General Director of Vietnam News Agency Nguyễn Đức Lợi (third left, first row) and leaders of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agency (OANA) members pose for a group photo at the 17th General Assembly of OANA. (Photo: VNA/VNS)

The delegates are leaders of news agencies in Asian-Pacific countries, including General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi. President Moon said Vietnam and the Republic of Korea have a lot of similarities, especially in culture, and expressed his hope that Vietnam will continue contributing to the development of relations between the RoK and the ASEAN. The reception for leaders of Asia-Pacific news agencies took place on the sidelines of the 17th General Assembly of OANA, which ended in Seoul on Friday.