On September 13th, the 2023 National Journalist Work Conference and News Publicity Training Course of Financial Times was held in Dalian International Financial Center. Financial Times reporters from all over the country gathered in Dalian to discuss how to further promote the development of media integration and comprehensively improve the quality of financial news reports. On the day of the meeting, the guests went deep into Dalian Commodity Exchange for investigation and interview, and felt the achievements and pulsation of the construction of Dalian's "two leading areas" and regional financial center.

The Financial Times is an important public opinion position of the Party and the country in the economic and financial fields. Since its founding 36 years ago, the Financial Times has always stood at the forefront, "based on finance and facing the economy; Through finance, reflecting the economy", actively publicize the policy arrangements of the CPC Central Committee in the economic and financial fields, and strive to drum up and shout for financial reform and development. Especially in recent years, under the strong leadership of the Party Committee of the People's Bank of China, the Financial Times has always adhered to the correct direction of public opinion and strived to write the vivid practice of Xi's socialism with Chinese characteristics in the financial field in the new era, thus creating a good public opinion environment for the vigorous development of China's financial industry.

Jiang Zaiyong, editor-in-chief of Financial Times, sent a message to financial journalists at the meeting, saying that they should deeply understand and firmly grasp the spirit of General Secretary Xi's important instructions on the party's news and public opinion work in the new era, constantly strengthen their feet, use their eyesight, use their brains and improve their writing skills, write better news reports, and strive to tell the story of Chinese finance in the new era.

At the meeting, the Financial Times reporters in Jiangsu, Shandong, Jiangxi, Hunan and Dalian made exchange speeches. In the past five years, Dalian reporters have published more than 500 articles per year in the Financial Times, which fully reflects the achievements of Dalian's financial industry in serving the national strategy, the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China, the construction of Dalian's "two leading areas" and supporting the development of the real economy. Among them, a large number of fresh reports written by reporters of Dalian News Media Group were published and pushed in prominent pages of Financial Times and new media platforms, which enhanced the influence and communication power of Dalian News Media Group.

In August this year, "China Financier" magazine under the Financial Times closely focused on financial support for the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era, and went deep into Dalian, Shenyang, Fuxin and other places for interviews, and launched a special report on "Taking Financial Power to Seek the Development View". Among them, focusing on the construction of Dalian's "two leading areas" and the development of the financial industry, it entered financial institutions and enterprises such as Dalian Commodity Exchange, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Dalian Branch and Haosen Co., Ltd., and worked with Dalian News Media Group reporters