Vietnam, RoK to boost television co-operation

The two sides agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the first six months of this year and set up teams to boost their co-operation.

Vietnam and the RoK have worked together in the past to produce programmes and dramas and buy copyrights for TV shows.

The RoK's Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) helped Vietnam Television (VTV) to develop VTV7, a new national education channel, which was officially launched recently.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son said the launch of the channel was a result of the co-operation between VTV and EBS.

VTV has also worked with a Korean partner to produce a drama, titled Tuoi Thanh Xuan (Forever Young).

Son spoke highly of their cooperation and said he hoped the two sides would work together to produce programmes on sports and culture.

KCC Chairman Choi Sung-joon said that through the co-operation, the two countries would be able to share television programmes and produce them together to export to other countries.

The two leaders also discussed the development of television's integration with the telecommunications sector.

Co-operation in the sector would allow viewers to watch TV not only at home but also on smart devices anywhere and at any time.