President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Luxor City on August 25 afternoon (Egypt time), beginning his four-day state visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (Photo: VNA) Cairo (VNA) – The Egyptian Gazette, the oldest English newspaper in the Middle East, on August 26 carried a story on its front page highlighting the ongoing state visit to Egypt by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. The paper said the visit is expected to usher in new cooperation prospects between the two countries. It reported that this is the first visit of a Vietnamese Head of State to Egypt since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1963. Egypt was one of the first Arab countries to have relations with Vietnam. The two Presidents will hold talks in Cairo discussing new prospects of bilateral cooperation in a variety of domains such as politics, economy, trade investment, culture and education. The newspaper quoted President Quang as saying … [Read more...] about Egypt newspaper: President Quang’s visit opens new cooperation prospects
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The railway track people of the capital city – English Through the News – Vietnam News
Camera-ready: A tourist takes photos of the railway line. — VNS Photo Trương VịViet Nam News There are people in Hà Nội who live very close to a railway line. Over the years they have learned to always get off the tracks when a train approaches. People have even brought up their children and grandchildren very close to these tracks. It is such an unusual sight that tourists even come to see the area. By Paul Kennedy & Bảo Hoa report. Vũ Thị Khoa washes her dishes in a plastic basin outside her home using water from a makeshift hosepipe. As she carefully scrubs away the dirt she issues a frank and stern warning. “Keep your ears and eyes open and pay attention to the light and train horn signals,” she says, “to avoid being hit by trains.” Khoa has lived less than a yard away from the railway line for 27 years, so she knows how to stay safe, and to keep others out of trouble, too — … [Read more...] about The railway track people of the capital city – English Through the News – Vietnam News
PAN boosts cooperation with Japanese newspaper
At the meeting, Senior Colonel Tuong briefed the host on 70 years of the establishment of development of the PAN in line with the country's struggle for national liberation in the past and the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the current context and stressed that the PAN has played a pivotal role in the Vietnam revolutionary press system. At present, the newspaper has five outlets, namely the printed daily, the weekly, the online newspaper with Vietnamese, English, Chinese, Lao and Khmer editions, the “Events and Witnesses” monthly magazine and the internal bulletin. Senior Colonel Ha Manh Tuong PAN's Deputy Editor-in-Chief presents a souvenir to Sonoda, Editor-in-Chief of Asagumo Newspaper. He also affirmed that the newspaper always maintains its political orientation and continues innovating its contents and formats and contributing to maintaining and improving political stance of the armed forces and the people, … [Read more...] about PAN boosts cooperation with Japanese newspaper
Japanese newspaper highlights President Tran Dai Quang’s visit
The Japan Times highlights President Tran Dai Quang's visit (Photo: vov.vn)Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s State visit to Japan from May 29th to June 2nd affirms and consolidates the Vietnam - Japan extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia, Japan Times, the country’s largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper, wrote on May 28th. According to the newspaper, President Quang’s visit is especially significant for the sound friendship between the two nations, which have reached mutual political trust, the article wrote, given that political ties have been developed and strengthened over the past 45 years by regular visits and meetings of their senior leaders at international and regional forums. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe chose Vietnam for his first overseas trip after taking office in January 2013. He was also the first leader of the G7 nations to invite Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to attend the expanded G7 Summit, it … [Read more...] about Japanese newspaper highlights President Tran Dai Quang’s visit
More walkouts over new ownership of embattled Cambodian newspaper
Seven more journalists resigned from Cambodia's embattled Phnom Penh Post on Tuesday as foreign staff revolt against new ownership accused of crushing the newspaper's independence. Concern over the fate of the English-language daily has been mounting since it was sold on Saturday to a Malaysian investor whose PR firm once worked for Cambodia's authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Hun Sen's government has taken a hammer to the fragile democracy's once-vibrant media scene over the past year, leaving the Post as one of few remaining watchdogs in the graft-riddled country. The paper's main rival, the Cambodia Daily, and dozens of radio stations were shuttered last year as part of a wider crackdown on critics ahead of 2018 polls that Hun Sen is determined to win. Now many fear the Post's independence will be compromised under a newowner, Sivakumar Ganapathy, who is the CEO of a public relations firm that lists Hun Sen as a former client. On Monday the paper's Cambodian editor-in-chief and … [Read more...] about More walkouts over new ownership of embattled Cambodian newspaper