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Reporter: Dear comrade, the 14th National Congress of the Party is of special importance for the new development journey of the country. How do you evaluate the information and propaganda work about the 14th National Party Congress in recent times?

Comrade Lai Xuan Mon: The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam marks an important turning point, not only summarizing a term, a development journey but also establishing a strategic vision, orienting the country's path forward in the new era, the era of the Vietnamese people's rise, towards realizing development goals by 2030 and 2045. Therefore, information and propaganda work on Party congresses at all levels and the 14th National Party Congress is identified as a particularly important political task, in which the press is the main force. The Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee has focused on leading, directing, guiding, and orienting press agencies to focus on information and propaganda about Party congresses at all levels and the 14th National Party Congress from the beginning of 2025.

We recognize the outstanding efforts and very important contributions of the press in propagating Party congresses at all levels and the preparation for the 14th National Party Congress. The press will proactively deploy synchronously and effectively, closely coordinating in information and propaganda to create a positive and widespread political atmosphere, highlighting the spirit of solidarity, democracy, intelligence, and innovation; timely, accurate, effective, and correct information, contributing significantly to shaping social awareness of the 14th National Party Congress, about the outstanding results after 40 years of renovation, of the 13th National Party Congress term, especially the Party's historical strategic policies and decisions from August 2025 to present.

Through propaganda, the press has helped people clearly see the openness, responsibility, intelligence, democracy, and comprehensive meticulousness in the preparation of documents and personnel for Party committees at all levels; affirming the role of "neighbors" - enlightening - orienting public opinion, resolutely fighting against false and bad information, thereby contributing to maintaining political and ideological stability, maintaining the ideological position, and strengthening the trust of cadres, party members and people in the Party, the State and the regime. Thereby, creating an extensive political activity in the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army; creating motivation, confidence, and determination to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and best preparing for the success of the 14th National Party Congress.

In the past 3 months alone, there have been tens of thousands of news, articles, and programs for the 14th Congress and party congresses at all levels. The Vietnamese revolutionary press system has promoted its key, core, and spearhead role, truly the voice of the Party, the State, and the People's trust forum. Key political press agencies such as: Nhan Dan Newspaper, Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, People's Army, People's Public Security; press agencies of central and local ministries, departments and branches have developed a systematic implementation plan, diverse and attractive information. This shows that the press has truly mastered the information "battlefield", contributing to encouraging and motivating the entire Party, people and army to promote patriotism, the strength of great solidarity, and determination to successfully implement the strategic goals set by the 13th Congress.

At the same time, the organization of the Press Center to serve the 14th National Party Congress not only aims to ensure accurate, timely and complete information provision for the press, but also demonstrates the spirit of publicity, transparency, proactive integration, enhancing dialogue and spreading the image of Vietnam as a peaceful, stable, innovative and developed country to the people in the country, our compatriots abroad and international friends.

In the context of rapid development of cyberspace, with many complex potential factors, the press affirms its role in guiding public opinion, promptly fighting and refuting false and toxic information, contributing to maintaining political-ideological stability, strengthening people's trust in the Party. Each news article and press product during this period has both information value and contributes to the formation of the general spirit and spirit of society before the 14th National Party Congress.

Reporter: A new point that is of particular interest to the public and the press is the proactive and open spirit in providing information about the 14th Congress to domestic and international reporters. Can you tell us about specific requirements for the press in information and propaganda work about the 14th National Party Congress?

Comrade Lai Xuan Mon: The consistent spirit in the propaganda work of the 14th Congress is to proactively provide information, not to be passive or surprised, ensuring that information about the Congress is conveyed in the right direction, promptly, accurately, fully and convincingly. Because in the context of the current multidimensional media environment, if we do not proactively provide information and do not master the information " battlefield", it is easy to fall into a passive position.

In recent times, the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Journalists Association and relevant agencies to lead, direct and orient press agencies to focus on propagating about Party congresses at all levels and the 14th National Party Congress. Press agencies have invested resources, organized methodical and scientific implementation, creating great influence in society.

To ensure information is conveyed promptly, accurately and fully, press agencies have opened specialized pages and columns, increased frequency, increased quality, accelerated, and comprehensively innovated information content and forms. The content of the propaganda is comprehensive, correct, accurate, timely, creating special highlights and impressions of the 14th National Party Congress; ensuring the correct direction and orientation of the Party, not allowing errors, maintaining the principle: accuracy - unity - standards - persuasion; information in the press must be the main source of information to guide, orient public opinion and on cyberspace; proactively, do not avoid fighting and refuting bad and toxic information in cyberspace.

Specifically, press agencies must focus on information and propaganda to highlight the political, historical and strategic stature of the 14th Congress; highlight the Party's Vision - National Achievements - Aspirations of the nation - Determination to innovate and rectify the Party. The press must not only report news but also kindle confidence, inspire the world, spread positive energy to the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people.

The work of preparing personnel and documents must be informed in the direction of: publicity - transparency - strictness - democracy - science. The content of the propaganda must help people clearly understand that personnel work is prepared methodically, scientifically, and in accordance with regulations; the person introduced is truly exemplary in intelligence, capacity, qualities, and prestige. The congress documents were prepared meticulously, thoroughly, deeply, closely following the practical situation and having high action value. This is "focused" information, the press must take the lead, not let hostile forces take advantage of distorted and distorted information, causing agitation and doubt among cadres, party members and people.

Information in the press depicts the strong mark of the results, achievements, and efforts of the entire Party, people, and army in the 40 years of Doi Moi, especially the achievements of the 13th National Party Congress, firmly strengthening the people's confidence in the future of the country.

Press agencies need to be proactive and determined in fighting against bad and toxic information, false and hostile arguments with sharp arguments and convincing evidence. The press must master cyberspace, play a leading and leading role, not follow social networks.

In terms of form, it is necessary to seriously invest in communication technology to create quality digital press products. The 14th National Party Congress must have different, accurate, convincing, attractive communication products with high spread capacity; build digital content packages to propagate the 14th National Party Congress. Promote the development, posting, and distribution of short clips, reports, livestreams, and online seminars on digital platforms to reach the younger generation - the core force for spreading positive information.

Reporter: With the above specific requirements, according to him, what should press agencies and journalists focus on to successfully complete their assigned political tasks?

Comrade Lai Xuan Mon: The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is an important event for the Party and the nation. Each article, each news line, each media product at this time needs to contribute to shaping the political atmosphere of the whole country, strengthening the people's trust and spreading the country's aspiration to rise up. The press must be the force that creates a positive flow of information in the media space.

Every press agency and every journalist needs to deeply realize that propaganda about the 14th National Party Congress on the international level is not only a way to convey information about a political event but also an opportunity for Vietnam to convey the message of a Vietnam that is constantly innovative and creative; a united, dynamic, integrated, self-reliant, self-reliant, self-reliant, and self-reliant Vietnam; striving and determined to overcome difficulties to become a bright spot in socio-economic development. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the sense of responsibility, bravery, intelligence and honor of journalists and press agencies; affirm the bravery and qualities of the Vietnamese revolutionary press team " Loyalty - Corrdance - conversion - Intelligence - Humanity - Discipline - Creativity" to successfully complete the special political tasks at this important Congress.

Reporter: Sincerely thank you, comrade!

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