Excellent television works are honoured at the Vietnam News Agency's first television festival (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency organised its first television festival on August 18 to mark the 7th anniversary of the first broadcast of the agency’s TV channel – Vnews. Speaking at the event, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi underlined that VNews, which specialises in mainstream news, has become one of the main national TV channels. The TV channel has made significant contributions to popularizing accurate and timely information, countering false information, thus serving Party and Government’s leadership as well as meeting information demands of both domestic and foreign audience, he highlighted. Meanwhile, VNews Director Nguyen Thien Thuat stressed that VNews has established a foothold in the country’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency holds first television festival
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VNA, Kyodo News enjoy fruitful partnership
General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi (R) and President and Editor-in-Chief of Japan’s Kyodo News Masaki Fukuyama sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi and President and Editor-in-Chief of Japan’s Kyodo News Masaki Fukuyama have shared their delight at the fruitful partnership between the two sides through the exchange of news, especially those related to Vietnam and Japan. During their talks in Hanoi on April 12, Loi spoke highly of rapid and accurate news of Japan and the world Kyodo News has provided for the VNA over the past years. He underscored that news products of Kyodo News are among important sources of world news used by the VNA as well as other media agencies in Vietnam. He briefed his guest on the APEC Year 2017 hosted by Vietnam, affirming that the VNA is willing to provide Kyodo News with information of the event. The VNA … [Read more...] about VNA, Kyodo News enjoy fruitful partnership
VnExpress International named among top 15 English news websites in Southeast Asia
The site has broken into the regional elite after just nine months, according to ASEAN UP. VnExpress International, the English version of Vietnam’s most-read news site VnExpress, has been listed among the top 15 English websites in terms of information quality and presentation in Southeast Asia. It is the only website from Vietnam on the list, standing together with established sites in the region such as Channel NewsAsia and The Straits Times of Singapore, Bangkok Post and The Nation of Thailand, The Star Online of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Jakarta Post. The Philippines also has several sites on the list. The six countries, which make up 95 percent of total ASEAN GDP, are the most advanced countries and more proficient in English than their peers, according to ASEAN UP, which compiled the list. The websites are great sources of information about their respective countries from a local perspective, it said. They have a large reader base and are also popular on social … [Read more...] about VnExpress International named among top 15 English news websites in Southeast Asia
Political News Headlines 25/6
National Assembly’s work wins public praise The National Assembly (NA) has received public praise for its work during the first-ended seventh session, Vice Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Sy Dung told the media in Hanoi on June 24, shortly after the NA session wrapped up earlier the same day. The session was held in the complexity in the region and all over the world, especially in the context of China’s illegal placement of its rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 deep inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, Dung noted. Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc informed reporters that on May 21, lawmakers issued Communiqué No. 2 expressing their concern and objection to China’s illegal acts. In his closing speech, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung mentioned this issue again in a strong tone, he said, adding that deputies advocate peacefully settlement of the issue in line with international law. Answering a question whether Vietnam is much … [Read more...] about Political News Headlines 25/6
Poor students get to grips with English
VietNamNet Bridge – Tourism in Ben Tre Province is growing, but many locals do not have the language skills needed to take advantage of this opportunity. That's why a 79-year-old has opened a free English centre in her home. Thanh Huyen & Thu Huong report. Registration: Huong (standing) checks the number of the students present in class before every lesson. — Photo zdn.vn Boatwoman Vo Thi Gai in the southern province of Ben Tre used to find it difficult answering basic questions in English of tourists such as "what is your name?" or "how old are you?". However, she has overcome this problem after attending free English classes held by Dang Thanh Huong in Tan Thach Commune in the province for a short period. "Now I am able to communicate with foreign tourists in basic-level English, such as asking them what they like about my hometown, or answering their simple questions," Gai says. Huong's two classes, launched last August, offer English lessons to about 60 people … [Read more...] about Poor students get to grips with English