VOV General Director Nguyen Dang Tien and LNR counterpart Sipha Nonglath at the signing ceremony (Source: vov.vn)
Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and Lao National Radio have signed a document on cooperation in the 2016-2018 period.
The signing was made during a working visit of VOV General Director Nguyen Dang Tien to Laos from August 10-12.
Accordingly, the two sides agreed to broadcast more news, documentaries and programmes to introduce their audiences to the other country .
The VOV will also help the LNR in training reporters, editors and technicians.
At a working session with the Vietnamese delegation, Sipha Nonglath, General Director of LNR expressed his gratitude to the assistance of the Vietnamese Party, State and people in general and the VOV in particular to the Lao side.-VNA
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VOV General Director Nguyen Dang Tien and LNR counterpart Sipha Nonglath at the signing ceremony (Source: vov.vn)
