Prime Minister: "The Voice of Vietnam" always resonates far and high, creating motivation and inspiration for generations.

Also attending the ceremony were comrade Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs; Party Central Committee member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai; comrades of the Party Central Committee, leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries, departments, branches, central and local organizations; representatives of countries and international organizations.

At the ceremony, delegates listened to the congratulatory letter from General Secretary To Lam on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Voice of Vietnam. On behalf of the Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented the Ho Chi Minh Medal (for the third time) to the Voice of Vietnam; presented the Voice of Vietnam with a congratulatory banner from the Prime Minister.

In his commemorative speech, Comrade Do Tien Sy, member of the Party Central Committee and General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, emphasized that throughout the 80-year journey of construction, striving and growth, the Voice of Vietnam has overcome countless difficulties and hardships, written glorious pages of history, fulfilled its noble mission, and together with the entire Party, people and army, fought the resistance war and built the nation, contributing to bringing the revolutionary cause to final victory; has joined the country in firmly stepping on the path of innovation, promoting industrialization, modernization and deep international integration and is entering a new era, the era of national growth.

Entering a new period of development, the Voice of Vietnam has affirmed itself as the main, pioneering, leading and orienting information channel for public opinion; a reliable forum for the people to participate in monitoring, criticizing and managing society; a bridge between the Party, the State and the people, contributing to creating social consensus, consolidating the people's firm belief in the path of the Vietnamese revolution chosen by the Party, Uncle Ho and our people.

Comrade Do Tien Sy stated that reviewing the 80-year journey of the glorious tradition of the Radio Station is an opportunity for each individual and collective in the Voice of Vietnam to be more aware and see clearly their responsibilities to be determined to overcome difficulties, continue to innovate, further improve intelligence, courage, have enough heart and capacity to build the Voice of Vietnam Radio Station to be increasingly strong, with one heart and one mind, continuing to strive to contribute to the whole country firmly entering the new era.

Voice of justice, voice of an independent nation

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed that we respectfully remember and are infinitely grateful to President Ho Chi Minh - the great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, the national liberation hero, the world cultural celebrity of Vietnam, the one who directed the establishment of the National Radio Station - the predecessor of the Voice of Vietnam today; sincerely thank and appreciate the contributions and tireless dedication of generations of cadres, reporters, editors, technicians, announcers, artists, and workers of the Voice of Vietnam throughout its glorious 80-year history of accompanying the nation. In particular, we respectfully bow, express our gratitude and send our love to the families and relatives of the 34 martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the cause of building and defending the country, for the companionship of the nation of the Voice of Vietnam.

Reviewing the milestones of the past 80 years of the Voice of Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that immediately after the success of the August Revolution, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh ordered the urgent establishment of the National Radio Station. At exactly 11:30 a.m. on September 7, 1945, the station broadcast its first broadcast with the proud announcement: "This is the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting from Hanoi, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam!".

"That slogan always inspires revolutionary enthusiasm, patriotism and is the joy and pride in the hearts of millions of Vietnamese people - "The Voice of Vietnam" is the voice of justice, the voice of an independent nation, the strength and will of a heroic nation throughout the glorious revolutionary history under the leadership of the Party. That slogan has forever been deeply imprinted, forever engraved in the hearts and memories of countless generations of Vietnamese people.

Over the past 80 years, "The Voice of Vietnam" has always resounded far and high; it is the voice of the arduous but proud, heroic and glorious journey to gain independence - freedom - happiness for the nation; it is the voice of pain, hatred and fighting; it is the voice of faith and hope; it is the voice of conscience and human dignity; it is the voice of national love and compatriotism; it is the voice of aspiration, love for peace and friendship, international solidarity; it is the voice that motivates and inspires many generations of Vietnamese people through the heroic revolutionary history of the country. Those profound impressions always remain in the minds, capturing the trust and love of compatriots, soldiers nationwide and overseas Vietnamese," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.

The Head of Government affirmed that during the resistance wars and struggles for national independence and unification, "Voice of Vietnam" overcame bombs and bullets, overcame all difficulties and hardships to spread patriotism, sow the belief in victory, and give strength to the entire nation to defeat all imperialists, colonialists, feudalists, and lackeys with sharp articles imbued with humanity, immortal songs, singing, and poetry that touched people's hearts on VOV, contributing to bringing the country to the day of total victory, fulfilling the wish of "independence, freedom, unification, North and South reunited as one family" as beloved Uncle Ho always wished.

