VNA boosts information cooperation with southern localities

Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi made a trip through several southern cities and provinces from October 20-24 to enhance multilateral information exchanges.
Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi made a trip through several southern cities and provinces from October 20-24 to enhance multilateral information exchanges.

The VNA chief had working sessions with the authorities of Binh Duong, Can Tho, Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Dong Nai and Bac Lieu to discuss cooperation contents.

In particular, the agency will collaborate with Soc Trang authorities to popularise the upcoming Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum (MDEC) which is slated for November 5-7 in Soc Trang.

Leaders of Tien Giang and Soc Trang People’s Committees affirmed their intention to sign agreements on information cooperation with the State-run agency soon.

Boasting a network of 63 bureaus across the country and 30 overseas ones in 28 nations and territories, Vietnam News Agency has all products and forms from bulletins, photos and e-newspapers to pictorials and television programmes, serving both domestic and external information.

The media office also delivers news in various languages such as English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Lao and Khmer – the Cambodian national language.

The monthly bilingual magazine Dan Toc va Mien Nui (Nationalities and Mountain), a publication designed specifically for ethnic minority readers, is currently published in Khmer, Bhana, Jrai, Ede, Cham, Mong, K’ho and M’nong languages in parallel with Vietnamese in over 40 northern, Central Highlands and southwestern provinces.-VNA

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