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AKP leading official impressed by Vietnam’s SEA Games 31 organisation

Hun Yuthkun, Deputy General Director of Cambodia's news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), has expressed his impressions on Vietnam’s organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
AKP leading official impressed by Vietnam’s SEA Games 31 organisation ảnh 1Hun Yuthkun, Deputy General Director of Cambodia's news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hun Yuthkun, Deputy General Director of Cambodia'snews agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), has expressed his impressions onVietnam’s organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games31).

He told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that duringthis third trip to Vietnam, he is impressed by the strong development of Hanoiand the overwhelming atmosphere of the Games.

Hun Yuthkun said he saw many people in and outside the National My Dinh Stadium during openingday, and wonderful performances staged by Vietnamese artists at the openingceremony.

Work has been welldone at sport venues in Hanoi as well as other localities that host the Games,he said, commending host Vietnam for creating conditions for foreign audiences.

As the host newsagency, the VNA has dispatched its reporters to sport venues, and quicklyprovided information and photos featuring the biggest regional sport event, theAKP Deputy General Director noted.

He highlighted theagency’s special website on SEA Games 31, at  http://seagames.vnanet.vn,through which it has shared information and images free of charge with domesticand foreign press agencies.

Lauding the VNA’scapacity in the information work, Hun Yuthkun said he has learnt fromVietnam’s experience in this regard to serve the SEA Games 32 to be hosted byCambodia in 2023.

SEA Games 31, themed“For a Stronger South East Asia”, is being held in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring citiesand provinces until May 23.

Featuring 40 sportswith 523 events, it is attracting around 10,000 participants. Thebiennial event was initially slated for late 2021 but delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic./.
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