Foreign reporters are working at the International Media Centre (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Just after two days ofoperation, the International Media Centre (IMC) for the second DPRK-USA Summitin Hanoi has received much appreciation from foreign reporters for its workingfacilities.
Coming to Vietnam nearly a week prior to the secondDPRK-USA summit, Lee Jeong-ho, a reporter from Hong Kong-based South ChinaMorning Post spoke highly of the working facilities at the IMC.
“The food is really nice, a variety of foods, alldrinks and foods are provided for free. The Internet is very fast. I am reallyimpressed,” Lee told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Sharing this view, Bhavan Jaipragas, AsiaCorrespondent at the South China Morning Post, who once covered the first DPRK-USASummit in Singapore, said: “It’s really comparable to Singapore. Vietnam isable to match up to Singapore, even better.”
“The internet is very fast. It’s very importantbecause we have to deliver information back to the head office in Hong Kongbefore broadcasting it to the world,” Jaipragas said.
Located at the Friendship Culture Palace in downtownHanoi, the IMC is capable of hosting more than 3,000 reporters at the sametime. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung,the organisers set up the IMC at the Friendship Culture Palace in order tofacilitate journalists’ operations despite higher expenses as compared withother sites.
The centre is equipped with full modern facilities to serve reporters’ operations, such as photocopiers, broadband and wirelessinternet networks, electric systems, telecoms infrastructure and large screensto convey live signals from major events.
The organizers alsoinstalled as many as 30 2G, 3G and 4G stations at the IMC and hired 14satellite television channels for international broadcasters to live broadcastfrom the centre.
Minister of Informationand Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said the wifi speed at the IMC is ensuredat 5MGb/s at the lowest while the speed for international connection is 3MGb/sat minimum. In addition, almost 1,500 internet-connected points were installedwith a minimum speed of 20MGb/s.
During the working days for the summit, all reportersare also provided with free public transportation and taxi pickups at the IMCand the nearby Hanoi Railway Station.
Furthermore, free meals are offered to reportersworking at the IMC with a variety of foods, including traditional Vietnamese dishessuch as nem ran (fried rolls), pho (noodles with beef), bun cha (Vermicellinoodles with grilled pork).
Highlighting Vietnam’s preparation work for the summitin a much shorter time than Singapore, Alberto Salazar, a correspondent at theHanoi bureau of Cuba’s Prensa Latina News Agency, highly appreciated allconditions that the host country has provided for reporters.
“Vietnam should be proud of all good conditions theyprovide. Security, international media centre, and food. Everything is verygood,” said Alberto.
“I have worked in Vietnam for two years and tried manyVietnamese foods. It is really good for people who come to Vietnam for thefirst time to have opportunities to taste Vietnamese food right at the mediacentre,” he added.-VNA
Coming to Vietnam nearly a week prior to the secondDPRK-USA summit, Lee Jeong-ho, a reporter from Hong Kong-based South ChinaMorning Post spoke highly of the working facilities at the IMC.
“The food is really nice, a variety of foods, alldrinks and foods are provided for free. The Internet is very fast. I am reallyimpressed,” Lee told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Sharing this view, Bhavan Jaipragas, AsiaCorrespondent at the South China Morning Post, who once covered the first DPRK-USASummit in Singapore, said: “It’s really comparable to Singapore. Vietnam isable to match up to Singapore, even better.”
“The internet is very fast. It’s very importantbecause we have to deliver information back to the head office in Hong Kongbefore broadcasting it to the world,” Jaipragas said.
Located at the Friendship Culture Palace in downtownHanoi, the IMC is capable of hosting more than 3,000 reporters at the sametime. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung,the organisers set up the IMC at the Friendship Culture Palace in order tofacilitate journalists’ operations despite higher expenses as compared withother sites.
The centre is equipped with full modern facilities to serve reporters’ operations, such as photocopiers, broadband and wirelessinternet networks, electric systems, telecoms infrastructure and large screensto convey live signals from major events.
The organizers alsoinstalled as many as 30 2G, 3G and 4G stations at the IMC and hired 14satellite television channels for international broadcasters to live broadcastfrom the centre.
Minister of Informationand Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said the wifi speed at the IMC is ensuredat 5MGb/s at the lowest while the speed for international connection is 3MGb/sat minimum. In addition, almost 1,500 internet-connected points were installedwith a minimum speed of 20MGb/s.
During the working days for the summit, all reportersare also provided with free public transportation and taxi pickups at the IMCand the nearby Hanoi Railway Station.
Furthermore, free meals are offered to reportersworking at the IMC with a variety of foods, including traditional Vietnamese dishessuch as nem ran (fried rolls), pho (noodles with beef), bun cha (Vermicellinoodles with grilled pork).
Highlighting Vietnam’s preparation work for the summitin a much shorter time than Singapore, Alberto Salazar, a correspondent at theHanoi bureau of Cuba’s Prensa Latina News Agency, highly appreciated allconditions that the host country has provided for reporters.
“Vietnam should be proud of all good conditions theyprovide. Security, international media centre, and food. Everything is verygood,” said Alberto.
“I have worked in Vietnam for two years and tried manyVietnamese foods. It is really good for people who come to Vietnam for thefirst time to have opportunities to taste Vietnamese food right at the mediacentre,” he added.-VNA
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