Australian broadcaster to help boost media links

Vietnam News Agency general director Tran Mai Huong shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer of Radio Australia Mike McCluskey after the signing of a memorandum of understanding to facilitate co-operation between both sides. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Quang

SYDNEY — A memorandum of understanding to facilitate bilateral co-operation in multimedia between the Vietnam News Agency and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was signed in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.

Under the document, the two sides agreed to study co-operation methods such as sharing development experiences, multimedia information exchange, programme production, consulting and management sharing, as well as exchanging reporters.

Also on Wednesday, VNA general director Tran Mai Huong discussed specific measures to realise the potential for co-operation with Chief Executive of Australia Network Bruce Dover, Chief Executive Officer of Radio Australia Mike McCluskey and ABC's corporate strategy and international co-operation director Julia Thoener.

During his five-day working visit to Australia, which will end on Sunday, Huong will also visit and discuss co-operation possibilities with the Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency. — VNS

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