Hanoi (VNA) – TheYonhap News Agency of the Republic of Korea (RoK) inaugurated its SoutheastAsian representative office in Hanoi on April 18.
The office, led by former Yonhapcorrespondent in Vietnam Kim Sun-ha, will focus on news from Southeast Asia,Central Asia, and Oceania.
General Director of the VietnamNews Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi delivered a congratulatory speech at theinauguration ceremony, which saw the attendance of Yonhap President and CEO ChoSung-boo.

Loi said he was impressed byYonhap’s decision to choose Hanoi as the venue for its third overseas regionalrepresentative office.
He noted that it reflected theimportance of Southeast Asia to the RoK, the position of Vietnam in the region,and the fruitful ties between Yonhap and VNA.
The VNA General Director wishedsuccessful operations for the new office and that cooperation between the twoagencies would grow further, thereby contributing to Vietnam-RoK relations.
Founded in December 1980, Yonhap,the only national news agency of the RoK, has signed cooperation agreementswith 65 foreign news agencies to date.–VNA