A corner of Hanoi (Source: VNA) Geneva (VNA) – Journalists fromthe Foreign Press Association in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (APES) praised Vietnam’sdevelopment after their recent week-long trip to the country.
Attending a press conference in the SwissPress Club in Geneva on December 18, APES President Jean Musy said thedelegation comprised five journalists from Swiss, French, German, Belgian,Haitian and Portuguese press agencies. During the stay from November 27 –December 3, they held 25 working sessions and met more than 50 representativesfrom departments and agencies in the fields of politics, socio-economy,culture, press and tourism in Hanoi and the northern provinces of Bac Ninh,Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh.
The delegation also met Deputy PrimeMinister Vu Duc Dam, Swiss and Haitian representatives in Vietnam, leaders ofThai Nguyen and Quang Ninh provinces, the Vietnam Journalists’ Association,Vietnam News Agency, Radio the Voice of Vietnam and People’s Army paper. Theyalso visited Vingroup, Vinamilk and garment companies.
They also met with representatives from theVietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin, AO victims, familyof the late General Vo Nguyen Giap, and veteran photographer Le Vuong.
The group also enjoyed a surprise meetingwith two US war veterans who were jailed in Hoa Lo prison during the war at aphoto exhibition on the 45th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu inthe air” victory.
Haitian journalist Jean Edouardd Rigaud laudedVietnam’s business climate, saying that with more than 24,000 foreign-investedprojects, total foreign direct investment in Vietnam has surpassed 310 billionUSD.
Rui Martins, a journalist working for major Brazilian and Portuguese newspapers, said he was impressed by the transport andeconomic changes in Vietnam since his first visit in 1994. With the presence ofinvestors from 120 countries, Vietnam’s economy has grown 6-7 percent annuallyon average over the past two decades.
He expressed his hope to visit Vietnam inthe future to see more positive changes.
Swiss photojournalist Pierre Virotintroduced an album with hundreds of photos he took during the trip, depictingHa Long Bay, meetings with Vietnamese, Swiss and Haitian politicians in Hanoiand cultural establishments in Vietnam.
The APES was founded in 1928 in Geneva withmore than 120 members representing news and press agencies worldwide, most ofthem work in Geneva where the United Nations and international organisationsare headquartered.-VNA
Attending a press conference in the SwissPress Club in Geneva on December 18, APES President Jean Musy said thedelegation comprised five journalists from Swiss, French, German, Belgian,Haitian and Portuguese press agencies. During the stay from November 27 –December 3, they held 25 working sessions and met more than 50 representativesfrom departments and agencies in the fields of politics, socio-economy,culture, press and tourism in Hanoi and the northern provinces of Bac Ninh,Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh.
The delegation also met Deputy PrimeMinister Vu Duc Dam, Swiss and Haitian representatives in Vietnam, leaders ofThai Nguyen and Quang Ninh provinces, the Vietnam Journalists’ Association,Vietnam News Agency, Radio the Voice of Vietnam and People’s Army paper. Theyalso visited Vingroup, Vinamilk and garment companies.
They also met with representatives from theVietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin, AO victims, familyof the late General Vo Nguyen Giap, and veteran photographer Le Vuong.
The group also enjoyed a surprise meetingwith two US war veterans who were jailed in Hoa Lo prison during the war at aphoto exhibition on the 45th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu inthe air” victory.
Haitian journalist Jean Edouardd Rigaud laudedVietnam’s business climate, saying that with more than 24,000 foreign-investedprojects, total foreign direct investment in Vietnam has surpassed 310 billionUSD.
Rui Martins, a journalist working for major Brazilian and Portuguese newspapers, said he was impressed by the transport andeconomic changes in Vietnam since his first visit in 1994. With the presence ofinvestors from 120 countries, Vietnam’s economy has grown 6-7 percent annuallyon average over the past two decades.
He expressed his hope to visit Vietnam inthe future to see more positive changes.
Swiss photojournalist Pierre Virotintroduced an album with hundreds of photos he took during the trip, depictingHa Long Bay, meetings with Vietnamese, Swiss and Haitian politicians in Hanoiand cultural establishments in Vietnam.
The APES was founded in 1928 in Geneva withmore than 120 members representing news and press agencies worldwide, most ofthem work in Geneva where the United Nations and international organisationsare headquartered.-VNA
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