RENOVATION OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA WORK DURING INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION IN VIETNAM

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION &
TRAINING
HO CHI MINH NATIONAL
ACADEMY OF POLITICS
ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION
NGUYEN THI THU HA
RENOVATION OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA
WORK DURING INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION IN VIETNAM
Major : Politics
Speciality : Ideological work
Code : 62 31 25 01
DISSERTATION OF DOCTOR OF POLITICS
HANOI - 2014
The work has been completed
at Academy of Journalism and Communication
SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS:
1. ASSOC. PROF. PHD. Tran Thi Anh Dao
2. ASSOC. PROF. PHD. Hoang Quoc Bao
Opponent 1: ASSOC. PROF. PHD. Vu Van Phuc
Opponent 2: ASSOC. PROF. PHD. Nguyen Van Quyet
Opponent 3: ASSOC. PROF. PHD. Pham Huy Ky
This dissertation will be presented in front of the Dissertation Review
Council at the Academy of Journalism and Communication.
At date month year
You may research the dissertation at the: National Library and Academy
of Journalism and Communication.
FOREWORD
1. Reasons for choosing the
Propaganda work is an important component part of ideological work. The
role of propaganda is to make the thesis have deep penetration into the public,
making the unity between ideology and actions, basing on that, making thesis into

practice. The propaganda of Communist Party of Vietnam has established,
developed and contributed to glorious victory of Revolution of Vietnam. Entering
the renovation process, the Party sets out the strategic policy: “Economic
development is the key task”.As a part of propaganda work, the propaganda work
always get Party’s concerns, directs, contributing to put policies and guidelines of
the Party, policies and laws of the State on economic development into real life. Our
country is in the period of speeding up country’s industrialization, modernization
and international integration with new opportunities, advantages but also meeting
many difficulties and challenges. The world’s situation continues having
complicated and unanticipated changes in many fields that affects quickly people’s
ideology and influences directly or indirectly the economic development field, etc.
Globalization and fast development science and technology has been creating
advantages for our country during integration but placing many new challenges in
many fields including economic propaganda work.
Hostile forces in foreign countries collude with political opportunists inside
the country to urgently act in opposing Vietnamese revolution. They advocate by
means of sponsoring, investment, economic cooperation to transform the economy
and then transform the political regime in our country into capitalization. In the
country, negative situation and social evils, the degradation, degeneration in a
significant part of officers, party members are becoming great obstacles during
socio-economic development.
In addition to basic achievements, economic propaganda work of the Party in
recent time also exposes many defects, weaknesses. Contents of propaganda are dry,
unattractive, and unpersuasive and sometimes, somewhere, the propaganda work is
still unilateral, one-sided, and imposed. Slow information orientation, lack of remote
strategy, quick spreading of unorthodox information and bad information affect
directly people’s ideology. The combination between propaganda and instruction
agency with state management agency at all levels is not close leading to confusion
and passiveness in dealing with complicated situations. Material facilities and means of
propaganda have many shortcomings not satisfying information requirements in the

current quickly development of science and technology. Noticeably, the concern in
guiding economic propaganda work is not equal to economic development
requirements, targets - a key mission of Vietnamese revolution during current period.
The reality of economic propaganda work during international integration
recently has which achievement, weakness and which experience can be learned?
What is concept and contents of renovation of economic propaganda work? What is
viewpoint and solution for renovation of economic propaganda work in the coming
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time? Etc. Those are urgent issues both in theoretical and practical aspects.
Researching renovation of the current economic propaganda work during
international integration in Vietnam not only has practical significance in renovation
of propaganda work at all levels, sectors at present but also contributes to
supplement, development of propaganda work theory of the Party.
Originating from reasons mentioned above, the Dissertation chooses the
matter “Renovation of the current economic propaganda work during international
integration in Vietnam” as the research topic.
2. Purpose, mission of research
2.1. Purpose of research
On the basis of theoretical and practical economic propaganda work of the
Communist Party of Vietnam during the international integration, the dissertation
proposes viewpoint, solutions for renovation of the current economic propaganda
work in Vietnam.
2.2. Mission of research
- Researching theoretical aspects in economic propaganda work and renovation
of economic propaganda work during international integration in Vietnam.
- Evaluating the reality of economic propaganda work in Vietnam in recent
time (achievements, limitations, weaknesses, reasons) and given issues towards
renovation of the current economic propaganda work in Vietnam.
- Proposing viewpoint and solution for renovation of the current economic
propaganda work in Vietnam.

3. Object and scope of research
3.1. Object of research
The dissertation researches theoretical and practical aspects of economic
propaganda work and renovation of the current economic propaganda work during
international integration in Vietnam.
3.2. Scope of research
- The dissertation researches factors which constitute economic propaganda
work and renovation of economic propaganda work; impact of international
integration towards renovation of economic propaganda work of Vietnamese
Communist Party, in which going deep into and clarifying the reality and solution
for renovation of propaganda work in the Party and in propaganda and instruction
sector system.
- The dissertation does not mention directly the economic propaganda work
in national education system. For economic propaganda work in state economic
management agency system or particular organizations, unions, businesses, the
dissertation only mentions as a constituting part and also object of economic
propaganda work being directed, oriented by Party committee levels and
instructed to execute by the Central propaganda and instruction committee.
- In term of time, the dissertation researches economic propaganda work of the
Party during international integration from Congress IX in 2011 up to now, in which, it
specially emphasizes the period from Vietnam’s WTO joining in 2007 up to now.
- The dissertation focuses on surveying, researching at Central propaganda and
instruction committee of Vietnamese Communist Party; some ministries, sectors, unions,
central newspapers, broadcasting station; propaganda and instruction committees in
some provinces, cities representing all areas, regions of the whole country.
4. Theoretical background and Research methodology
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4.1. Theoretical background
The dissertation is researched on the theoretical background of Marxism-
Leninism, Ideology of Ho Chi Minh, viewpoints, guidelines, and policies of

Vietnamese Communist Party.
4.2. Research methodology
Based on main methodologies which are dialectic materialism and historical
materialism, the dissertation uses basic research methods of social and humanity
science focusing on some following methods:
- Historical and logic method: describing, reflecting the renovation of
economic propaganda work since our country’s WTO joining up to now, analysing,
outlining nature, rule, movement trend of renovation of the current economic
propaganda work.
- Comparison method, control method: The dissertation synthesizes related
data, compares to find out strengths, achievements to be promoted, weaknesses,
backwardness to be overcome in economic propaganda.
- Method of sociological investigation: preparing questionnaire, selecting
representative sample to investigate awareness, viewpoint, attitude of subject and
object in economic propaganda and related issues; collecting data by samples and
analysing, processing data by SPSS.
- Method of expert interview: Selecting a group of important issues having
many different ideas to discuss.
In addition to main research methodologies mentioned above, as research
object mentions contents of many different fields, the dissertation uses integrated
(interdisciplinary) method.
5. New contributions of the Dissertation
- Systematizing and supplementing, developing theories with regard to
renovation of economic propaganda work of Vietnamese Communist Party.
- Generalizing the reality, discovering new given issues towards renovation of
economic propaganda work of Vietnamese Communist Party during international
integration.
- Proposing some viewpoints, solutions for renovation of the current economic
propaganda work during international integration in our country.
6. Theoretical and practical significance of the Dissertation

