Saint Petersburg: The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has been re-elected to the Executive Board of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) for the 2025-2028 tenure. This marks the fifth consecutive term that the VNA has held a seat on the board, which comprises 11 members in its new term.

According to Vietnam News Agency, the election took place during the plenary session of the 19th OANA General Assembly held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Russian news agency TASS was elected President of the OANA until 2028. The next General Assembly is set to be hosted by Azerbaijan’s national news agency AzerTAc.