In attendance were Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Alternate Member of the Central Party Committee's Executive Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tam, Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Commission for Education and Communications of the City Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, Head of the Phan Ngoc Hien Press Prize Organizing Committee; Mr. Truong Van Chuyen, Chairman of the City Journalists' Association, Editor-in-Chief of Can Tho Newspaper; Mr. Huynh Hoang Men, Director of the Department of Information and Communications of the City... along with representatives of reporters and editors from central and local media agencies operating within the city.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee and Head of the Phan Ngoc Hien Press Prize Organizing Committee, expressed gratitude to the team of journalists who have always been proactive and accompanied every step of the city's development.

According to Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien, the press activities in the city have been vibrant in recent times, with two local media agencies and nearly 70 representative offices of central, provincial, and city-level media agencies operating within the city. This formidable force has consistently penetrated every corner of life to seek and provide useful and engaging information to readers. In addition to general information about the Mekong Delta, the journalists have produced numerous articles highlighting information and disseminating the party's direction and state policies and laws, as well as significant achievements in various fields such as economy, politics, culture, society, defense, security, and foreign affairs. These efforts contribute to promoting the image of the country, the people of Can Tho, and the Mekong Delta region to the nation and the international community.

The Vice Chairman of the Can Tho City People's Committee has confidence that in the coming time, the team of journalists will continue to uphold the traditions of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press. Each journalist will incessantly learn, train, and dedicate themselves to contributing to the construction of a professional, humane, and modern revolutionary press in Vietnam. They will truly become sharp tools that play an important role in safeguarding the Motherland, the regime, the national interests, the rights and legitimate interests of the people, and in promoting socio-economic development. "Can Tho City will always create the best conditions for the functioning of the press and for journalists operating within the area, contributing to the successful implementation of the resolutions of the 14th Party Congress of the Can Tho City Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term, and Resolution No. 59 dated August 5, 2020, of the Politburo on the construction and development of Can Tho City until 2030, with a vision to 2045," affirmed Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Alternate Member of the Central Party Committee's Executive Committee and Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee, presented Certificates of Commendation from the City People's Committee and presented flowers to the authors of outstanding works that won the first prize at the 17th Phan Ngoc Hien Press Prize of Can Tho City for the year 2022-2023.

On behalf of the city's leadership, Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Alternate Member of the Central Party Committee's Executive Committee and Secretary of the Can Tho City Party Committee, acknowledged and highly appreciated the positive contributions of the media agencies and the team of journalists, reporters, and editors to the overall development of the city. He also extended congratulations to the authors and groups of authors whose works won prizes at the 17th Phan Ngoc Hien Press Prize of Can Tho City for the year 2022-2023.

Secretary of the City Party Committee, Nguyen Van Hieu, hopes that journalists will continue to seek interesting, creative, and breakthrough topics to produce outstanding works and participate in national press awards. This will contribute to promoting a greater image of the land and people of Can Tho to local and international communities. Media agencies are encouraged to uphold the traditions of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press, focusing on building clean and strong party organizations within the media agencies. Efforts should be made to continuously improve the quality of work, vigorously implement digital transformation, quickly adapt to modern journalism trends, and strengthen connections with media agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and throughout the country. These actions will enable them to fulfill the information and communication tasks assigned by the City Party Committee and the People's Committee.

During the meeting, the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association presented the Commemorative Medal "For the Vietnamese Press Career" to seven members of the branches and affiliated associations of the Vietnam Journalists Association in Can Tho City. These individuals have made significant contributions to the development of the Vietnamese press. Additionally, one member of the Can Tho City Journalists Association received a Certificate of Commendation from the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association for their outstanding achievements in professional work and association-building in 2022.

On this occasion, the Can Tho City Journalists Association organized the 17th Phan Ngoc Hien Press Prize of Can Tho City for the year 2022-2023. Simultaneously, they officially launched the 18th Phan Ngoc Hien Press Prize of Can Tho City for the year 2023-2024, with the theme of "Affirming Can Tho City's Achievements in 20 Years of Construction and Development."