- Successfully implemented dissertation will contribute to creation of scientific
background for establishing guideline, leadership policy, direction and deploying
renovation of economic propaganda work of the Party during international integration.
- Research results of the Dissertation can be used as reference for propaganda
and instruction officers, officers doing propaganda work and people concerning
about this work.
7. Structure of the Dissertation
In addition to the foreword, overview of research situation, conclusion, list of
references and appendix, contents of the dissertation includes 03 chapters and 06 sections.
OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH SITUATION
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I. RESEARCH WORKS RELATED TO ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA,
INSTRUCTION
1. Foreign research works
Up to now, there have been many research works with regard to ideology
work, in which economic propaganda and propaganda - instruction work is
mentioned under different viewpoints. Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl
Marx and Frederick Engels written in 1847, reprinted by Truth Publishing House in
1952 is a theoretical work which scientifically explains the objective rule of social
development and is also the first work mentioning proletarian propaganda work. The
work points out purpose of propaganda work that is to eliminate private ownership
regime on production materials, attract other classes to follow proletarian class; giving
the slogan “Proletarians of all countries, unite!” The work What is to be done of V. I.
Lenin written in 1902, published by Truth Publishing House in 1957 inherited and
developed theoretical points of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels regarding propaganda
work. The work analysed, interpreted the position, importance, force, object, and
method of propaganda: “Wanting to do economic propaganda, accuse extreme abuse in
factories”. The volume “Ideology propaganda work in new period” edited by
Personnel Department, Central propaganda and training committee of Chinese
Communist Party, National Politics Publishing House, Hanoi, 2005 comprehensively

summarizes ideology propaganda work of Chinese Communist Party. With regard to
economic propaganda, the work mentioned “Propagandizing more efficiently and
effectively the economic renovation, opening and establishment”.
2. Domestic research works
- Party’s resolutions, directions
During renovation period, our Party always attached much importance to
leadership and gave out many guidelines regarding ideology, journalism,
propaganda including economic propaganda such as: Resolution of the 5
th
Conference on 01 August 2007 by the Central Committee, session X “With regard
to ideology work, theory and journalism in front of new requirements”; Conclusion
announcement no. 225-TB/TW dated 3 March 2009 by of the Party Central
Committee Secretariat, session X “With regard to improving, enhancing
operational efficiency of propaganda forms”; Decision no. 221-QD/TW dated 27
April 2009 by the Secretariat on issuing “Regulations on coordination between
propaganda and instruction committee at all levels with the state management
agency of the same level in deploying socio-economic development plans, solving
urgent matters of people”; Resolution of the 11
th
National Party Congress
mentioned Socio-economic development strategy for 2011 - 2012 period;
Announcement no. 264-TB/TW dated 31 July 2009 by Ministry of Politics with
regard to guideline of organizing the canvass: “Vietnamese prioritizes to use
Vietnam’s commodities”, etc. All documents pointed out requirements, missions,
solutions of information, propaganda work serving the socio-economic
development.
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- Books: The book Mass Media by Ta Ngoc Tan, National Politics Publishing
House, 2011 mentioned the role of mass media in connecting information for economic
development. In 2003, Propaganda Department, Academy of Journalism and

Communication edited the Curriculum Propaganda Principle presenting the general
issues of propaganda work including the special subject Economic propaganda which
discusses the position, role of economic propaganda, contents and forms of economic
propaganda, etc. In 2006, the book Studying Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary
propaganda methods by PhD. Hoang Quoc Bao, National Politics Publishing
House researched the origin, basic features of Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary
propaganda methods, reality of propaganda methods in staff of ideology officers
and gave out solutions for renovating, improving efficiency of propaganda. The
book Ideology work principles edited by Assoc. Prof. PhD. Luong Khac Hieu,
National Politics Publishing House presented most sufficiently and
comprehensively about basic matters of ideology work. The special subject
“Economic education and formation of economic culture” judged the position,
role of economic education: “economic education becomes a key mission of
ideology work in the career of building socialism in general and our country’s
current renovation in particular”. In 2008, PhD. Tran Thi Anh Dao edited two
monographs: “Ideology work and the issue of training officers to do ideology work”
and “Ideology work in the career of industrialization, modernization”, National
Politics Publishing House, mentioned theoretical aspects of ideology work
discussing about virtue and capacity of officers doing ideology work. In 2009, the
book Journalism with propaganda, struggle against wrong arguments, Ministry of
Information and Communications, Information and Communications Publishing
House, discussed about responsibility of journalism in propaganda work in
integration period. The book “Renovation of theory, ideology work in new
circumstance”, edited by PhD. Pham Tat Thang, National Politics Publishing
House, 2010, mentioned the renovation of style in writing about good person,
good work mirrors, patriotic competition movements in the practical direction
without being pompous, formal in conformity with conditions of building
socialist-oriented market economy at present. The book Role of scientific
knowledge in the current career of industrialization, modernization in Vietnam by
PhD. Tran Hong Luu, Politics Publishing House, 2011, proposed some solutions in

order to uphold the role of scientific knowledge in the current career of
industrialization, modernization: “Means of mass media should praise promptly
scientists, businesses talented in economic development to multiply symbolic
characters, attract people to strive and follow”. The book Making Vietnamese
workers become intellectuals in the current international integration by PhD. Bui
Thi Kim Hau, National Politics Publishing House, 2012, considered propaganda and
instruction work as a method to improve industrial style and legal awareness for
workers. The book Propaganda literature about the canvass “Vietnamese
prioritizes to use Vietnam’s commodities” published by the Central Steering
Committee of the canvass in 2012 emphasized the role of propaganda work,
considered it as the most important solution for success of the canvass. The
yearbook National Conference on summarizing foreign affairs work, sea - island
propaganda and demarcation, landmark in 2013; deploying missions in 2014
including discussion of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the
title “Attaching special importance to propaganda for economy, aquiculture
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development, a new point of agriculture sector in 2013” highlighted results achieved
in propaganda work with many diversified forms and contents. The yearbook
Conference on summing-up 3 years of implementing National target program of
building new rural areas 2010-2020 gathered discussions of ministries, sectors,
localities and businesses. All reports highly appreciated the role of propaganda work
and considered it as both experiences and solutions for promoting the movement of
building new rural areas.
- Scientific conferences, topics, projects, dissertation, articles
Some topics, projects at Ministerial level having contents related to renovation
of economic propaganda are: Project no. KHBD (2003)-14: “Improving quality and
efficiency of propagandizing new, progressive symbolic factors in economic field”
chaired by PhD. Bui The Duc, Central propaganda and instruction committee.
Project no. KHBD (2008)-48: “Some solutions for improving efficiency of
information - propaganda work in people foreign relations in new circumstance”

chaired by PhD. Do Hoang Long, Committee for Foreign Relations of the Party
Central Committee, mentioned some contents, forms of informing the country’s
economic development to foreign countries.
In the article “Entering 2012, the whole propaganda and instruction sector is
positively renovated, creative, scientific and more determined in action”, the author
Dinh The Huynh mentioned: “With regard to socio-economic mission, focus on
implementing to create high unanimity in continuing to carry out Conclusion 02 of
Ministry of Politics; Conclusion of the 3
rd
Central Conference on continuing to limit
inflation, stabilize macro economy, assure social security and restructure the
economy”. In the article “Ho Chi Minh City creates unanimity, agreement in
implementing Resolution 11 of the Government and Conclusion 02 of Ministry of
Politics”, the author Than Thi Thu affirmed that “Speeding up propaganda work” is
one of “effective solutions” to succeed in the target, mission of socio-economic
development. The author Le Hong Anh in the article “Continue to renovate and
improve efficiency, quality of propaganda and instruction work” pointed out
weaknesses of propaganda and instruction work in general and economic
propaganda in particular: “economic propaganda work has not been paid right
attention”. Recently, Central Corporate Block Party Committee and Joint Stock
Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam organized the
Conference “Speeding up the state-owned corporate restructuring in Central corporate
block up to 2015”. The report defined that propaganda work is the main solution to foster
restructuring, capitalization and withdrawal of state fund at businesses.
II. RESEARCH WORKS REGARDING IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL
INTEGRATION ON ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA WORK
1. Foreign research works
The book Globalization with development countries by international economic
researchers of the Federal Republic of Germany, K. Bubl, R. Kruege and H.
Marienburg written in 2002, mentioned the consequences of economic development in

globalization, consequences towards national guideline of developing countries. The
book The world is flat by Thomas L. Friedman (American journalist, sociologist)
issued in April 2005, translated and published by Tre Publishing House in 206,
explained the complicated movement of the world economy, politics in the era of
globalization. According to the author, science and information technology brings
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about great benefits as well as unexpected dangers. The author believes that one of
reasons for the collapse of Soviet Union is the reverse side of the information
revolution started at the beginning to the middle of the 80s. The book Globalization
and future of transforming countries by Grzegorz W.Kolodko, National Politics
Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006, presented features of globalization and its impact on
developing countries. The book Right to speak: the role of mass media in economic
development issued by Information and Culture Publishing House pointed out
economic conditions and which policy environment is necessary for mass media to
support economic development.
2. Domestic research works
- Documents, resolutions, directions of the Party and State
The 11
th
National Party Congress set the guideline “Positive international
integration”. After that, on 27 November 2001, the Ministry of Politics issued
Resolution no. 07-NQ/TW “With regard to international economic integration”. On
5 February 2007, the 4
th
Conference of Party Central Steering Committee, session X
issued Resolution no. 08-NQ-TW “With regard to some great guidelines, policies
for fast and sustainable economic development when Vietnam becomes a member of
WTO”. On 10 April 2013, Ministry of Politics issued Resolution no. 22-NQ/TW on
international integration, etc. In general, all documents pointed out advantages,
difficulties, opportunities, challenges towards the society in general and economic

propaganda work in particular during international integration.
- Books: The book Some social issues of Vietnam in renovation period by
National Economics University, published by National Politics Publishing House in
2004 mentioned basic achievements, limitations and reasons of international
economic integration and proposed some solutions for positive international
economic integration of Vietnam. The book Vietnam rural industry - reality and
solution for development by Nguyen Trong Phuc, National Politics Publishing
House, 2004, analysed the role, reality and solution for developing rural industry
during industrialization and modernization of the country. In 2004, the Central
Ideology - Culture Committee edited the book The world’s great issues and our
country’s integration and development presented the international economic
integration in our country; mentioned advantages, difficulties during international
integration and requirements, missions of propaganda work. The book The State
towards knowledge economic development in the context of globalization by
Institute of Social sciences information, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences,
Social Sciences Publishing House, 2005, mentioned the appearance and
development of the knowledge economy and the role of the state towards knowledge
economic development in the context of globalization. The book Some issues
regarding theory, ideology and culture work by Prof. Nguyen Duc Binh, National
Politics Publishing House, 2005, discussed about economic globalization and
international integration of Vietnam, and also pointed out indispensable trend,
advantages, difficulties, integration direction of our country and impacts on ideology
field. In 2006, the Central Ideology - Culture Committee edited and issued the book
Three great events presenting development state of the country, affirmed that:
Joining WTO is the important victory of Vietnam during international economic
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integration. It also pointed out directions in guiding, leading propaganda work since
Vietnam’s joining into WTO. In 2007, the Central propaganda and instruction
committee coordinated with Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to hold
Science conference titled “Enhancing competitiveness of Vietnam companies during

WTO integration period” and published the yearbook of the seminar. In introductory
report, PhD. Nguyen Hong Vinh emphasized that “Our journalism must continue
renovating methods of propaganda, especially approaches and explanation of new
issues in the real production and business during integration. There must be many
excellent journalists, economic reporters who are knowledgeable about market
economy, grasp quickly operations of businesses, especially businesses having
relationships in international field, serve businesses by information being concerned
and by their active, creative journalism operations”. The book Globalization trend in
two decades of the 21
st
Century, National Politics Publishing House, 2007, under
general direction of Prof. PhD. Le Huu Nghia, pointed out nature and impacts of the
current globalization, gave out some proposals for integration in Vietnam including the
concern about propaganda. The book Selective journal articles in 2011 included the
article Peasants in new era discussing about advantages, successes, difficulties,
harnesses of peasants in integration period. The article asserted that the ideology of
“blaming the State” still exists in a significant part of peasants, therefore, to help
peasants enrich themselves in integration period, it is necessary to change awareness
that “peasants are subjects - people making decisions rather than people receiving,
enjoying supportive policies and regimes from the State”. Assoc. Prof. PhD. Hong
Vinh, the author of the book Keeping fire alight, Culture Publishing House, 2014, in
discussing about solutions for the country’s economic development in integration
period, highlighted the role of unification in awareness and action: “No magic wand
makes our country progress quickly, progress firmly in addition to unanimity,
combined effort of the Party, people, broad social agreement for the target of
making Vietnam become an industrial country in modern direction in the next ten
years”.
- Scientific topics, projects, conference discussions
The discussion at National Officers Conference summing up 2 years of
implementing Conclusion announcement No. 162-TB/TW dated 1 December 2004

