Foreign reporters are waiting at the gate of the Government Guesthouse on Le Thach street in Hanoi (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 3,000reporters from more than 200 news and press agencies in almost 40 countries andterritories around the world have arrived in Vietnam to cover the secondDPRK-USA Summit slated for February 26-27 in Hanoi.
Days before the DPRK-USA Hanoi SummitVietnam, a large number of foreign reporters have come to the capital city toprepare for their reports about the event as well as the host country.
The Associated Press (AP) of the US sent10 cameramen, photographers and reporters from AP bureaus across the globe tocover the summit and related events. In addition to cameras, they carried a lotof special equipment to serve their professional operations.
Hong Kong’s Phoenix TV has dispatched 24reporters and staff members to Hanoi since February 18, said Nguyen Anh Duc, areporter of the Phoenix TV Office in Hanoi.
To get “hot” news, the reporters waitedall day at venues where are supposed to have information related to the secondDPRK-USA Summit. They also appeared at the venues where are believed toaccommodate US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un or thesites where the summit is forecast to take place.
Reporter Hamid of Fuji TV (Japan) saidhe has been waiting at the Government Guesthouse for days to “hunt” for news.
Hamid, who had been in Vietnam in late2017 when the country hosted the APEC Economic Leaders Week, believed thatVietnam would successfully organise the second DPRK-USA Summit and well serveforeign reporters.
Bureau Chief of Jiji Press HanoiTomokazu Tomita said the news agency will cover the second DPRK-USA Summit bythree reporters, one photographer and two staff writers, including one reporterand one photographer sent from Tokyo, one reporter and one staff writer fromSeoul and one reporter from Washington D.C
Many reporters have been in Hanoi forthe first time and they have been impressed by the country and people, especiallyVietnam’s efforts to accomplish preparations for the summit just after a shorttime.
Yoon Eun Sook, Director of the Aju NewsCorporation’s Global News Department, said: “This is my first time in Hanoi. Icannot speak Vietnamese so I cannot talk directly to Vietnam people. But I cansee they are very kind to me and they like Korean culture.”
Regarding the selection of Vietnam asthe host of the second DPRK-USA Summit, Yoon said Vietnam has good relationswith both the US and DPRK, adding that Vietnam can provide a good chance forthe US-DPRK negotiations.
Yoon also stressed that she was veryimpressed by Vietnam’s preparations for the summit just after a short time.-VNA
Days before the DPRK-USA Hanoi SummitVietnam, a large number of foreign reporters have come to the capital city toprepare for their reports about the event as well as the host country.
The Associated Press (AP) of the US sent10 cameramen, photographers and reporters from AP bureaus across the globe tocover the summit and related events. In addition to cameras, they carried a lotof special equipment to serve their professional operations.
Hong Kong’s Phoenix TV has dispatched 24reporters and staff members to Hanoi since February 18, said Nguyen Anh Duc, areporter of the Phoenix TV Office in Hanoi.
To get “hot” news, the reporters waitedall day at venues where are supposed to have information related to the secondDPRK-USA Summit. They also appeared at the venues where are believed toaccommodate US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un or thesites where the summit is forecast to take place.
Reporter Hamid of Fuji TV (Japan) saidhe has been waiting at the Government Guesthouse for days to “hunt” for news.
Hamid, who had been in Vietnam in late2017 when the country hosted the APEC Economic Leaders Week, believed thatVietnam would successfully organise the second DPRK-USA Summit and well serveforeign reporters.
Bureau Chief of Jiji Press HanoiTomokazu Tomita said the news agency will cover the second DPRK-USA Summit bythree reporters, one photographer and two staff writers, including one reporterand one photographer sent from Tokyo, one reporter and one staff writer fromSeoul and one reporter from Washington D.C
Many reporters have been in Hanoi forthe first time and they have been impressed by the country and people, especiallyVietnam’s efforts to accomplish preparations for the summit just after a shorttime.
Yoon Eun Sook, Director of the Aju NewsCorporation’s Global News Department, said: “This is my first time in Hanoi. Icannot speak Vietnamese so I cannot talk directly to Vietnam people. But I cansee they are very kind to me and they like Korean culture.”
Regarding the selection of Vietnam asthe host of the second DPRK-USA Summit, Yoon said Vietnam has good relationswith both the US and DPRK, adding that Vietnam can provide a good chance forthe US-DPRK negotiations.
Yoon also stressed that she was veryimpressed by Vietnam’s preparations for the summit just after a short time.-VNA
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