BANGKOK, 23 May 2012 – Thai journalists have completed an official visit to Vietnam, initiated under an MOU between the Thai Public Relations Department (PRD) and the voice of Vietnam (VOV).
A delegation of journalists from the PRD visited Vietnam during 13-18 May, as parts of the Media Practitioners Exchange Program.
The trip was intended to help Thai and Vietnamese journalists exchange opinions and experiences in news and special feature reporting as well as documentaries on lifestyle, social affairs and cultural aspects in Vietnam, in a move to prompt Thailand’s neighbor for the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
During the visit, the Thai delegation had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Anuson Chinvanno, Ambassador of Thailand to Vietnam, Mr. Vu Hai, the Deputy Director of VOV and Mr. Nyugen Tien Minh, the Director-General of the ASEAN Department.
They were also invited to “Van Mieu”, the Temple of Literature, which is Vietnam’s oldest university, and to enjoy the country’s famous water puppet show as well as to visit “Bat Trang Ceramic Village” and the UNESCO World Heritage site “Ha Long Bay”.
The exchange visit has not only helped bring journalists from the two neighboring countries closer, but it has also strengthened ties between the Thai PRD and the VOV while promoting the role of media and understanding between all related parties ahead of the emergence of the AEC in 3 years’ time.
