WAM Executive Director Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi grants an interview to VNA reporters on the sidelines of the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Emirates News Agency (WAM) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to establish professional cooperative relations, aiming to provide the public in their respective countries with information on the political, social, economic and cultural life in the other country. This content was underlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation signed by VNA Director General Nguyen Duc Loi and WAM Executive Director Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi in Hanoi on April 19 within the framework of the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) hosted by the VNA. According to the MoU, the two sides agreed to exchange English news, photos, and video news on a daily basis, which … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency, Emirates News Agency enter professional cooperation
Russian ex policeman convicted over 56 murders news agencies
Asia-Pacific news agencies share experience to combat fake news
First Deputy Director General of Russia’s TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman (Source: wikimedia) Hanoi (VNA) – Members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) expressed concern over the spread of fake news and its negative impact on society, sharing measures to help news outlets and the public to conduct fact-checking on the occasion of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting hosted by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Hanoi from April 18-20. First Deputy Director General of Russia’s TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman stressed that it is time to use every advantage to develop mechanisms in the fight against fake news. The first step will be forming close ties among news agencies, possibly in a traditional alliance like the OANA, he suggested, stressing on the need to give a clear definition of “fake news”, along with legal arguments and regulations. According to Gusman, the OANA is not only a venue for news agencies to share experience, … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific news agencies share experience to combat fake news
Russian apartment block blast kills three, dozens missing: agencies
By Reuters  December 31, 2018 | 05:45 pm GMT+7 Emergency personnel work at the site of collapsed apartment building after a suspected gas blast in Magnitogorsk, Russia December 31, 2018. Photo by the Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief/Handout via Reuters. Russian rescuers were searching for people still trapped under the rubble of a city apartment block that partly collapsed in a suspected gas blast. The blast killed at least three, RIA said Monday. Russia’s emergencies ministry told the news agency that four people had been recovered alive from the nine-storey building in Magnitogorsk, an industrial city some 1,700 km (1,050 miles) east of Moscow in the southern Urals. News agency TASS said 79 people were unaccounted for, quoting Chelyabinsk regional Deputy Governor Oleg Klimov. The emergencies ministry said the blast, probably caused by a gas leak, damaged 48 apartments. RIA said it ripped through the building at around 0600 a.m. … [Read more...] about Russian apartment block blast kills three, dozens missing: agencies
Saudi king backs son amid furore over Khashoggi murder
Viet Nam News RIYADH — Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary Monday, in his first public remarks since critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder tipped the country into one of its worst crises. The public prosecutor last week exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king’s son, of involvement in the murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, but the CIA reportedly concluded he had ordered the assassination. The prosecutor called for the death penalty against five men, announced indictments against 11 people, and said a total of 21 individuals were in custody in connection with the killing. "The kingdom was founded on Islamic principles of justice and equality, and we are proud of the efforts of the judiciary and the public prosecution," the 82-year-old monarch said in his annual address to the Shura Council, a top advisory body. "We ensure that this country will never deviate from implementing God’s law … [Read more...] about Saudi king backs son amid furore over Khashoggi murder
U.S. sanctions Russian, Chinese tech firms over funds for North Korea
U.S. sanctions Russian, Chinese tech firms over funds for North KoreaThe Saigon Times Daily U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON/SEOUL (REUTERS) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a China-based tech firm, its North Korean CEO and a Russian subsidiary, accusing them of moving illicit funding to North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions. The new sanctions target China-based Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co, its North Korean chief executive Jong Song Hwa, and a Russian-based sister company, Volasys Silver Star, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. “These actions are intended to stop the flow of illicit revenue to North Korea from overseas information technology workers disguising their true identities and hiding behind front companies, aliases, and third-party nationals,” Treasury Secretary … [Read more...] about U.S. sanctions Russian, Chinese tech firms over funds for North Korea
Vietnam News Agency actively promotes HCM City
Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (third from left) congratulates officials and reporters of the Vietnam News Agency's southern representative office on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has actively promoted the dissemination of policies and programmes of Ho Chi Minh City to local residents over the past time, helping the city maintain its position as the southern economic hub of the country in all aspects. Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan made the commendation while visiting officials and reporters of the VNA’s southern representative office on June 19 on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925). The agency is a channel for local authorities to get them updated of the multi-dimensional information about the local lives, he said. VNA is one of the most … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency actively promotes HCM City
Britain aims to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy in US
Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the United States in an attempt to protect them from further murder attempts, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. It said officials at the MI6 intelligence agency have had discussions with their counterparts in the CIA about resettling the victims poisoned last month in the English city of Salisbury. “They will be offered new identities,” it quoted an unidentified source as saying. The paper said its sources believed Britain would want to ensure their safety by resettling them in one of the so-called “five eyes” countries, the intelligence-sharing partnership that also includes the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. “The obvious place to resettle them is America because they’re less likely to be killed there and it’s easier to protect them there under a new identity,” it quoted what it called an … [Read more...] about Britain aims to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy in US
Britain aims to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy in the U.S.
Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the United States in an attempt to protect them from further murder attempts, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. It said officials at the MI6 intelligence agency have had discussions with their counterparts in the CIA about resettling the victims poisoned last month in the English city of Salisbury. “They will be offered new identities,” it quoted an unidentified source as saying. The paper said its sources believed Britain would want to ensure their safety by resettling them in one of the so-called “five eyes” countries, the intelligence-sharing partnership that also includes the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. “The obvious place to resettle them is America because they’re less likely to be killed there and it’s easier to protect them there under a new identity,” it quoted what it called an … [Read more...] about Britain aims to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy in the U.S.
Vietnamese news agencies praised for connecting NA and people
Addressing a January 29 meeting in Hanoi with news agencies ahead of the Lunar New Year, the NA leader also spoke highly of their contributions to collecting public opinions, thus helping NA bodies act timely in the handling of pressing issues arising in society. She said that the NA would create more favourable conditions for news agencies to provide information related to the NA’s activities, asking that the agencies disseminate information regarding the NA’s policies, laws, and resolutions to the public. As the press is now facing a huge challenge from the rapid development of social media, she stressed that the press must strive to serve as a major source of reliable news for voters. Therefore, she called on press agencies to overhaul their operations in order to make their products more attractive for readers. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese news agencies praised for connecting NA and people
Vietnam News Agency signs cooperation agreement with telecom group
At the signing ceremony (Photo VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Vietnam Postsand Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have signed an agreement to reinforce theircooperation and look towards building a strategic partnership in fields oftheir strengths.Speaking at the signing ceremony in Hanoi on January 4, VNA GeneralDirector Nguyen Duc Loi expressed his pleasure to establish cooperative tieswith VNPT, one of the leading telecom companies and economic groups in Vietnam.He said VNA is a governmental agency and the official State newsprovider of Vietnam. It is responsible for publishing official information anddocuments of the Party and State, providing information in service of the Partyleadership and State management and collecting and providing news throughvarious forms to mass media agencies, the public and readers at home andabroad.VNA boasts a network of 63 representative offices in all cities and provincesnationwide, and 30 overseas representative offices.With … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency signs cooperation agreement with telecom group