General Director of Ho Chi Minh City Television, Duong Thanh Tung, suddenly died of a heart attack

This news surprised many viewers.

On the morning of March 7, many officials, employees and colleagues were surprised to receive the news that Mr. Duong Thanh Tung - General Director of Ho Chi Minh City Television ( HTV) died at dawn on the same day due to a stroke. According to information from HTV, on the afternoon of March 6, Mr. Tung was taken to the emergency room at Gia Dinh People's Hospital (Binh Thanh District) in a state of cardiac arrest.

Doctors tried their best to treat him, but Mr. Tung did not survive. Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and HTV are discussing with the family to agree on how to organize the funeral and announce it as soon as possible.

Mr. Duong Thanh Tung was born in 1968, hometown of Ho Chi Minh City; holds a Master of Journalism, a Bachelor of State Government Party Construction; Advanced political theory. Mr. Duong Thanh Tung has a long time working at HTV. Mr. Tung is the son of the late Professor Duong Nghiep Chi, former Deputy Director of the General Department of Physical Education and Sports.

On April 14, 2016, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong signed Decision No. 79/QD-UBND-TC on appointing Mr. Duong Thanh Tung, Deputy General Director of Ho Chi Minh City Television Station, to hold the position General Director of Ho Chi Minh City Television Station, holding the position for 5 years.

Before becoming General Director, he worked in the news department and held the position of Deputy General Director of Ho Chi Minh City Television Station. Previously, Mr. Nguyen Quy Hoa, former General Director of HTV, was assigned by the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee to be the Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the City Party Committee.

In 2021, although the COVID-19 epidemic continues to have many complicated developments, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, however, promoting its traditions and advantages, advantages, and position is the language of the world. Speaking of the Party and the city government, as well as being a reliable forum for the people, Ho Chi Minh City Television maintains its active role in information and propaganda work.

The radio has identified a number of key contents, focusing on promoting information orientation and propaganda against the COVID-19 epidemic; propagating a number of major events such as those of the Party and the State, propagating events of the city, the country and the world, focusing on encouraging and orienting public opinion to contribute to the successful implementation of resolutions at all levels. .

One of the typical events of that year was the information and propaganda of the Party Congress and the mastery and implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party. activities towards the 13th National Congress of the Party, the 15th Conference of the 12th Party Central Committee...

Right at the time when the epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City was complicated from June to September 2021, on the social network space appeared a lot of distorted information, articles, images, and video clips. Timely and proactively obtain information from official sources from authorities at all levels of the city, from specialized agencies, accurately reflect the nature of the problem, and at the same time organize online news and articles to refute such information. false and fabricated information so that the audience and the people are not confused... affects the epidemic prevention and control, social security work and contributes to maintaining political security and social order and safety. .

Recently, social networks have also stirred rumors that Meritorious Artist Hoai Linh was banned by Ho Chi Minh City Television. This information is said to have originated from an audience's conversation with the Radio's Fanpage. Specifically, when this person asked the question, "What does the radio say about Hoai Linh", the admin's answer was: "HTV has stopped cooperating with Hoai Linh in upcoming programs".

Immediately, this information was quickly shared, surprising the public. Many people voiced their support, saying that the decision of Ho Chi Minh City Television was the right one, especially during the period when the male artist was involved in noise related to charity money. However, many people also expressed doubts about the authenticity of the information and expected HTV to make an official statement.

A representative of Ho Chi Minh City Television said: "The leader of the station has no policy and no official document on this". Thus, based on the share of HTV's representative, the information that this station banned the artist Hoai Linh from being spread on social networks is incorrect.

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