In his speech at the opening ceremony, Dang Khac Loi, Deputy Director of the Press Department, highlighlighted the importance of people’s participation in promoting Vietnam, a peaceful country with friendly people and a reliable partner.Loi said communications play a very important role in reporting on Vietnam’s efforts to make the summit a success, adding that he hopes the training workshop will provide journalists with more information, knowledge, and the skills to produce quality articles on APEC 2017.