The Da Nang Radio and Television Station (DRT) held a ceremony on Tuesday to receive the First-Class Labour Medal.

Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet (2nd, right) and Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People's Committee Ngo Thi Kim Yen (2nd, left) awarded the First Class Labour Medal and presented congratulatory flowers to leaders of the Da Nang Radio and Television Station. Photo:L.P

Authorized by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Da Nang Party Committee Deputy Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet awarded the First Class Labour Medal to DRT in recognition of its outstanding achievements during the 2017-2021 period, contributing to the cause of socialism construction and fatherland defence.

Speaking at the ceremony, municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairwoman Ngo Thi Kim Yen congratulated DRT on its remarkable achievements over the past five years. She highly lauded the unit’s staff for their great efforts, regardless of difficulties and hardships, to well perform the responsibility and mission of a revolutionary journalist.

Vice Chairwoman Yen highlighted the significant impact of scientific and technological achievements on the activities of the traditional press. She expressed her belief that DRT will continue to successfully complete its assigned tasks and maintain its pioneering role in the city's information work, thereby contributing to consolidating and strengthening people's confidence in the Party's leadership and improving the spiritual life of residents.

According to a report by DRT, over the past 5 years, DRT has always fulfilled its targets and plans assigned by the city. Accordingly, the station has rapidly increased the broadcasting time, and has constantly innovated the contents and forms.

Municipal People's Committee Vice Chairwoman Ngo Thi Kim Yen speaking at the event

Since early July, 2017, the station has increased the broadcasting time of two TV channels to 48 hours/day. In particular, the self-produced TV time has risen from 4 hours/day to 6 hours/day, and the self-produced radio time increased from 3 hours/day to 7 hours/day.

Every year, dozens of new categories are opened to meet political tasks and needs of audiences and listeners. Meanwhile, more than 120 live TV programmes of political, cultural and social events in the city are implemented, and many talk shows on issues of public concern are organised.

Additionally, DRT’s journalists have implemented many news articles and reports on protecting the Communist Party of Viet Nam’s ideological foundation and refuting wrongful and hostile views, and spreading good examples, models and creative ways in the community.

Many journalistic works made by DRT reporters have won high prizes at national and municipal-level press awards.

Not only improving the quality of content, DRT has focused on upgrading facilities, technical equipment and technologies in a bid to serve the information needs of readers.

Reporting by LAM PHUONG - Translating by M.DUNG