Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Hoai Duong greeted a delegation from the Ministry of Communication and Mass Media of Russia led by its Deputy Minister Alexey Volin in Hanoi on April 25.
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen HoaiDuong greeted a delegation from the Ministry of Communication and Mass Media ofRussia led by its Deputy Minister Alexey Volin in Hanoi on April 25.
Deputy Minister Alexey Volin said RT (Rusia Today) channel is willing toprovide VNA materials and videos covering politics, economics and culture ofother countries for use on the agency’s Vnews and in other publications.
The Russian sidewanted to receive Vietnamese officials in fact-finding tours of Russia’sjournalism, mass media and information technology, he said.
Duong hailed the cooperation in news supply between VNA and Russian newsoutlets and hoped for broader partnership in communication and mass media withthe Russian side.
Noting VNA’s interest in Russia’s news transmitting technologies, he said theagency will set up a Russian desk at its News for Foreign Service Departmentand wished that the Russian government will grant scholarships in journalismand Russian language for VNA’s reporters.
The Russian officialshowed his support for VNA’s proposal, suggesting the Embassy of Russia inVietnam acting as a coordinator in the scholarship issue.
Later on the day, the Russian official had a working session with DeputyMinister of Information and Communications Phan Tam during which they sought tostep up exchanging information and ensuring cyber information security.
The two sides agreed to broaden cooperation in other fields on the basis of thetrustworthy relations established by the two countries. - VNA
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At the event (Source: VNA) 
