According to the report of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, currently, in Quang Ninh province, there is 1 press agency, the Provincial Media Center, with all 4 types of press: Radio, television, electronic publications and printed publications, on the basis of merging the information and press agencies of the province, including: Quang Ninh Newspaper, Provincial Radio - Television Station, Electronic Information Portal of the Provincial People's Committee Office, Ha Long Newspaper of the Quang Ninh Provincial Literature and Arts Association. This is the first provincial-level media center model in the country established and operating under the Press Law and the National Press Planning to develop the information, propaganda and press career of the province; effectively implement the model of "Converged Newsroom"; build a press system of Quang Ninh province to integrate and develop.

The development and implementation of the Project to establish the Quang Ninh Provincial Media Center was carried out carefully, ensuring democracy, objectivity, and strictness from the grassroots level, closely following the development orientations of the Central Government, the orientations of the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Information and Communications, especially complying with the orientations, arrangement plans and implementation roadmap of press agencies for provinces/cities according to Decision No. 362/QD-TTg dated April 3, 2019 of the Prime Minister on approving the planning for development and management of the national press until 2025.

After more than 5 years of consolidation, the content and quality of propaganda have many innovations, are more synchronous, timely, professional and effective. Information sources have become the common property of the Provincial Media Center, exploited, provided and distributed by departments through many different forms, formats on many different media and infrastructures.

Up to now, the province has completed the arrangement of press agencies in accordance with the requirements of Decision No. 362/QD-TTg dated April 3, 2019 of the Prime Minister "Approving the National Press Development and Management Plan to 2025"; Plan No. 1378/KH-BTTTT dated June 4, 2019 of the Ministry of Information and Communications on the arrangement of press agencies in accordance with the national press development and management plan to 2025.

At the meeting, the two sides also discussed and clarified issues arising in the implementation of Decision No. 362/QD-TTg, especially difficulties and obstacles in the merger of press agencies; organizational structure, form of operation; improving the quality of management staff, reporters, editors; investment in facilities and equipment after the merger...

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Bui Hoang Phuong acknowledged the achievements of Quang Ninh province during the implementation of Decision No. 362/QD-TTg.

The Deputy Minister directed units under the Ministry of Information and Communications to synthesize information and proposals from Quang Ninh province to report to the leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications and report to the Government as a basis for considering the implementation of a model of merging press agencies nationwide in the coming time./.