The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Yonhap News Agency will enhance the exchange of multimedia news, which is in line with the development trend of the press in the digital era.
VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi (front, right) and Yonhap President and CEO Park No-hwang sign a cooperation agreement (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and theRepublic of Korea (RoK)’s Yonhap News Agency will enhance the exchange ofmultimedia news, which is in line with the development trend of the press inthe digital era.
This was agreed during the talks between VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi andYonhap President and Chief Executive Officer ParkNo-hwang in Hanoi on February 9.
They also agreed to improve the quality of exchanged photos and help to promotetheir reporters’ and editors’ Vietnamese and Korean language skills.
VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi noted that both VNA and Yonhap haveimplemented cooperation agreements soundly, which involved the exchange of newsand delegations, assistance to correspondents, and mutual support atmultilateral press cooperation forums.
Loi considered news provided by Yonhap as animportant source of information about the RoK and the Korean Peninsula.
He congratulated Yonhap on its election as Vice President of theOrganisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) at the 16th OANA GeneralAssembly, held in Azerbaijan last November, voicing the agency’s support forYonhap to take on a more important role at the organisation and wishes for Yonhap’scontinuous effective support at this forum.
Highlighting the growing cooperation betweenVietnam and the RoK, the Yonhap President said his agency wants to continuefostering collaboration with VNA, thereby contributing to strengthening the twocountries’ strategic cooperative partnership.
He also asked VNA to support the PyeongChangNews Service Network (PNN), which is designed by Yonhap to serve thePyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics hosted by the RoK.
At the end of the talks, the VNA and Yonhapleaders signed a profession cooperation agreement and an agreement on the PNNmembership.
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VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi (front, right) and Yonhap President and CEO Park No-hwang sign a cooperation agreement (Photo: VNA) 