In the period of peace, innovation, integration and national development, "Voice of Vietnam" carries out the mission of propagating, encouraging, and arousing the spirit of enthusiastic work; promoting new thinking, new ways of doing things, creativity, promoting internal strength, overcoming difficulties; actively fighting to protect the Party's ideological foundation, protecting independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, national interests, contributing to creating socio-economic development miracles; becoming a broad forum reflecting the people's voice to the Party and State and a bridge of cultural exchange, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's prestige and position in the international arena.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that after 80 years of establishment, development and accompanying the nation, the Voice of Vietnam has increasingly matured and grown, promoting its role and position as a key and important national press and media agency of the Party, State and people on the ideological and cultural front; a trustworthy "red address", with prestige and strong influence; truly becoming a strategic information bridge between the Party, State and people, bringing the voice of the Party and State closer to the people and strong declarations of war against hostile forces and reactionary organizations against the interests of our nation, people and people.

In particular, in the context of rapidly changing world media, Voice of Vietnam always strives to innovate and create to adapt to the wave of international integration, the trend of digital technology transformation, global information competition, overcome the limitations of the radio sector and reach out, promote potentials and strengths to meet the diverse needs of listeners across the country and our compatriots abroad as well as international friends. From a radio station, Voice of Vietnam has become a multimedia, multi-platform, multi-lingual media complex; synchronous technical infrastructure, advanced technology; scientific and modern organizational structure and operating mechanism; a team of human resources with strong political will, professional expertise, love for the job, ready to devote themselves to the mission.

The Voice of Vietnam has been making efforts to build and develop a solid media network on radio, print, electronic and digital platforms; increasingly defining its position as a multimedia media agency, affirming its brand in the region and the world.

"Voice of Vietnam" plays an increasingly important role in the work of information, propaganda of policies, guidelines, laws, cultural development, improving people's knowledge, serving the spiritual life of the people with many attractive literary and artistic columns, providing diverse, rich and quality information, promptly meeting the cultural enjoyment needs of all classes of people. Ethnic language broadcasting has reached people in remote areas, especially during storms, floods and natural disasters, contributing to timely information to people of all ethnic groups across the country, providing equal access to information and leaving no one behind in the development process, including the media.

Along with the development process, with rich and diverse channels and programs in many languages, "Voice of Vietnam" has overcome all geographical borders, cultural differences, border barriers, becoming a bridge of friendship, so that international friends can understand, share and support Vietnam and constantly promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam to the world.

Over the past 80 years, the Voice of Vietnam has increasingly affirmed its important role and position in all aspects of social life; met the increasingly diverse and rich information needs of the people; and made an important contribution to the cause of national liberation, construction and protection of the Fatherland of our Party, State and people. In recognition of the unceasing contributions and dedication of the Voice of Vietnam, the Party and State have awarded the Radio Station many noble awards (it can be said that the Radio Station has been awarded all the noble awards), in which the Radio Station was honored to receive the Ho Chi Minh Medal for the third time at the 80th Anniversary of its Establishment.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, the Prime Minister acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts, intelligence, dedication and important contributions of generations of cadres, reporters, editors, technicians, broadcasters, artists and workers of the Voice of Vietnam to the Vietnamese revolutionary press and ideological and cultural work, contributing to the great achievements in the glorious and heroic revolutionary cause of our Party, State and people.

Further promote the aspiration and responsibility of "Voice of Vietnam" to look far and wide, think deeply and do great things

The Prime Minister stated that today's world is undergoing rapid, complex, and profound changes in many aspects. The development of science and technology, especially digital platforms, brings many opportunities but also poses many challenges, affecting all aspects of social life. In particular, the increasingly fierce competition between media types, the trend of personalizing information... has profoundly changed the way press and media agencies operate and organize information production.

Domestically, to realize the two 100-year strategic goals, our entire Party, people and army are making strong efforts to innovate, prepare the mindset, create momentum, and force to enter a new era - an era of rich, civilized, prosperous and prosperous development, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers.

That context poses a heavy task with increasingly high but also very glorious requirements for information and communication work in general, especially for key press and media agencies, including the Voice of Vietnam, worthy of the beloved Uncle Ho's advice: "The press is a front. Press cadres are revolutionary soldiers". The 13th Party Congress documents clearly defined the orientation: "Building a professional, humane and modern press and media". Press and media agencies must create positive, mainstream information flows that spread strongly, lead and orient public opinion; make an important contribution to building an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity; further promote the role of creating motivation, inspiration, and arousing the aspiration to develop a strong and prosperous country.

