements it has gained over the past
time. He said his visit aims to learn and share professional experience with
the Vietnamese counterparts to serve the socio-economic development of
Laos at
present.
He noted that the experiences in operation and development of the Vietnamese
press in general and Hoa Binh newspaper in particular are valuable for the Lao
press, especially when
Laoshas seen remarkable achievements in communications in the digital era. He hoped
to continue building close relations with Vietnamese press agencies, including
Hoa Binh newspaper in the coming time.
On the occasion, the Lao press delegation
offered incense to pay tribute to Uncle Ho at his statue, visited the Hoa Binh
hydropower plant and the relic site political training classes and the
preparatory session of the second congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary
Party took place at the campus of the provincial Military High Command.
The Lao
press delegation visits the Hoa Binh hydropower plant
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 held a working session with key leaders of Hoa Binh province on its implementation of the Government Office’s Notice No. 95.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
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