At the meeting (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the PublicRelations Department (PRD) of Thailand will increase the exchange ofinformation, especially in-depth reports on cultural and socio-economic affairs,with a view to affirming their role in providing official information in the eraof digital technology.
The consensus was reached at the 15th VNA-PRD JointTechnical Committee Meeting co-chaired by VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh andhis PRD counterpart Charoon Chaisorn in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4.
At the meeting, the two sides reviewed their cooperation over the past time,including the exchange of reporters as well as English text and video news.
In the last year, the VNA received more than 400 English news items and 950video clips from the PRD while sending 500 English news stories alongside in-depthtelevision reports to the Thai agency.
VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh spoke highly of both sides’ efforts inboosting collaboration via the exchange of text and television news andtraining.
The comprehensive cooperation in all fields has contributed to promoting theimages of Vietnam and Thailand as well as enhancing the mutual understanding betweenthe two countries’ people, he stated.
At present, information on Thailand is very necessary as many Vietnamese havedemand for studying, working and visiting the country, he said, adding thatthrough the VNA, the PRD information has reached crowds of Vietnamese readersand vice versa.
However, Minh noted that both VNA and PRD are facing challenges in the era ofdigital technology, including fake news – a global issue. In the context ofbooming information on social networks, the VNA and the PRD should expand theircollaboration to maintain their role as official information providers inVietnam and Thailand in order to prevent fake news.
For his part, PRD Deputy General Director Charoon Chaisorn said as the ASEANChair in 2019, Thailand vows to continue realising initiatives to further cooperationfor ASEAN integration.
In the communication field, the PRD and the VNA play an important role indealing with fake news, a hot topic raised at the 14th ASEAN MinistersResponsible for Information (AMRI) in Singapore in May, he said.
He also agreed that the two sides need to raise public awareness to contributeto preventing fake news on social networks, creating a reliable digital informationenvironment across ASEAN.
Charoon Chaisorn said he wishes to witness more effective and intensive collaborationbetween the two agencies in the coming time, with the continued exchange ofreporters and close consultation for the implementation of cooperationprojects.
After discussion, Le Quoc Minh and Charoon Chaisorn signed the minutes of themeeting in which the two sides agreed on the need to deepen information cooperation,particularly in conducting in-depth reports on the cultural features of the twocountries and expanding the exchange of English news with photos promoting eachnation’s socio-economic and cultural situation for posting on their websites.
The twosides need to improve news quality in order to increase value and use ofinformation. They should share information suitable to their respective needsas well as boost cooperation in training the Vietnamese language for PRD staff.
In addition, they wish to exchange information relating to ASEAN and relations ofThailand and Vietnam with other countries, especially those in the ASEANCommunity.-VNA
The consensus was reached at the 15th VNA-PRD JointTechnical Committee Meeting co-chaired by VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh andhis PRD counterpart Charoon Chaisorn in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4.
At the meeting, the two sides reviewed their cooperation over the past time,including the exchange of reporters as well as English text and video news.
In the last year, the VNA received more than 400 English news items and 950video clips from the PRD while sending 500 English news stories alongside in-depthtelevision reports to the Thai agency.
VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh spoke highly of both sides’ efforts inboosting collaboration via the exchange of text and television news andtraining.
The comprehensive cooperation in all fields has contributed to promoting theimages of Vietnam and Thailand as well as enhancing the mutual understanding betweenthe two countries’ people, he stated.
At present, information on Thailand is very necessary as many Vietnamese havedemand for studying, working and visiting the country, he said, adding thatthrough the VNA, the PRD information has reached crowds of Vietnamese readersand vice versa.
However, Minh noted that both VNA and PRD are facing challenges in the era ofdigital technology, including fake news – a global issue. In the context ofbooming information on social networks, the VNA and the PRD should expand theircollaboration to maintain their role as official information providers inVietnam and Thailand in order to prevent fake news.
For his part, PRD Deputy General Director Charoon Chaisorn said as the ASEANChair in 2019, Thailand vows to continue realising initiatives to further cooperationfor ASEAN integration.
In the communication field, the PRD and the VNA play an important role indealing with fake news, a hot topic raised at the 14th ASEAN MinistersResponsible for Information (AMRI) in Singapore in May, he said.
He also agreed that the two sides need to raise public awareness to contributeto preventing fake news on social networks, creating a reliable digital informationenvironment across ASEAN.
Charoon Chaisorn said he wishes to witness more effective and intensive collaborationbetween the two agencies in the coming time, with the continued exchange ofreporters and close consultation for the implementation of cooperationprojects.
After discussion, Le Quoc Minh and Charoon Chaisorn signed the minutes of themeeting in which the two sides agreed on the need to deepen information cooperation,particularly in conducting in-depth reports on the cultural features of the twocountries and expanding the exchange of English news with photos promoting eachnation’s socio-economic and cultural situation for posting on their websites.
The twosides need to improve news quality in order to increase value and use ofinformation. They should share information suitable to their respective needsas well as boost cooperation in training the Vietnamese language for PRD staff.
In addition, they wish to exchange information relating to ASEAN and relations ofThailand and Vietnam with other countries, especially those in the ASEANCommunity.-VNA
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