The Prime Minister requested that, with the glorious tradition, strength and prestige of a key media agency over 80 years of establishment and growth, Voice of Vietnam needs to continue to make more efforts to innovate in thinking, awareness and action, create breakthroughs, and improve the efficiency of all aspects of operations. Generations of cadres, reporters, editors, technicians, announcers, artists and workers of Voice of Vietnam today must preserve the tradition, continue the career, continue to write the glorious history that previous generations have worked hard to build with the spirit of revolutionary journalism "steel in the pen, fire in the heart", contributing more to the cause of building, developing the country and defending the Fatherland.

To help Voice of Vietnam better fulfill its mission and further promote its role and significance in all aspects of social life in the new situation,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Station to focus on effectively implementing 6 key contents.

The first,The Voice of Vietnam must clearly define its vision, develop strategies, programs, and specific plans to realize its aspirations, and be determined to become one of the leading radio stations in the region, continuing to maintain and further promote its aspirations and responsibilities as a "Voice of Vietnam" with a far-sighted vision, thinking deeply and doing great things.

In particular, it is necessary to focus on implementing well two key points: (1) Promoting revolutionary traditions, the spirit of self-reliance, self-improvement, overcoming oneself; making great efforts to promptly adapt to changes of the times; seizing opportunities, developing strongly, enhancing intelligence, position, brand, and reputation; (2) Taking the audience as the center, innovation as the driving force, science and technology, digital transformation as the foundation, improving capacity and strongly applying science, information technology, and modern communications with the spirit of "resources originate from thinking, motivation originates from innovation, strength originates from the people".

Monday,The Voice of Vietnam must continue to innovate its thinking and working methods, focus on quality and efficiency, and better perform its information and communication tasks with the 30-word motto: "Orthodox, objective, timely - Proactive, flexible, creative - Accompanying, dedicated, responsible - Unique, scientific, modern - Resolute, timely, effective".

Accordingly, be orthodox, objective, and timely in information, propaganda, and orientation of public opinion. Be proactive, flexible, and creative on the ideological, information, and communication fronts, promoting the strength of national solidarity. Be dedicated, responsible, and cooperative in all activities, further promoting the role of a bridge between the Party and the State with the people and international friends. Be unique, scientific, and modern in promoting the unique cultural values ​​of the nation, closely linked with the quintessence of human culture. Be resolute, timely, and effective in the fight against corruption, negativity, and waste, and in protecting justice and reason, contributing to strengthening the people's trust.

Tuesday,The Voice of Vietnam must constantly innovate and improve the quality of its programs and content, be politically sensitive, economically astute, scientifically and technologically profound, closely follow reality, grasp the "soul" of life, the "breath" and pulse of society, and the thoughts, feelings and aspirations of the people.

Information and media products must ensure richness, attractiveness, usefulness, and diversity in form, suitable for each region and audience. Focus on improving the quality of current affairs and political programs, columns, and topics, not losing control of the ideological front, and not allowing a media crisis to occur. Continue to further promote foreign information; participate in protecting national sovereignty over information and communication, especially on social networks.

Wednesday,The Voice of Vietnam must contribute to improving the spiritual life and cultural enjoyment of the people. Promote the cultural values, identity and people of Vietnam; arouse the tradition of patriotism, national pride, belief and aspiration to develop a prosperous and thriving country.

Spread the spirit and image of the country and people of Vietnam to the world; promote Vietnamese culture in the common culture of humanity, contributing to world culture and civilization. Focus on developing the cultural and entertainment industry, meeting the development needs of the country and the enjoyment of the people; increase programs in ethnic languages.

Thursday, The Voice of Vietnam must further promote the development and application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; improve technological capacity and digital radio platforms, expand better coverage to remote, border, island, and ethnic minority areas; strengthen international cooperation, modernize towards international standards and suit Vietnam's reality.

Friday,The Voice of Vietnam must invest more in developing high-quality human resources; building a contingent of cadres with qualities, abilities, prestige, enthusiasm, and dedication; building a clean and strong Party, improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and Party members, meeting the increasingly high requirements and tasks of the Vietnamese revolution and the growing demands of the people.

Recalling President Ho Chi Minh's advice: "You must preserve the voice of the Party, the Government and the people in all situations", the Prime Minister said that in the new era, it is the voice of Vietnamese aspiration, will, mettle and intelligence, accompanying the nation in realizing the two 100-year strategic goals.

Giving the Voice of Vietnam 16 words: "Courage - Objectivity - Comprehensiveness - Timeliness - Identity - Digitalization - Creativity - Efficiency", the Prime Minister hopes and believes that, with 80 years of glorious tradition, the entire team of cadres, reporters, editors, announcers, artists, technicians, and workers of the Voice of Vietnam will always unite, join hands, make efforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges, constantly innovate, be creative, develop more and more strongly, achieve many new achievements, and excellently fulfill the mission entrusted by the Party, State, and people.