Bernama, the Malaysian national news agency, on Friday opened a
bureau in Beijing, making it the second Malaysian media
organization to commence operations in China.
Malaysian Minister of Information Zainuddin Maidin, who was in
Beijing specially for the inauguration of the bureau, said it would
deliver objective news and information about events in China to
Malaysians.
The Star newspaper is the first Malaysian media
organization to open a bureau in China.
"With the numerous activities on the economic, social and other
fronts that are taking place in China, both Bernama and The
Star undoubtedly have more than enough to write home everyday
and enable the Malaysians to learn more about this great country,"
said Zainuddin Maidin.
He appreciated the support given by the Chinese government and
the Xinhua News Agency during the establishment of the Beijing
bureau.
Bernama had much to learn from Xinhua and the two could
cooperate closely on news reporting, in particular on covering the
Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
Greater understanding between the two peoples would follow if
more direct news and information was generated by the two agencies,
he added.
Bernama was set up in 1967 and began operating in May 1968.
(Xinhua News Agency September 30, 2006)
