Vietnam attends World Journalists Conference in RoK

Seven Vietnamese journalists together with their 110 colleagues from 74 countries and territories are gathering at an ongoing conference in Seoul , the Republic of Korea (RoK), to discuss the future of journalism in the digital age as well as digital news and changes of media.
Seven Vietnamese journalists together with their 110 colleagues from 74 countries and territories are gathering at an ongoing conference in Seoul , the Republic of Korea (RoK), to discuss the future of journalism in the digital age as well as digital news and changes of media.

The Vietnamese representatives come from various newspapers, including Nhan dan (People), Thanh Nien (Youth), Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) and Tap chi Suc khoe va Moi Truong (Health and Environment Magazine).

The World Journalists Conference, themed “Communication and Future of Global Journalism”, is firstly held by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) with the support of Vietnam ’s Ministries of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Foreign Affairs.

Addressing the opening ceremony on April 14, RoK Prime Minister Chung Hong-won expressed his hope that journalists will convey the RoK people’s aspiration for peace to the world.

The conference will conclude on April 21 with the adoption of a declaration of world journalists calling for the maintenance of peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula , said JAK President Park Chong-ryul.

During the event, delegates will visit a demilitarised zone in the trans-Korean border, the Samsung electronics factory and a high-tech park in Daejeon.-VNA

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