Vietnam and RoK co-operate on film production

10:44' 17/06/2007 (GMT+7)

In 'Scent of Sage Leaves’, a television series produced by Vietnam and the RoK on screen in Vietnam VietNamNet Bridge - The Korean Television Development Institute (KBI) will co-operate with six Asian countries, including Vietnam to produce a television series with the theme of “Asia is one.” ‘Asia is one’ will consist of 20 episodes each an hour long. The television series is expected to be screen simultaneously in these countries. The project will have the participation of 11 television stations, including KBS and EBS of Korea and nine television stations from five other countries: Vietnam Television, TVRI and JTV of Indonesia, Ulan Bator of Mongolia, NBN of the Philippines and CCTV of China. KBI Director Yu Kyun said that “This year marks 15th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Korea. It’s hoped that the joint project in film production will bridge the understanding on culture between the people of the two countries as well as link people from Asian countries, including Vietnamese people now living in Korea.” (Source: Nhan Dan)