Vietnamese Press Celebrates 100 Years, Journalists Called Registrants

President of VJA, Le Quoc Minh Vietnam in commemoration of 100 years of Revolutionary Press with great fanfare through the 2025 National Press Festival which was held since Thursday 19 June 2025 (Ist)

HANOI Vietnam commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Revolutionary Press with great fanfare through the 2025 National Press Festival which was held from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 June at the National Convention Center, Hanoi. The event opened with an important speech from Nguymen Tr'ng Ngh'a, Head of the Central Commission for Communication and Education Vietnam.

"Residents are also revolutionary soldiers. Pena and paper are their sharp weapons", said Ngha, who is also a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, in his speech. He quoted President H Chmen Minh's statement about the role of journalism as a spiritual force that evokes the nation's aspirations.

The festival marks various important milestones in Vietnam, including the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the 80th Vietnam National Day, and the 135th anniversary of President H Chmen Minh. But the main thing is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vietnam's Revolutionary Press which falls on June 21, 2025.

More than 130 exhibition booths were attended by 124 media offices from all over Vietnam, both national and local, showing a variety of journalistic products from print, broadcasting to digital multiplatforms. Many of them have used advanced technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), 3D, to virtual reality.

The President of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA), Löl Qu'c Minh, said that over the past century, Vietnam's press has been a pioneer force in the field of ideology and culture.

Loyality is not just a nature, but the principle of life of revolutionary journalists teguh against the ideals of the party and the interests of the people. Now in the digital era, the press must rely on creativity to continue to be relevant," he said.

The festival was also enlivened by a large-scale dance performance that amazed thousands of invited guests, including representatives of press organizations from Southeast Asia and other countries. From Indonesia, there were administrators of the Central Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI), M. Nasir and Agus Sudibyo.

The event also featured exhibitions of more than 500 photos, artifacts, and archives of Vietnam's journalism history, as a form of respect for the press heritage that is considered brave, innovative, and always standing with the nation's struggles.