The Vietnam News Agency will be hosting the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) in Hà Nội from April 18-20, the theme of which is “For a professional and innovative journalism”. Vietnam News Agency reporters talk to OANA President and leaders of other OANA news media outlets members about the need to keep up with modern trends and improve product quality. Aslan Aslanov , Chairman of the Board, Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC), OANA President As OANA chair, AZERTAC has put forward a package of proposals in this regard. We held broad discussions on the issue at the Executive Board meeting in Tehran too. A large part of these proposals is related to the transformation of OANA into a more modern organisation. We made a proposal to establish a permanent general secretariat to ensure more flexible management of the organisation. The list of proposals also includes the establishment of … [Read more...] about OANA 44: For a professional and innovative journalism
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Vietnamese, Czech PMs seek ways to boost bilateral partnership
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (left) was received by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague on April 17. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất PRAGUE — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis have agreed to collaborate to speed up the launching of a direct flight linking Hà Nội and Prague. Meeting with the media after their talks in Prague yesterday, the two PMs said that they had sought measures to boost bilateral ties in many areas, especially education-training, agriculture, science-technology, the environment and culture-tourism. PM Babis expressed his delight at meeting the Vietnamese PM again after their talks in February 2008 with then Deputy PM Phúc. He said the Czech Republic and Việt Nam have maintained a close partnership over nearly seven decades. The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic has also made positive contributions to the development in the host … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Czech PMs seek ways to boost bilateral partnership
Vietnamese, Romanian leaders hope for further bilateral co-operation
BUCHAREST — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has expressed his desire for stronger co-operation between Việt Nam and Romania in oil and gas, agriculture and food processing. These were areas of Việt Nam’s demand and Romania’s strength, the visiting PM told Romanian President Klaus Iohannis during their meeting on Monday in Bucharest. He suggested the two countries collaborate in other fields like labour, education-training, culture-tourism, agriculture, national defence-security and science-technology. Việt Nam treasured the Romanian people’s valuable support towards the country over the past nearly 70 years, the leader said. He called for more support from Romania, in its capacity as EU president in the first six months of 2019, for the signing and ratification of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). PM Phúc … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Romanian leaders hope for further bilateral co-operation
Prime Minister eyes strong Romania ties
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) and Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila review the guard of honour during the official welcome ceremony yesterday. VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất BUCHAREST — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday held talks in Bucharest with his host Romanian PM Viorica Dancila during his official visit to the European country from April 14-16. The Romanian leader highlighted the importance of her country's relations with Việt Nam and stressed that the ongoing visit by PM Phúc was an important milestone in their bilateral ties. She also spoke highly of Việt Nam’s socio-economic achievements and rising role in the region and the world. They spoke highly of the co-operation between the countries’ localities and said it paved the way for traditional co-operation between the two sides. They emphasised the importance of the maintenance of peace, security … [Read more...] about Prime Minister eyes strong Romania ties
NA deputies want citizens to put down the bottle
The draft law on alcohol harm prevention was discussed at the ongoing 33rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee yesterday.— VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The draft law on alcohol harm prevention was discussed at the ongoing 33rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee yesterday. Most NA members agreed that homemade alcohol needed to be managed to prevent harm to people’s health. However, they said, any regulation must be feasible and administrative procedures must be simplified. In response to a proposal from some deputies who suggested banning the production of homemade alcohol for commercial purposes, the Standing Committee said it was not suitable and infeasible. The committee said regulations on quality assurance and food safety, which are requirements for business licences for trading alcohol, already covered in article 12 and 14 of the draft law. Chairman of the NA Committee for Science and Technology … [Read more...] about NA deputies want citizens to put down the bottle