by Ministry of Politics “with regard to some methods for strengthening journal
management in current context”, the author Nguyen Van Dua affirmed that: “It is
the development of journalism to impact significantly to promote the renovation and
promote the development of the market economy”. In the article Enhancing
leadership capacity, power holding stuff of the Communist Party - Some issues from
the reality of Vietnam”, Prof. PhD. Phung Huu Phu pointed out difficulties caused
by fluctuations, risks of the global economy in the post-crisis period leading to
dramatic increase of price, high inflation, and many difficulties in people’s lives and
production and business activities.
Introductory speech at the international conference on “Strengthening to
supervise and clean up the financial system”, 2003, the author Vu Viet Ngoan
mentioned the issue of information transparency, considered this as one of solutions
for cleaning up the financial system. Economic expert Tran Dinh Thien in
responding to interview by Tien Phong Newspaper with regard to the current
economic situation of Vietnam affirmed that “In the current economic context, the
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clearest opportunity is that we should tell the truth and do truthfully because all
disease exposed. This is the background for establishing sustainable development
foundation for the next years”. The author Phi Son in the article Agriculture in
front of new opportunity, News Journal, Giap Ngo Spring 2014 (Lunar new year),
analysed the role of agriculture as “pillar of the economy” but peasants themselves
are vulnerable and most disadvantaged group during international integration.
III. SUMMARY OF RESEARCHED MATTERS AND MATTERS TO BE
CONCERNED AND SOLVED BY THE DISSERTATION
1. Researched matters
Research works discussed about basic matters such as: Concept of propaganda
work; concept of economic propaganda work; position, role, function, mission,
content, basic form of economic propaganda work and some issues surrounding
economic and cultural education, etc. With regard to impact of international
integration on Vietnam society, it is mentioned rather thoroughly such as:

challenges, advantages, difficulties and solutions of Vietnam in joining into WTO;
initial results of WTO joining; factors impacting propaganda work.
2. Matters to be researched
Under the angle of renovating economic propaganda work during Vietnam’s
international integration, it can be said that there has not any work mentioned about
this sufficiently. Issues such as concept and content of renovating economic
propaganda work; reality of economic propaganda work; viewpoints, solutions for
renovating the economic propaganda work during international integration;
renovation of contents, methods, means of economic propaganda; renovation of
propaganda in each field (agricultural economy, industrial economy, sea economy,
etc.) should be researched thoroughly, deeply to be the basis for renovating the
current economic propaganda work.
3. Researched matters of the Dissertation
Originating from the reality and research situation with regard to economic
propaganda work in which many matters are left open, the dissertation chooses the
topic “Innovation of the current economic propaganda work during international
integration in Vietnam” with the desire of researching and clarifying the contents as
follows: theoretical background of renovating the current economic propaganda
work during international integration in Vietnam; reality, experience lessons, given
issues, viewpoints and solutions for renovating the current economic propaganda
work during international integration in Vietnam.
Chapter 1
RENOVATION OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA WORK
DURING INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION IN VIETNAM - SOME
THEORETICAL ISSUES
1.1. Concepts and elements of the economic propaganda and its renovation
1.1.1. Economic propaganda: Concepts and elements
1.1.1.1. Concepts
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a. Propaganda is a form, an element of the ideological work in order to

propagate the ideological system and strategic guidelines in the public, to build a
worldview appropriate with benefit of the ideological system subject, to establish
and to strengthen trust, to gather and to encourage the public’s action in such
worldview and trust.
b. Economic propaganda is a fundamental content of the propaganda for
disseminating economic policy guidelines, furnishing the public with economic
knowledge, widely disseminating experiences in operation and establishing
economic culture for laborers.
c. Economic propaganda work is a fundamental action the propaganda work of
the Communist Party of Vietnam in order to disseminate economic guidelines and
policies of the Party and our State, international regulations and laws in relation with
the economy, domestic and international experience in production and business; to
furnish the people with economic knowledge; to form economic culture for human
in the economic creation.
1.1.1.2. Elements of economic propaganda work
In the status of action, the economic propaganda work involves elements that
are subject of the economic propaganda work; object of the economic propaganda
work; persons to whom the economic propaganda work targets; objective of the
economic propaganda work; content of the economic propaganda work; form of
economic propaganda; method of economic propaganda; facilities of economic
propaganda; effectiveness of the economic propaganda work.
1.1.2. Renovation of economic propaganda: concept and content
1.1.2.1. Concept: Renovation of economic propaganda is a course of
comprehensive renovation of elements in order to eliminate any backward
perspectives, contents or methods of propaganda, simultaneously to supplement, to
develop more appropriate new ones to bring about increasingly effects to meet
requirements of the career of industrialization, modernization and international
integration.
1.1.2.2. Content of renovation of economic propaganda work
Renovation of the propaganda work is shown at renovating comprehensively

elements of the economic propaganda work, specially its content. It is the most
frequent, prompt and effectively decisive renovated element. Generally all content
must be frequently renovated, but newness is concentrated at information on tasks,
solutions for economic development in each stage, each specific economic field;
information on new guidelines and policies on economic integration in Vietnam;
information on regulations promulgated by the world’s economic organizations,
international laws and stipulations that directly relate to investment, import-export
of Vietnam, etc. In terms of renovation of the economic propaganda method, it is
notable that a new point is dialogue between institutions’ leaders and the people
regarding economic issues interested by the people. A newly appeared method
necessary for expanding is to elect and award titles and prizes for any typical
commodity, producer or enterprise. There are suitable forms of commending,
encouraging to enhance activeness and self-awareness of persons to be
propagandized. In terms of effective renovation of the economic propaganda work,
in the economic propaganda it doesn’t only account for outcomes but also effects.
Effective calculus should be applied according to the last researches.
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Thus, renovation of the economic propaganda work is a course of
comprehensive element renovation to reach the target of not only serving the career
of industrialization and modernization but also one in the international integration
that is a new issue firstly and officially mentioned in the instruments of the National
Party Congress XI.
1.2. Necessity of renovating the economic propaganda work during
process of current international integration in Vietnam
1.2.1. International integration and its effects on renovating the current
economic propaganda work in Vietnam
1.2.1.1. International integration: Concept and Vietnam process of
international integration
a. International economic integration
In the initial period, international economic integration was referred narrowly to

the fact that our country established trade relations with some other countries or
became member of some international economic institutions. At present, international
economic integration is understood as a process that do mention not only foreign
cooperation but also powerful movement of the domestic economic mechanism to
modern direction; building the qualitative, effective and highly competitive economy;
strengthening economic, commercial and financial actions between our country and
others in the world.
b. International integration
International integration is a process of subject’s participation in common
events of the international life with its own political views in order to make the best
use of opportunities convenient for the national sustainable development. Integration
is not “dissolving”, but involving in the international life on the basis of maintaining
the national characters, independence and sovereignty of the nation.
c. Vietnam’s process of international integration
* The Party’s and the State’s guidelines of international integration
Right after the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, together with
tasks of strengthening, establishing the revolutionary government and building the
country, the State advocated participation in international economic institutions.
However, as a result of various reasons, especially the prolonged war and embargo
of unwilling countries, Vietnam mostly participated in jointly cooperation
institutions with socialist countries. With renovated guidelines at the Party Congress
VI, international integration thinking took a breakthrough. The Party advocated
“taking advantage of economic, scientific and technical expansion to the third
world’s countries, developed industrial countries, international organizations and
foreign individuals on the principle of mutual benefit and fairness”. It was as for the
Party Congress IX (2001), awareness on international economic integration became
clearer and more sufficient: economic globalization was an objective tendency and
proactively international and regional economic integration was advocated. In
November 2001, the Political Bureau issued the Resolution No.07 on international
economic integration in which targets, directional perspectives and specific tasks in

