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At the talks (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Laos news agency Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL) have agreed to cooperate to improve information quality in 2020. The consensus was reached during talks between VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh and KPL General Director Sounthone Khanthavong in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on December 8. The two sides also pledged to work together to step up the communication work to promote the friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two agencies as well as between the Vietnamese and Lao Parties, States and peoples. The VNA will continue to help the Lao agency upgrade its website http://kpl.la, provide KPL with professional training and provide studio equipment in 2020.   Meanwhile, the KPL will assist the VNA in publishing the Lao version of its Vietnam Pictorial in Laos and popularising the VNA’s e-newspapers like Vietnam Pictorial and VietnamPlus on its … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Lao news agencies forge cooperation to raise information quality

Antara now delivers fast, comprehensive news and information on one of South East Asia’s fastest growing markets JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Media OutReach - 10 December, 2019 - Refinitiv has expanded its long term partnership with Antara, Indonesia's leading national news agency, which has been delivering timely and reliable content about the market for over 80 years. Available in Bahasa Indonesian and English, coverage has been added to the Refinitiv Data Platform so customers can now access in-depth news and information to make smarter decisions and drive growth for business in Indonesia across Refinitiv's products, including via Eikon. As Indonesia's economy expands at the fastest pace in seven years, an understanding of the local business and political climate is crucial for international businesses looking to capture growth opportunities in the market. Through its breaking and in-depth articles on Indonesia's politics, economy and business, finance, sports, as … [Read more...] about Refinitiv Expands Partnership with Indonesia’s National News Agency to Provide Realtime Indonesia Market Insights

Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has issued a diplomatic letter demanding the investigation of a Thai Navy boat opening fire at three Vietnamese fishing ships last Friday, leaving one fisherman missing and two others injured. The clash broke out at 2 pm on July 8, when three Vietnamese fishing boats operating in Thai waters were chased by a Thai Navy boat, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand. The incident occurred at the approximate coordinates of 8oN 102oE in the Gulf of Thailand. The Vietnamese boats had sailed from Ben Tre Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, carrying 18 seamen, according to the same source. The Thai Navy boat reportedly opened fire on the trespassers, injuring two Vietnamese fishermen Nguyen Van Teo, 28, and Nguyen Van Linh, 25, according to First Secretary Nguyen Hai Ngoc, responsible for the protection of Vietnamese citizens at Vietnam’s Embassy in Thailand. Teo had been shot in the … [Read more...] about Thai Navy’s shooting of Vietnam fishing boats “against int’l laws”: foreign ministry

At a temple in Bangkok (Photo: Xinhua)   Bangkok (VNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to tap second-tier cities and provinces in Vietnam to bring in more first-time visitors to the country. Bangkok Post newspaper quoted Director of the TAT’s Ho Chi Minh City office Napasorn Kakai as saying that Hai Phong, Nha Trang of Khanh Hoa province, Da Lat in Lam Dong province, and Can Tho city offer direct flights with affordable tickets to Thailand. She said the TAT since October has been working with agencies in Nha Trang and Can Tho to promote tour packages to Thailand, and 1,000 people have already bought the packages. Next year, the agency plans to partner with Vietnamese online travel agents like TripU, the travel application provider operated by Vietravel, and iVIVU.com, Vietnam’s first online hotel and tour booking website, to let people book their trips online. Thailand has been a top destination of Vietnamese travellers since 2017. Last … [Read more...] about Thailand works to attract more Vietnamese tourists

At the launch ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The national public service portal, an electronic platform to connect the Government with people and enterprises, was officially opened nationwide on December 9 after nine months of construction. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded ministries, agencies, localities, and especially the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group, for building the portal. Government Office was assigned to submit the draft Decree on administrative procedures in electronic environment. The portal at http://dichvucong.gov.vn consists of six components, namely national database on administrative procedures and the frequently asked questions and answers related to the procedures, on-time login and verification system to connect with ministerial and provincial-level public service portals, e-payment system, opinion section for citizens and enterprises, integrated public services of ministries, agencies and localities, and online supporting … [Read more...] about National public service portal launched