Rome, Nov. 13 -- Moreno Pisto, Editor-in-Chief of Italian online newspaper Mow (mowmag.com), and freelance journalist Federico Giuliani, a regular contributor to the daily il Giornale, have expressed their enthusiasm for Vietnam and their desire to strengthen mutual understanding and media cooperation to bring accurate and positive coverage of the country to Italian readers.

They made the remarks during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Phuong Anh on November 11.

The journalists said Italian readers still lacked a comprehensive understanding of contemporary Vietnam, as much of the country's media coverage, particularly in Milan, remained focused on the war period. They noted that modern Vietnam had many other compelli...