the process of international and regional economic integration were specified. In the
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Central Resolution of the session IX (June 2004), the Party indicated to be more
proactive and prompt in international economic integration, to perform all
multilateral and bilateral international commitments signed by our country and to be
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well prepared for early joining WTO. The Party Congress X added the phrase of
“active” to express the more insight toward international economic integration: “Be
proactive and active in international economic integration”, “Expanding
international cooperation in other fields”. In the Party Congress XI in 2011, the term
of “international integration” was firstly and officially appeared in the instrument of
the Party Congress, marked a basic movement in the Party’s thinking in
international integration: “be proactive and active in international integration; boost
up position of the country; for the national benefits, for the powerful and prosperous
Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. To concretize this perspective, on 10 April 2013,
the Political Bureau promulgated the Resolution No. 22-NQ/TW regarding
international integration. This was an important, strategically significant and
consistent instrument in awareness of the whole Party, the whole people and the
whole army force, mentioning comprehensively international integration in the new
situation. Accordingly, after nearly 30 years with 6 congress sessions, the Party is
nowadays more and more sufficiently and clearly aware of the international
integration guidelines. As from only mentioning economic integration, the Party
pointed out: to more deeply and comprehensively integrate into the world’s
economy and international integration, i.e. to participate in common events of the
world’s life in all aspects of economy, politics, culture, society, foreign affairs,
military affairs, etc. international integration is a new thinking development of the
Party as compared to international economic integration.
* Initial outcomes
In the economic field, our country expanded the trade relations to various

nations and became member of some international institutions. Particularly, after 11
years of negotiation, on 7 November 2006, WTO officially admitted Vietnam as the
150
th
member to its organization, which becomes effective since 11 January 2007.
At present, Vietnam has performed fully and seriously WTO joining commitments;
had foreign affair relations with 181 countries, economic and commercial relations
with more than 200 countries and territories, received investment from more than 70
countries and territories. In the political field, Vietnam became non-permanent
member of UN Security Council in the tenure 2008-2009 and ASEAN 2010
President. Sequentially on 12 November 2013, Vietnam was elected as member of
UN Human Rights Council with the most majority of votes among 14 newly joined
countries (184/192 votes). This event contributes to boost up significantly our
political position in the international arena. In the cultural and social field,
international integration showed clear impacts. Vietnam was elected as one of 20
UNESCO members in 2009 and admitted to the World Heritage Committee for the
tenure of 2014-2017. In the field of defense and security, our country has expanded
cooperation with big countries in the world; participated in various international and
regional regimes of cooperation in defense and security, such as
ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting; ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), International
Police Organization (INTERPOL), etc.
1.2.1.2. International integration’s impacts on the economic propaganda work
a. Positive impacts
International integration is opportunity for Vietnam to acquire extremely
scientific and technological achievements, economic management and organization
experiences of other countries in the world for purpose of performance of the
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country’s economic development. Such issues will make contents of the propaganda
work more plentiful. International integration, with powerful development of
information technology, is creating convenient conditions for propaganda by the

human being in general, economic propaganda by the Party in particular. Especially
increasingly plentiful mass media is convenient condition for us to use it for
economic propaganda. International integration facilitates information exchange,
learning economic propaganda from the regional countries and the world, so for
purpose of expanding and developing economic propaganda by the Party, boosting
up propaganda cadres to learn and enhance their competence for meeting the
integration requirements.
b. Negative impacts
Globalization and international integration will impact on national independence
and sovereignty of nations in general and Vietnam in particular. In terms of economy, we
have to encounter with unbalanced economic competition and are susceptible to getting
influenced by complicated changes in the world market. This cause much difficulties and
confusion in the economic propaganda. Hostile forces will take advantage and fight
against us through investment projects, cooperation programs, funds, non-governmental
organizations, etc. Penetrating deeply into the world economy, we have to respond to
changes in it, particularly in the field of capital, manpower, trade, import, export and the
like, meanwhile we have made integration after many countries and have no experience
for responding. It is hardly to predict situation in the economic propaganda work, without
information experience, orientation of public opinions toward complicated and
unforeseeable changes in the world economy.
1.2.2. Necessary of renovating the economic propaganda work
1.2.2.1. Springing from important position and role of the economic
propaganda work
The role of propaganda work is to make “reasoning penetrated into the public”
and then “become a force of material”. The propaganda work helps the proletarian
class and all classes of the people understand reasoning viewpoints toward the birth,
historical position and inevitable doom of capitalism; the historical mission of the
proletarian class; the path of the proletarian class liberation, the model and the path
to socialism. The propaganda work has great power in that it doesn’t only change
awareness of object, but also leads to active revolutionary actions of such objects.

The economic propaganda work contributes significantly to liberation of all
potentials of the country, boosting up economic development and performing the
task of promoting industrialization and modernization of the country; helps to put
the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies and laws into real life.
1.2.2.2. Springing from demands of industrialization, modernization and
international integration
At present, our country is entering into a new period, economic development
period, which is determined as a focused task of Vietnam Revolution. Our whole
country makes endeavour to obtain targets as to 2020, basically becomes a modern-
directed industrial country. It is a very difficult and hard task, deployed in the new
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circumstance, new condition and with many difficulties. The propaganda work
must make every people well beware of the fact that the task of economic
development is a key one at present; mobilize general power, lead the country to
overcome all challenges, perform successfully the target and task of
industrialization and modernization of the country.
1.2.2.3. Springing from demand of qualitative and effective enhancement in
the current economic propaganda work during international integration
In the past time, the economic propaganda work initially renovated and
obtained some important achievements, however restrictions and weakness are also
being shown. Propaganda content and orientation show shortcomings and
backwardness, fail to follow up the production life and are not attractive for
engaging the whole people in the economic development career. Mode of
propaganda is slowly innovated, but mostly vain and unidirectional propaganda,
which result in not high attractiveness and convincingness. Meanwhile, objects of
the propaganda work have promoted and grown up in all aspects, particularly in
terms of awareness, had increasingly high requirements for information content,
orientation, attractiveness and timeliness, etc. Thus, the economic propaganda work
must be renovated to meet requirements of qualitative and effective enhancement of
the propaganda work in the new stage.

