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A journalist from Vietnam News Agency (VNA) was attacked by a man armed with a rock hammer while reporting on a story in the northern province of Tuyên Quang.— VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A journalist from Vietnam News Agency (VNA) was attacked by a man armed with a rock hammer while reporting on a story in the northern province of Tuyên Quang. Senior management at VNA have condemned the attack and asked the local authority to take action to protect journalists carrying out their duties. VNA’s Deputy General Director and Chairman of the VNA’s Journalists Federation Lê Quốc Minh, said their resident correspondent in Tuyên Quang, Nguyễn Văn Tý and a colleague from another newspaper came to Tân Tiến Village to report on the illegal exploitation of lead and zinc ore in a local resident’s garden. As they were shooting video and taking photographs, homeowner Bàn Văn Trường … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency asks for protection of reporters

VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi (L) and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tu Quynh exchange the agreement signed on July 6 (Photo: VNA) Bac Ninh (VNA) – The People’s Committee of the northern province of Bac Ninh and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) will enhance communication cooperation under an agreement inked between both parties on July 6. Per the terms of the agreement, both sides will join hands to disseminate the Party’s guidelines and the State’s laws while the state-run news agency will popularise the images of Bac Giang province, and nudge its socio-economic potential and achievements closer to domestic and international friends. At the signing ceremony, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi briefed local authorities on the VNA’s functions and operation. He said that the agency boasts a network of 63 bureaus in all cities and provinces throughout the country, and 30 overseas bureaus across five continents. With more … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency, Bac Ninh bolster communication cooperation

Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (third from left) congratulates officials and reporters of the Vietnam News Agency's southern representative office on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has actively promoted the dissemination of policies and programmes of Ho Chi Minh City to local residents over the past time, helping the city maintain its position as the southern economic hub of the country in all aspects. Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan made the commendation while visiting officials and reporters of the VNA’s southern representative office on June 19 on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925). The agency is a channel for local authorities to get them updated of the multi-dimensional information about the local lives, he said. VNA is one of the most … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency actively promotes HCM City