A Vietnamese delegation has participated in the 18 th Executive Board Meeting and seminar of the Southeast Asia Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (SARBICA) in Manila , the Philippines.

Deputy Head of the State Records Management and Archives Department of Vietnam Hoang Truong said the meeting and seminars aimed to enhance regional cooperation to improve managerial skills and apply e-documents in member countries.

Within the framework of the meeting and seminar, taking place from Oct. 17-19, participants discussed how to manage e-documents, the use of microfilm in digitalising archived files as well as copyrights.

Following the event, the Vietnamese delegation visited the National Archives of the Philippines and Thailand to share experience in related fields./.