In conclusion, the economic propaganda work is a basic action in the propaganda
work of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In the last years of renovation, the
economic propaganda work has been gradually renovated, however restrictions,
weakness and shortcomings have also been shown increasingly. Reality of the
industrialization and modernization of the country during international integration
has set forth a great demand of comprehensive renovation of the economic
propaganda work to bring about increasingly high effect and to meet demand of
industrialization, modernization and international integration.
Chapter 2
REALITY AND PROBLEMS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR RENOVATING
THE CURRENT ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA WORK DURING
INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION IN VIETNAM
2.1. Reality of the current economic propaganda work during
international integration in Vietnam
While international integration is more and more deeply performed, the
economic propaganda work has progressively innovated and actively participated in the
career of boosting up industrialization and modernization of the country and gained the
following outcomes:
2.1.1. Primary achievements and causes
2.1.1.1. Gradual enhancement of awareness and responsibilities of Party
Committees, governments, industries and branches in conducting and developing
the economic propaganda work
Awareness of Party Committees, governments, industries and branches in role
and position of the economic propaganda work has been progressively enhanced.
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Directions in propaganda work have been always available in any resolution,
direction or conclusion of the Party in the economic field. In periodical reports by
the Government and local governments at all levels, there have been also
evaluations and reviews on the propaganda information work to perform the task of
socioeconomic development. Propaganda agencies and mass media have arranged

professional divisions or reporters for economic monitoring purpose. Industries and
associations have paid attention to perform the economic propaganda in various
manners. Generally, awareness and responsibilities for direction and performance of
the economic propaganda work at all levels and industries have been improved more
and more clearly.
2.1.1.2. Increasingly plentiful and practical content of propaganda
The economic propaganda work has concentrated on main contents as follows:
Disseminating viewpoints of the Marxist-Leninism, the Ho Chi Minh ideology,
contributing to form path of economic reform; propagandizing the Party’s guidelines
and the State’s policies and laws toward economic development, contributing to
enhancement of the leadership role of the Party and public administration,
promoting comprehensively renovation and international integration; propagandizing
patriotic emulation, detecting new causes, encouraging and expanding advanced
example; fighting against corruption, wastefulness and social negative issues; “peace
happening” in the economic field; mistaken perspectives; protecting the socialism-
oriented market economy. The aforesaid reality and contents have been selected
appropriately with conditions and situation of objects.
2.1.1.3. Plentiful and diversified manners, methods and facilities for
economic propaganda have gradually met information demands of cadres, Party
members and the people
The press and publication system has developed promptly either on quantity,
manner or content, met the people’s demands for plentiful, prompt, sensitive and
timely information. Verbal propaganda and operation of the body of reporters have
been strengthened and reformed appropriately with requirements and tasks in the
new situation. Cultural institution system at grass-root level has been developed
powerfully and evenly throughout regions and areas of the country, played an
important role in disseminating and concretizing the task of economic development
of the country and localities. Other manner and method of propaganda have also
been developed plentifully and lively, for example seminar, conference, congress,
exhibition, fair, sight-seeing, information, propaganda, etc. It can be said that in the

last years, the manners, methods and facilities have been newly developed,
contributed to furnish cadres, Party members and the people with information more
timely and sufficiently.
2.1.1.4. Mechanism of organizations and cadres working at the economic
propaganda has been gradually paid attention in building, training and fostering
for the career of industrialization, modernization and international integration
The Party’s organization and cadres working at propaganda and instruction have
been strengthened powerfully, including three levels: central level,
provincial/municipal level and district level. Exclusively the model of propaganda and
instruction committee at commune level has had some obstacles in mechanism,
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organization and cadres. However, springing from practical demands, many localities
have advocated arrangement of mechanism and cadres of propaganda and instruction
committees at commune level. It is notable that Propaganda and Encouragement
Committee of Lao Cai province is of a new model that has brought about good effects.
In addition, mechanism or cadres working at propaganda have been arranged in public
administration institutions socio-political organizations and press agencies. Majority of
propaganda cadres have been trained in press, propaganda or all specialties of social
science; well qualified with the political stability and step by step met requirements.
2.1.1.5. The economic propaganda has encouraged the people in actively
working and production, contributed to help our economy overcome any obstacles
and challenges, obtained positive outcomes in right direction in all fields.
The propaganda work has actively interpreted and analysed to help the people
beware of advantages and obstacles of the national economy, timely reflect variable
state of the world economy, encourage the people to share effort to perform any
solutions offered by the Party, government, industries and branches. The people have
been kept peace in mind, proactive and active in overcoming obstacles, boosting
production in all fields, contributing to perform the task of socioeconomic
development. Macro-economy has been essentially stable. GDP in 2013 increased
5.42% as compared to 2012. Income per capita was 1,960USD, 12% increased as

compared to 2012. Inflation was controlled at 6.04%, lowest for the last 10 years.
2.1.1.6. Causes of achievements
a. Objective cause: (1) Achievements obtained in the fields of politics,
economy, society, security, defense, external affairs of the country for 30 years of
renovation and international integration are vivid practice which is basis,
convincement foundation and motivation for the propaganda; (2) Scientific and
technological achievements in the world, particularly in the field of information and
communication, have facilitated significantly in the economic propaganda; (3) Social
development and progression in general, especially educational level, sense and
responsibility of citizens that are increasingly improved also have contributed to make
such achievements of the propaganda work.
b. Subjective cause: (1) Consistent development and creative application of
the Marxist-Leninism, the Ho Chi Minh ideology and the path to socialism of the
Party; (2) leadership and direction of the Political Bureau, the Secretariat of
the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; (3) Paying attention to
the economic propaganda by Party Committees; (4) Frequent and closely
cooperation between channels and manners of propaganda; infrastructure for
propaganda has been supplemented, upgraded and gradually met requirements; (5)
Body of cadres working at economic propaganda have been drilled with political
stability, been faithful with the Party and the renovation career.
2.1.2. Restrictions, weakness and causes
2.1.2.1. Restrictions, weakness: (1) The economic propaganda took slow
renovation in terms of content, manner and method which results less attractiveness
and convincingness; (2) Leadership and conduction agencies delay in giving out
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direction and information direction; (3) shortcomings of organizational mechanism
and cadres working at the economic propaganda; (4) Restricted expenditure,
equipment facilitation and modernization of propaganda facilities.
2.1.2.5. Causes of such restrictions and weakness
a. Objective cause: Sabotage of hostile forces in the field of ideology, culture

and economy; negative impacts from complicated changes in economic and political
situation in the world; shortcomings in the course of performance, concretized
advocate, policies for economic development and “group benefit” issue in the
economic field.
b. Subjective cause: Party committees’, governments’ and industries’
awareness in role and position of the economic propaganda remain restricted;
governments at all levels and economic industries have not attached much
importance to the economic propaganda; not well collaborated with propaganda and
instruction committees in performing the task of socioeconomic development; skills
and competence of propaganda cadres have not met requirements; appropriate
policies for propaganda cadres remain lack.
2.1.3. Initial experiences
Firstly, in the economic propaganda, the Party’s and the State’s guidelines and
policies must be well seized; practice followed up; proactive and creative in all
cases; stable and sensible to all complex events. Secondly, the economic propaganda
should take advantage of leadership and direction of the Political Bureau, the
Secretariat and party committees; be proactive in setting up program and scheme for
permanent and contingent propaganda; perform complete and comprehensive
propaganda at all levels and industries; identify permanent and key tasks in direction
for performance. Thirdly, it is to promote content and method for the economic
propaganda, to combine orientation, direction and feedback process; powerfully
direct to grass-root level, in which key economic zones, remote and difficulty-
suffering areas are focused. Fourthly, it is to bring into play general power of the
whole propaganda and instruction industry, the whole political system and classes of
the people in the economic propaganda. Fifthly, it is to build, strengthen and develop
frequently the body of propaganda cadres; reform policies; invest in infrastructure
toward the economic propaganda of the Party. Sixthly, it is to enhance direction and
inspection by propaganda and instruction committees at all levels; promote
reasoning study and review of the economic propaganda practice.
2.2. Problems to be addressed for the economic propaganda in the current

