Vietnam Television (VTV), the national television broadcaster of Vietnam, officially inaugurated its resident office in Beijing, China, on September 24.

At the opening ceremony, VTV General Director Tran Binh Minh said that the new office will help update Vietnamese viewers on international news in a timely and objective manner.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho considered the inauguration as a turning point in the cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese press agencies, contributing to both countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership.

Counsellor of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Information Department Yan Jiarong welcomed the presence of VTV’s resident office in Beijing and praised it as a manifestation of growing relations between the two countries.

On this occasion, VTV and China Central Television (CCTV) inked a cooperation agreement to enhance the exchange of news, television programmes and experience.-VNA