Vietnam News Agency debuts special news website on elections

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on May 14 officially launched a special news website on the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure, at http://baucuquochoi.vn.

Delegates press the button to launch the website. (Photo: Van Diep)
Delegates press the button to launch the website. (Photo: Van Diep)

On the occasion, Politburo member and Chairman of the 14th National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue lauded the VNA’s efforts in building the special website, which provides audience as well as domestic and foreign media agencies with a panorama picture of the elections through accurate and timely information. This will help increase the effectiveness of communication work on the elections, he said.

The NA leader asked the VNA and other medial agencies to strengthen popularisation work on the elections in more diverse and attractive formats, reflecting the vibrant atmosphere across the country ahead of the elections, with focus on COVID-19-affected localities, border, island, ethnic minority-inhabited and disaster-hit areas, while rejecting wrongful allegations and distorted information on the election, and delivering vivid news on the election to the international community.

Addressing the event, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi affirmed that following the success of the special news website on the 13th National Party Congress, VNA believes that this special website on the general elections will give readers and colleagues a panorama picture with accurate and updated information of the elections of deputies to the 15th NA and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.

With a modern and user-friendly interface, the website contains articles, photos, videos, and infographics in six languages: Vietnamese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. It provides information on candidates to the NA in the 15th tenure and the deputies to the NA in the 14th tenure. Users can search for information on candidates by typing their name, area of origin, age, gender, education, and place of nomination. They can also find updates on preparations for the elections in Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces and the election campaigns of the candidates, voter attitudes towards the elections, and election regulations.