The closing session of the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA)(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Xinhua News Agency (China) have shared the first prize of the OANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality. The award was announced by Secretary General Vulgar Seidov of the Organisation of Asia Pacific News Agencies (OANA) at the closing ceremony of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting in Hanoi on April 19. Both winning 28 points voted by members of the OANA Executive Board, the VNA with Chatbot app of its e-newspaper VietnamPlus and Xinhua with its AI Media Brain project secured the first prize. OANA President Aslan Aslanov said the award aims to encourage news agencies to pay more attention to and invest more in innovating professional activities. Hosted by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the meeting focused on three main contents, including strategies of news agencies in response to changes in … [Read more...] about VNA’s AI app wins OANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality
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Vietnam News Agency – an example in modernisation of OANA’s website
VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi (R) worked with OANA President Aslan Aslanov while attending the 43rd Executive Board Meeting of OANA in 2018 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) is one of the most active members in modernising the website of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), and is an example to other agencies, according to President of the organization Aslan Aslanov. He made the remarks in a recent interview with VNA reporters on the occasion of the 44th Executive Board Meeting of OANA, which will be hosted by the VNA in Hanoi on April 18-20, under the theme “For a professional and innovative journalism”. The following is the full text of the interview. Reporter: We all know that innovation in the press is constant, and each news agency needs to keep up with modern trends and improve product quality. However, these efforts should not be made by only member news agencies. What measures should OANA take to support the … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency – an example in modernisation of OANA’s website
OANA helps popularise official news to region, world: VNA head
VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Since its establishment in 1961 at an initiative of the UNESCO, the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) has become a forum at which news is directly exchanged among news agencies, helping popularise the official news from each country to the region and the world, a leader of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has said. In an interview on the threshold of the 44th meeting of the OANA Executive Board in Hanoi from April 18-20 under the theme of “For a professional and innovative journalism”, VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi further affirmed that the information released by the organisation conveys a message of a human society and a region of peace, prosperity and mutual understanding among the peoples of the countries. OANA membership sees 44 news agencies from 35 countries, including major and influential ones, which has created a strong voice of the organisation over the past nearly … [Read more...] about OANA helps popularise official news to region, world: VNA head
World News in Brief: April 11
* The United States and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they reach, including establishing new "enforcement offices," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on April 10. * Republic of Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet US President Donald Trump on April 11 hoping to help put denuclearization talks with DPRK back on track after the second summit between the United States and DPRK leaders in February. * British Prime Minister Theresa May will give the Parliament an updated briefing on the latest Brexit delay on April 11. After an emergency summit of the European Union (EU) agreed to extend the Brexit deadline from April 12 to Oct. 31, the prime minister said in Brussels that she will make a statement to the House of Commons on April 11. * Sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should not impact humanitarian aid to the country as per relevant Security Council resolutions, said a Chinese envoy on April 10. * Chinese … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: April 11
Media in race for latest news on DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit
Thousands of reporters from around the world have come to Hanoi to cover the second summit between the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), creating a race for the latest updates about this high-profile event. Reporters at the International Media Centre for the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hundreds of reporters of Vietnamese and foreign media agencies have always stayed ready at the areas expected to be the venues for the summit’s activities for several days now. Each agency has its own way to get the best-quality images and information on the event. MBC News, a TV channel of the Republic of Korea (RoK), has stationed their studio on the roof of the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel to make an aerial view of the Vietnamese capital the background of their programme. Others like Yonhap of the RoK, NHK of Japan and CNN of the US have also brought along all necessary equipment so as to make updated reports anywhere and at any time. Eun … [Read more...] about Media in race for latest news on DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit