The call was made at his working session with the VJA’s Standing Committee in Hanoi on September 23 to increase the role and the effective operation of the VJA’s chapters.

The VJA should cooperate with relevant agencies at home to build and deploy a project to invite international journalists to come to Vietnam to work and learn more about the Southeast Asian nation, Deputy PM Nhan said, adding that this should be implemented in the remaining months of the year and continue thereafter through the ensuing years. 

The Deputy PM stressed that the move will help Vietnam’s journalism integrate deeply into the world and enable international friends to fully and correctly understand Vietnam .

Mr Nhan suggested seminars be held to bring to light the experiences of journalists in writing features on typical examples of good people with good actions and drives to address wrong-doings.

The VJA now boasts a membership of 17,000, an increase of 3,000 from 2005, according to its Chairman Dinh The Huynh. The VJA always attaches great importance to the protection of the legal rights of its members and is determined to condemn and combat any actions that prevent its members from working legally.

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