process of international integration in Vietnam
2.2.1. Contradiction between necessity of renovating the economic
propaganda in the process of international integration and insufficient awareness
on position and role of the economic propaganda as an economic process in the
present period in Vietnam
Entering into international integration, economic development becomes a
central task of Vietnam Revolution. In new situation, new circumstance and new
task, the economic propaganda is required to be reformed powerfully and
comprehensively in order to meet relevant requirements. In the economic
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propaganda it is either to explain, mobilize and convince the people to perform the
target of industrialization and modernization or to be well prepared for responding to
any obstacles arisen in the process of integration. Meanwhile awareness on role and
position of the propaganda in the Party and in the society remains restricted; that
propaganda has power like a material force once it has penetrated deeply into the
public has not been recognized; role of propaganda in economic options to bring
about economic effects has also been done. In the field of propaganda, importance is
often given to political propaganda but not the economic propaganda with proper
attention.
2.2.2. Contradiction between information management and direction in the
economic information market in Vietnam and information explosion in the world of
integration
The powerful development of science, information technology and especially
internet help us more promptly and conveniently approach advanced achievements
and values of the human being and exchange information with international friends.
Apart from positive aspects, we have to encounter with hostile forces’ bad
information sabotaging against our Party and State in the field of politics and
economy. However, capability in information direction and management has not
kept pace with the age of information explosion. Legitimate information arrives
slowly, especially one related to important and sensitive issues which often come

from information retrieved from foreign press or internet. New requirements set
forth to the economic propaganda at present are to proactively own information,
communicate legitimate and plentiful information to the people promptly, timely
and accurately.
2.2.3. Contradiction between object’s high requirements for plentifulness,
diversity and attractiveness and monotonousness, oldness and poorness of manner
and facilities of the economic propaganda at present
Cadres, Party members and the people have increasingly high requirements for
attractiveness and plentifulness of propaganda manner and facilities. Many
economic propaganda contents are important but its manners fail to attract
audiences. Backward and old propaganda facilities fail to communicate content to be
propagandized. Currently cadres’ and Party members’ qualification is increasingly
improved; capability of self-updating, learning information via mass media and
personal computer has become typical. Meanwhile propaganda manner and facilities
take slow renovation.
2.2.4. Contradiction between demand for strengthening renovation in the
economic propaganda appropriately with the process of international integration
and shortcomings, restrictions in cadre mechanism organization, condition and
environment for the economic propaganda currently
Addressed requirements for strengthening renovation in the economic
propaganda are very urgent and critical, meanwhile reality and environment for
propaganda are coping with various obstacles and shortcomings. Negative impacts
from local and international situations, corruption, wasting, group benefit; unstable
situation in the East Sea; shortcomings in economic reasoning, etc. are barriers for
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the economic propaganda. Propaganda and instruction organization and mechanism
at all levels lack of professional division and department that act in intensive
consultancy in economic propaganda, but mostly in political propaganda. The body
of propaganda and instruction cadres lacks completely of devoted specialists who
are competent in convincible consultancy in the economic propaganda work.

Generally, number of propaganda and instruction cadres who are well
acknowledgeable in the economic field is very few, thus advice in such field remain
difficult.
2.2.5. Contradiction between plentifulness, multi-grade of the forces of
economic propaganda and monotonousness, closeness in direction and
collaboration of the forces of economic propaganda at present
The forces of economic propaganda do not longer embed to the political
system, but expand to various individual organizations such as international
organizations, countries, enterprises, foreign organizations and individuals that have
set up economic cooperation relations with Vietnam, especially participation of
transnational economic corporations. Overseas propaganda forces, via Internet or
diplomacy, overseas Vietnamese employees, foreign employees in Vietnam, release
to Vietnam much information advantageous or disadvantageous for Vietnam
economy. Meanwhile, information direction and management in the force remain
lacked of specific regulations, which require reforms not only by written concretized
direction by the Party, but also by legislation.
In conclusion, the economic propaganda work in the last years has obtained
important achievements; contributed to embed the Party’s guidelines and policies
and the State’s laws on economic development to the real life. However, it is shown
that there have several weakness and less renovation in content; backward form and
facilities of propaganda and shortcomings in personnel organization. The aforesaid
achievements and weakness are resulted from objective factors, but mostly from
subjective ones. Such practice is setting forth for the economic propaganda work
with new, more difficult and harder requirements, particularly in terms of objective,
attractiveness and convincingness for propaganda content; topicality and orientation;
effectiveness and pervasiveness, which require new awareness, actively complete
and comprehensive reform in this work.
Chapter 3
VIEWPOINTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR RENOVATION OF THE
CURRENT ECONOMIC PROPAGANDA WORK DURING

INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION IN VIETNAM
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3.1. Viewpoints of renovation of current economic propaganda work
during international integration in Vietnam
3.1.1. Economic propaganda is one component in economic activities,
always preceding, accompanying and following all economic activities
Economic propaganda work must be regarded as a component in economic
activities, represents very close-knit relationship with economic activities. With
shortage of propaganda, economic activities can be not considered sufficient, and
naturally they will not bring effectiveness. Propaganda work always precedes,
accompanies and follows all economic activities, represents initiative that must
precede one step, prepares thoughts for objects; simultaneously represents its role
and responsibility in following economic activities, perform thought work for
objects on finishing an economic activity.
3.1.2. Economic propaganda work is one of the most important tasks of
committees, Party at levels, authorities, people’s organizations, economic
institutions and every person, in which propaganda and instruction officers are
key forces
Our Party always affirms that economic development is the central task;
therefore economic propaganda work must be also exploited in accordance with
such central task and must be regarded as one of the top tasks of the committees,
Party at levels. Whether all guidelines, policies of economic development become
true or not, that must begin from agreement on awareness in the Party and society.
Propaganda work must make all people be deeply aware of such viewpoints for
agreement in action, metamorphose guidelines, policies into extensive revolutionary
movements, actions in the whole society. Committees at levels need to consider it as
the main tasks in managing, directing and building programs and plans about it.
3.1.3. Strong renovation of contents and modes of economic propaganda
oriented to the target of building Vietnam to become a modern industrial country in
the middle of the 21

