Solemn Ceremony to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day

The event was jointly organized by the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Vietnam Journalists Association.

General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered an important speech at the ceremony. The ceremony was attended by former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; comrades: Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister; Tran Thanh Man - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly; leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Representing the leaders of Nghe An province, the hometown of President Ho Chi Minh - the founder of Vietnam's revolutionary journalism, was comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Also attending were comrade Ngoc Kim Nam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, representatives of the Provincial Journalists Association and Nghe An Newspaper.

Embark on the next 100-year journey with great aspirations, determination and efforts.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission reviewed the 100-year journey of formation and development of Vietnam's revolutionary press, from the event on June 21, 1925 when President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien Newspaper, initiating a press closely linked to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

Reaching the threshold of 100 years, not only is it a glorious tradition, a revolutionary mark, proud stories of the past, but also the position and appearance of a press industry, with nearly 800 press agencies and a team of 41,000 journalists with professional expertise, steadfast character, mastering modern press technology, being the nation's key press agencies, press agencies trusted by the public and reaching regional and world levels.

Our Party and State always affirm that: Vietnamese revolutionary press is an inseparable part of the entire ideological and cultural work of the Party, and of the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. Our press takes the interests of the nation, the people, the happiness and prosperity of the people as the ultimate goal, all for a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization.

“We will embark on the next 100-year journey with great aspirations, determination and efforts to excellently fulfill the role and mission entrusted to us by the Party, State and People, contributing to bringing the country into a new era, for a Vietnam of “peace, independence, democracy, prosperity, civilization, happiness, firmly advancing towards socialism”, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers, as President Ho Chi Minh wished and the burning aspiration of the entire nation”, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia affirmed.

The press needs a breath of fresh air

At the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam presented the Ho Chi Minh Medal to the team of journalists and delivered an important speech; thereby, warmly praising and respectfully acknowledging the important contributions of the Vietnamese revolutionary press throughout the 100-year journey of construction and growth.

“The achievements of Vietnam's revolutionary press under the Party's leadership are the crystallization of ideals, tireless creative work, and the spirit of dedication to the Fatherland and the People of generations of Vietnamese journalists,” the General Secretary emphasized.

The new era of the nation is opening up new horizons of development, at the same time, also posing new revolutionary requirements with high determination and great aspiration to build a strong and prosperous country.

In that context, the Vietnamese revolutionary press must further affirm its revolutionary mettle and pioneering role on the ideological-cultural front, be an ideological pillar and a shock force in creating trust and consensus in society; contribute significantly to multiplying humanistic and progressive values, strongly spreading the spirit of innovation and creativity, inspiring learning, work and dedication.

The press must constantly innovate itself to develop commensurate with the stature of the times and the development of the country, truly becoming a professional, humane, modern press, serving the cause of the Party, State and People on the journey of building and developing the country.

To meet that requirement, General Secretary To Lam asked press agencies and journalists to focus on performing well five key tasks.

Accordingly, in the new era of the Vietnamese nation, press agencies and journalists need to deeply perceive their particularly noble political and social responsibilities to the Party, State and People.

In particular, the press needs to breathe new life into the society, arouse determination, patriotism, and a spirit of dedication, creating a great and lasting spiritual motivation for the cause of national development in the new era in the current revolutionary period.

As an important component of cultural life, the press must clearly affirm its role in building an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity; must actively participate in the cultural revival and development of modern Vietnamese people rich in identity.

General Secretary To Lam also noted that, in the face of the wave of digital transformation and fierce competition in the global media space, the press must quickly adapt, pioneer strong innovation in thinking, master technology, and make breakthroughs in reporting methods and information transmission.

At the same time, it is necessary to innovate the thinking of leadership, direction and management of the press in the direction of building and creating an operating environment for the press to best promote its revolutionary nature and mission of serving the country and the people. Clearly define the functions and tasks of each agency, resolutely not doing things for them or holding their hands.