Int’l media center for 16th ASEAN Summit launched

VGP – The International Media Center for the 16th ASEAN Summit and related meetings was opened this afternoon at the National Convention Center in Hà Nội.

April 05, 2010 6:39 PM GMT+7

Deputy FM Đào Việt Trung (4^th from right) cuts the ribbon to launch the International Media Center for the 16^th ASEAN Summit, Hà Nội, April 5, 2010 – Photo: VGP/Hải Minh

The media center will operate from 8 AM to 22 PM on April 6-9, said Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Phương Nga.

All information related to the meetings, broadcasting and audio services are available here.

In an effort to facilitate reporters, the media center is equipped with a modern computing system and high-speed optical cabled broadband.

Booths for international televisions and radios are also set up here for live broadcasting.

PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng earlier asked the full application of information and communication technology in all activities during the year of ASEAN Presidency 2010.

Deputy FM Đào Việt Trung, in his opening remarks, said that the Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commit to providing reporters with update results about the events.

He hoped that the reporters to timely and precisely communicate Việt Nam’s footprints to the Summit.

By Hải Minh