st
Century
Propaganda work must be comprehensively and strongly renovated on
contents and modes, quality and effectiveness must be continuously enhanced to
promote self-strengthening and superiority complex will for the nation; promote
great national unity, raise high bettering will of people classes, make high solidarity,
agreement in the Party and great consent in the society to fulfill the target of the
country industrialization, modernization. Until 2020, our country is expected to
become an industrial country oriented to modernization and until the middle of the
21
st
Century become an industrial country oriented to socialist. This is the big target
and requires much effort and high determination of the whole Party, nation, in which
propaganda work must be renovated strongly and synchronously to meet
requirements.
3.2. Main solutions for renovation of current economic propaganda work
during international integration in Vietnam
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3.2.1. Solutions for enhancing awareness and responsibilities of committees
at levels, authorities and political - social organizations and all people on
economic propaganda work
Basic viewpoints and new contents on role, position of propaganda work need
grasping thoroughly, widely and deeply in the whole Party, people and army to
make all people in their own position be aware of responsibilities and active to
participate. On the basis of right and sufficient awareness of the role of propaganda
work, leadership and direction of the Party for propaganda work need renovating
and enhancing. Committees at levels must have the program of leading, directing
economic propaganda work; assign tasks to every organization, party member; equip
modern means for propaganda activities. Committees at levels need to be in very
close touch with propaganda work; have periodic regime to listen to report on

financial situation, results of work and have plan of dialogue with people to give
timely direction opinions for propaganda work. Authorities need to concern and
invest satisfactorily infrastructures, forces to serve economic propaganda.
3.2.2. Solutions on renovation of contents of economic propaganda
During international integration, contents of economic propaganda are quite
extensive; the following main groups must be concentrated: arguments, viewpoints
and guidelines of the Party, policies, laws of the State on economic development;
international regulations, laws related to economic development in Vietnam;
economic situation of the world and in the country; central and local projects, plans,
schemes of economic development; scientific, technical and technological
achievements of Vietnam and the world; patriotic emulation movements; building,
detecting and enlarging typical pilot models, new factors; struggles against
negativity, corruption, waste and wrong viewpoints etc.
3.2.3. Solutions on renovation of methods and forms of propaganda
Forms, methods of economic propaganda are diversified; especially
democratic promotion in propaganda is appreciated; opinions, thoughts, and
expectations of propagandized objects are listened to. Two-way dialogues,
information are enhanced. The Instructions No. 17-CT/TW dated 15/11/2007 by
Secretariat on “continuing to renovate and enhance quality, effectiveness of word-
of-mouth work in the new situation” should be performed strictly. Quality and
effectiveness of economic propaganda work in the press need enhancing. Press
agencies should be informed quickly, fully in accordance with orientation on
economic life in the country and in the world. Governing press agencies need to
enhance leadership, direction for press to perform strictly regulations of the Party,
State on press work, regularly supervise, inspect, and handle strictly mistakes.
Economic propaganda through compiling, translating, publishing books associated
with thought education and State management in this field must be enhanced. Types
of literature - art in economic propaganda must be used effectively.
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3.2.4. Solutions on strengthening personnel organization performing

economic propaganda work
Personnel organization performing economic propaganda work, especially for
advisory bodies of the Party should be strengthened. Divisions, officers for deeply
supervising economic propaganda need arranging. Divisions of economic
propaganda in the authority system need appreciating and strengthening and basic
levels must be consolidated. Apparatus, activities of Propaganda & Instruction
Committee at commune level needs recognizing officially. Training, fostering
officers performing economic propaganda work must be appreciated, principles of
propaganda need mastering and economic field must be known. Officers, especially
officers having worked in economic sectors, having aptitude for propaganda
(speaking, writing, consulting well), should be appointed to perform economic
propaganda work at Propaganda and Instruction Committee at levels. There are
treatment policies considering propaganda work as a “special” job and work
allowance.
3.2.5. Solutions for enhancing coordination relationship between
Propaganda and Instruction Committee at levels and State managing bodies,
organizations, domestic and foreign economic groups
Performance of the Decision No. 221-QD/TW dated 27/04/2009 by Secretariat
on promulgating “Regulation of coordinating between Propaganda and Instruction
Committee at levels and State managing bodies at the same levels in exploiting the
plan of socio-economic development, solving urgent matters of people” must be
stepped up. The process of 5-year performance needs summing up partially, from
which precious experiences in the performance process will be drawn, in which
target and the coordinating scope, responsibility and method need determining.
Simultaneously, contents of coordinating deeply, widely and comprehensively in all
aspects of economic development activities should continue to be enlarged.
3.2.6. Solutions for promoting activeness, self-awareness of propagandized
objects
Besides solutions on renovation of subjects of propaganda work, renovation
from propagandized objects set up higher requirements for propagandizing bodies.

Thus, we can overcome weak points “imposed propaganda”, simultaneously
promote activeness and self-awareness of propagandized objects. Propagandizing
subjects must make objects understand that all economic activities bring essential
benefit for them; promote activeness and self-awareness of participating in
propaganda activities; make propagandized objects from passive position into the
active one, be active in listening economic information, ready to believe and follow.
We should concern, foster and enlarge progressive typical objects.
In conclusion, economic development is still central task of the period of
enhancing industrialization, modernization and international integration. To take
advantage of chance and overcome challenge, difficulties, the whole Party, people
and army are required to make comprehensive effort, in which propaganda work
should be regarded as a factor in all economic development process, always
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precedes, accompanies, follows all economic activities. Propaganda work must be
considered as one of the most important of committees, the Party at levels,
authorities, people’s organization, economic institutions and the whole people, in
which propaganda and instruction officers is the key force. On the basis of such
awareness, we should focus on some main solutions for renovation of economic
propaganda work to enhance quality and effectiveness and make attractiveness,
persuasion.
CONCLUSION
In the task of country renovation and international integration, economic
development is the key task; therefore, economic propaganda must be an important
part of propaganda work. In recent time, economic propaganda work has been
exploited synchronously, expensively with active participation of levels, sectors,
which contributes importantly to economic development of the country. However,
economic propaganda work has a lot of limitations, weakness, does not meet
requirements of reality. Many insufficient problems are being set out for economic
propaganda work such us insufficient awareness of role and position of economic
propaganda work in the current stage; ability of information management and

orientation; shortage and underdevelopment of infrastructures, propagandizing
means; shortage and weakness of apparatus, officers performing propaganda work;
loose coordination between bodies, committees, sectors etc.
In the next time, trend of globalization and international integration continue to
set up very new and basic problems both on theory and practice for propaganda work.
Vietnam will integrate deeply and comprehensively on economy, make effort to
complete the basic target to become an industrial country oriented to modernization in
2020. International situation will continue to take place complexly and unforeseeable.
The country will still cope with internal difficulties, being in danger of further
economic underdevelopment. Hostile forces will take advantage of that, oppose the
State more drastically through economic cooperation, investment projects, funds and
nongovernment organizations etc.
Economic propaganda work together with argument work always stand at the
first line of industrialization, modernization and international integration, therefore,
comprehensive renovation of economic propaganda work must be the essential,
objective requirement. Awareness, responsibilities of the Party, sectors, levels and
the whole people on economic propaganda work must be enhanced. Strong and
comprehensive renovation of propaganda work from central bodies to basic-level
bodies must be performed. Renovation of modes, methods, means of
communications, following closely orientation of the Party, selecting new, attractive
contents, meeting the demand of objects, serving tasks of the Party in accordance
with new situations must be conducted. Especially, we must concern, strengthen the
apparatus, foster and train properly officers performing economic propaganda work.
Each level, sector bases on its own functions, tasks to actively participate in
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