Hanoi, June 19 -- The Government remains attentive, supportive, and committed to creating an optimal environment for press agencies and journalists, in line with the Party's guidelines, the State's policies and laws, and the Government's authority, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

Chairing a meeting between the Government's standing members, and current and former leaders of major press agencies in Hanoi on June 19, just days before the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21), PM Chinh lauded the press's historic role in the nation's fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support ...