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BEIJING

NGOs urged to improve interaction

The Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday that it will push NGOs to hire people to regularly brief the public. NGOs should quickly respond to public concerns about issues related to their work through news conferences or briefings, said An Ning, deputy chief of the ministry's NGO division. Many NGOs have not done enough to disseminate information about their activities or to address misunderstandings, An said. The ministry will push big NGOs to hire professionals to give regular briefings by the end of this year.