Following that meeting, a number of official Chinese media agencies, including Xinhua, the English-language Chinadaily.com, and the Chinese-language version of the People's Daily, quoted Prime Minister Phuc as saying that "Vietnam respects China's stance on the East Sea arbitration case and stands ready to push forward bilateral maritime negotiations and properly manage differences with China, in order to contribute to regional peace and stability." At the meeting, Phuc asked both sides to honor agreements by senior leaders, including the agreement on the basic principles guiding the settlement of issues at sea between Việt Nam and China signed by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in October, 2011. Phuc said such agreements will promote maritime negotiations, settle differences at sea, avoid further complicating the situation, fully and effectively realize the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, and hasten the adoption of … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency rejects Chinese media’s reports on East Sea issues
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Vietnam News Agency refutes China’s coverage of East Sea issue
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
Strengthening information about Phu Yen province on the Vietnam News Agency system
In the evening of May 24th, at the headquarter of the provincial People's Committee, Mr. Hoang Van Tra, Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee cum PPC Chairman and Mr. Nguyen Duc Loi, Member of the Central Party Committee and the General Director of Vietnam News Agency (VNA ), signed a media cooperation agreement. The agreement is established on the principles of voluntariness according to functions and tasks; the two sides defined that the information cooperation is a necessary task in order to meet the requirements of innovation, pro-active international integration of the country and Phu Yen in the new situation. Accordingly, the two sides cooperate to provide two-way communication in order to propagate and promote the guidelines and policies, the potential advantages and achievements in economic, cultural, social sectors, security and national defense of Phu Yen on the information system of the domestic and international channels of VNA. Phu Yen is committed to … [Read more...] about Strengthening information about Phu Yen province on the Vietnam News Agency system
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
Vietnam News Agency becomes a national media group
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) must be a genuine supplier of official information, acting as a major directing source of information and a vanguard pioneer in the ideological struggle against hostile viewpoints and in protecting the Party's and the State's interests. Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Huy Rua made this statement at the VNA Conference in Hanoi on September 11." "As a State-owned news agency under the direct leadership of the Party, VNA plays an important role in the national press system," he further said. The VNA not only supplies information for Party and State leaders' research and work but also provides news for mass media agencies nationwide, and serves local and foreign people's demand for information, said the Party official. At the conference, VNA Acting General Director Nguyen Quoc Uy presented a project to develop the agency into a powerful national media group that performs political tasks and acts as a source of public … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency becomes a national media group