Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - The Vietnam News Agency on July 18 refuted untruthful coverage by the Chinese press regarding the East Sea issue, which was discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on July 14. Following the meeting, a number of Chinese official media outlets, including Xinhua, the English-language Chinadaily.com and the Chinese-language version of the People's Daily quoted PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as saying that "Việt Nam respects China's stance on the South China Sea arbitration case, which was unilaterally initiated by the Philippines, and maintains that such disputes should be solved peacefully through negotiations." He was also quoted as saying "Việt Nam stands ready to push forward bilateral maritime negotiations and properly manage differences with China, in order to contribute to regional peace and stability." In fact, PM Phúc asked both sides … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency refutes China’s coverage of East Sea issue
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Vietnam News Agency and Thailand’s PRD foster cooperation
(VOVworld) – The Vietnam News Agency and the Public Relations Department (PRD) of Thailand have agreed to foster links to popularize information on the ASEAN Community and promote relations between the two nations. The two sides will continue cooperating in news and video exchanges, language training, and a possible joint production project to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand. The consensus was reached by VNA Deputy Director General Ngo Ha Thai and PRD Deputy Director General Charoon Chaisorn during the 12th Joint Technical Committee (JTC) meeting in Bangkok on Wednesday. According to VNA Deputy Director General Ngo Ha Thai, the two sides have effectively implemented their cooperation programs, promoting images of the land and people of Vietnam and Thailand. … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency and Thailand’s PRD foster cooperation
Inaugurating Vietnam News Agency’s information centre in Hanoi
The Hanoitimes - The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held a ceremony to inaugurate and put into use its information centre in Hanoi on August 11. VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi, Permanent Vice Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, representatives of departments and agencies attended the event. Permanent Vice Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang attends the ceremony. Headquartered at No. 21 Pham Dinh Ho Street, the six-storey building will provide a variety of mainstream source news on electronic, paper, television and audio platforms that vividly reflect every aspect of life in Hanoi. Addressing the event, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi requested the Hanoi bureau do its best to run the centre effectively. Head of the Hanoi Party Committee's Department of Popularisation and Training Ho Quang Loi said the opening of the centre is intended to supplement a network of VNA bureaus at home and abroad, adding that tens of thousands of VNA articles, … [Read more...] about Inaugurating Vietnam News Agency’s information centre in Hanoi
Vietnam News Agency signs cooperation agreement with telecom group
At the signing ceremony (Photo VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have signed an agreement to reinforce their cooperation and look towards building a strategic partnership in fields of their strengths. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Hanoi on January 4, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi expressed his pleasure to establish cooperative ties with VNPT, one of the leading telecom companies and economic groups in Vietnam. He said VNA is a governmental agency and the official State news provider of Vietnam. It is responsible for publishing official information and documents of the Party and State, providing information in service of the Party leadership and State management and collecting and providing news through various forms to mass media agencies, the public and readers at home and abroad. VNA boasts a network of 63 representative offices in all cities and provinces nationwide, and 30 overseas … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency signs cooperation agreement with telecom group
Vietnam news agency apologizes over false report on prosecutions
Vietnam’s state-run news agency apologized on Saturday for issuing what it said was a false report that two more officials of state energy firm PetroVietnam were to be prosecuted over financial losses.The original report had also been carried on the government’s official website.Vietnam News Agency said in a statement that it had apologized to Phung Dinh Thuc and Do Van Hau over the false report. It also apologized to their families and to police.The news agency said it had failed to verify its information “carefully enough” before publication.Thuc served as PetroVietnam's general director between 2008 and 2010 and as its chairman from 2011 to 2014, while Hau was the general director of the group from 2011 to 2014.PetroVietnam is at the heart of a sweeping high-level corruption crackdown .Former PetroVietnam chairman Dinh La Thang, 56, was arrested on Friday. The former member of Vietnam’s politburo is the most senior executive arrested so … [Read more...] about Vietnam news agency apologizes over false report on prosecutions