Vietnamese, Chinese news agencies foster professional cooperation
Vietnam News Agency (VNA) General Director Vu Viet Trang and President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua held talks in Beijing on August 20, underlining the role of the agencies in the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang (L) and Xinhua’s President Fu Hua at their talks in Beijing on August 20, 2024 (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA)💫 – Vietnam News Agency (VNA) General Director Vu Viet Trang and President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua held talks in Beijing on August 20, underlining the role of the agencies in the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
They also highlighted the significance of an agreement on professional cooperation signed between the VNA and Xinhua one day before in the witness of Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
The deal, which includes contents on strengthening the exchange of multimedia information, supporting reporters, sharing experience in development, collaborating in technology in the digital era, and delegation exchanges, serves as a foundation for the two agencies to better perform their tasks and make contributions to promoting relations between the two countries and mutual understanding between their people.
Leaders of the two news agencies concurred to work together to further promote the application of advanced press technologies, and strengthen cooperation at regional and international journalism forums in order to effectively implement the freshly-signed agreement, thus proving their role in the world arena.
Trang thanked Xinhua for its efficient coordination in carrying out their cooperation agreement signed in 2017, affirming that information provided by Xinhua is a reliable source of news, helping enrich the VNA’s information. She highly valued the Chinese news agency’s support to VNA correspondents in China.
For his part, Fu underscored that the two sides should show better performance in providing information on the friendship between the two countries as well as the development of each country, bringing the images of the two countries closer to the world in the digital era.
At the working session, Fu invited Trang to attend the 6th World Media Summit (WMS) to be hosted by Xinhua in October. Trang said that she will send a delegation of VNA leaders to the event.
The VNA leader also took this occasion to invite the Xinhua President to pay a working visit to Vietnam in the coming time. The latter accepted the invitation, saying that he will arrange the visit at a suitable time.
Also in the morning, the VNA delegation visited an exhibition area showcasing the development of Xinhua since its establishment in 1909.
The VNA and Xinhua established their cooperative relationship in the early 1950s. Since then, both sides have dispatched correspondents to each other's country to enhance the dissemination of news about each nation’s situation and bilateral relations. To date, cooperation between the two news agencies continues to be effective across various areas, including information exchange, high-level and journalist delegation exchanges, mutual assistance for offices and correspondents, and coordination at regional and global journalism forums./.
Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of 14 cooperation documents between ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries on August 19 as part of the Vietnamese top leader’s state visit to China.
Foreign media has highlighted the election of Politburo member and State President To Lam as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s 13th Central Committee.
Through the upcoming China visit by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, the two countries will work more closely in a new journey to build a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, and actively lift the relations between the two Parties and countries to a new height, stated Ling Dequan, a researcher at China’s Centre for World Affairs Studies.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
President Luong Cuong's activities during his state visit to Angola, the celebration of the financial sector's 80th traditional day, and the Foreign Ministry's flag-hoisting ceremony marking the 58th founding anniversary of ASEAN are among news highlights on August 8.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
