Vientiane (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA), led by its Standing Chairman Nguyen Duc Loi, paid a courtesy call to Lao Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Vansy Kuamua, as part of its working trip to the neighbouring country from September 9-13.

Vansy expressed his appreciation for the visit, highlighting its significant contribution to strengthening cooperation between the Lao and Vietnam Journalists Associations as well as between press agencies of Laos and Vietnam. He also expressed his gratitude for the effective assistance provided by the VJA in recent times.

He said that the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism will continue to support the cooperation agreements between the Lao and Vietnam Journalist Associations. He expressed hope that the VJA will continue to send experts to Laos to assist and support not only in improving professional skills of Lao reporters and journalists but also in aiding Lao press agencies with digital transformation and modernising newsroom operations.

Loi noted that the visit aimed to exchange information, share experience, and learn about the operations of Lao press agencies to advise the Vietnamese government and press agencies to facilitate future cooperation.

He briefed the host about the results of working sessions with leaders of the Lao Journalists' Association (LJA) and key Lao press agencies, including the Lao News Agency (KPL), Pasaxon Newspaper, Lao National Television, and Lao National Radio.

Loi affirmed that the VJA will continue work with major Vietnamese press agencies to deploy cooperation agreements and documents between the VJA and LJA and send experts to help improve professional skills for Lao reporters in the coming time.

While in Laos, the Vietnamese delegation held working sessions with key Lao press agencies, during which both sides agreed that in the future, the global and regional press will continue to undergo significant changes. Traditional journalism methods are becoming unsuitable, requiring press agencies to innovate, modernise, and improve the quality of news and articles to attract readers.

They held that Lao press agencies need to embrace and promote digital transformation, incorporating scientific and technical applications to achieve the b🐲est results in producing various types of press products🦹, and keeping pace with contemporary development trends./.