<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/7/4/434985_20.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Ambassador Mai Phan Dũng, Head of Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission in Geneva (centre), speaks at the event. — VNA/VNS Photo</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>GENEVA —&nbsp;As a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023–2025 term and a country heavily affected by climate change, Việt Nam has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with other nations, international organisations, and global stakeholders to build sustainable and people-centred solutions for a future free from hunger and in harmony with nature.Lê Minh Tuấn, a representative from the Department of International Cooperation under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, made the remark at an event on transforming food systems to adapt to climate change and ensure the right to food on July 3.Co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Việt Nam in Geneva, in collaboration with the missions of Bangladesh, Mexico, and the Netherlands, the event took place on the sidelines of the 59th session of the UNHRC and attracted the participation of over 50 international delegates from diplomatic corps, international organisations, and academia.The topic of food system transformation in response to climate change and the protection of the right to food holds increasing significance in light of today’s multidimensional global crises, including climate change, environmental degradation, conflicts, and growing food insecurity.Sharing Việt Nam's experiences in promoting a sustainable food system, Tuấn highlighted the Mekong Delta's low-emission and high-quality rice development programme, which aims to cultivate one million hectares of such grain by 2030.The programme not only seeks to improve farmers' incomes and reduce emissions but also contributes to ensuring the right to food, especially for vulnerable groups such as women and the poor. Models such as "1P5G", straw management, farming mechanisation, and the increase of women's engagement have been effectively implemented in Việt Nam, he noted.Benjamin Schachter, Coordinator of the Environment and Climate Change Team at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), encouraged countries to adopt a human rights-based approach in transforming food systems, stressing the need for genuine community participation, transparency, accountability, and non-discrimination.He also acknowledged efforts by countries such as Việt Nam in mainstreaming human rights in climate and agricultural agendas, affirming OHCHR’s readiness to provide support and technical cooperation throughout this process.Ambassadors and heads of delegations from the co-hosting countries also shared diverse national experiences and perspectives, contributing to a fruitful discussion.The event underscored Việt Nam’s proactive role in advancing human rights in the context of climate change, helped strengthen its network of partners, and shared practical lessons with the international community. — VNS

At a UN event on food security and climate change, Việt Nam reaffirmed its commitment to building people-centred, sustainable food systems in cooperation with global partners.

Việt Nam leads UNHRC discussion on food systems, climate adaptation

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/MediaUpload/Org/2025/07/04/07202504233047_MixCollage-04-Jul-2025-11-29-PM-7033.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>General Secretary Tô Lâm &amp; US President Donald Trump.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Tô Lâm, President Lương Cường, and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday sent congratulatory messages to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of the 249th Independence Day of the country (July 4, 1776 – July 4, 2025) and the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (July 12, 1995 – July 12, 2025).On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn also extended congratulations to the President of the US Senate James David Vance and the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson.In their messages, the Vietnamese Party and State leaders reaffirmed that Việt Nam consistently regards the US as one of its strategically important partners, and welcomed the US support for a "strong, independent, self-reliant, and prosperous Việt Nam."Reflecting on the 30-year journey since the official establishment of diplomatic relations, and especially following the upgrading of ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Vietnamese leaders expressed satisfaction with the positive developments in bilateral cooperation across all fields on global, regional and bilateral fronts.Việt Nam stays ready to work closely with the US to further deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a more effective and substantive manner, delivering tangible benefits to their people while contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and beyond, they wrote.On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn also sent a congratulatory message to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. — VNS

Top Vietnamese leaders have sent congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the occasion of US Independence Day and the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Congratulations extended to the United States on 249th Independence Day

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/7/4/434926_5208753927416331_nht.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Nguyễn Huy Tiến, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy, addresses questions from the National Assembly about the resolution on June 24. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn has officially endorsed Resolution No 205/2025/QH15 on piloting the People’s Procuracy's initiation of civil lawsuits to protect the civil rights of vulnerable groups or public interests.The resolution, which was adopted by the NA on June 24, will take effect on January 1, 2026 and will be piloted for three years in Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng, Cần Thơ, Quảng Ninh and Đắk Lắk.It specifies that the initiation and settlement of public civil cases shall be conducted in accordance with this Resolution.In cases where it does not provide specific guidance, provisions of the Civil Procedure Code and other relevant laws shall apply.The procuracy may only initiate lawsuits after notifying and recommending relevant agencies, organisations, or individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities to initiate lawsuits under the law, but no one has done so.Civil lawsuits initiated by the procuracy to protect public interests shall not be subject to mediation, nor can the defendant file a counterclaim.Related agencies, organisations, and individuals are obliged to cooperate with the procuracy and the court when they carry out their duties and powers as prescribed by this resolution and other relevant laws.Regarding jurisdiction over civil lawsuits for public interests, the resolution stipulates that the district procuracy corresponding to the district court with jurisdiction over the first-instance hearing of the civil case shall have the right to initiate the lawsuit.In complex cases involving significant damages, occurring across multiple districts, involving foreign factors, or when deemed necessary, the provincial procuracy may initiate lawsuits or conduct inspections, verifications, and evidence collection before assigning the district procuracy to initiate the lawsuit.For cases that are highly complex, involve very huge damage, span multiple provinces or cities, affect national security or foreign affairs, or when considered necessary, the Supreme People’s Procuracy may initiate lawsuits or conduct inspections, verifications, and evidence gathering before assigning the lower-level procuracy to initiate the lawsuits.The resolution also defines the procuracy’s responsibilities and powers, including receiving and handling information about violations of civil rights of vulnerable groups or public interests; inspecting, verifying, collecting information, documents, and evidence; requesting the court to apply urgent interim measures to protect civil rights and property, ensure evidence collection and protection, and secure case settlement or enforcement.Additionally, the procuracy may request agencies, organisations, or individuals to cease violations and take measures to prevent or remedy consequences; suspend or resume inspections and verifications; notify and recommend competent agencies, organisations, or individuals with the right and responsibility to initiate lawsuits; and support litigation.The resolution also stipulates other responsibilities and powers, such as initiating civil lawsuits for public interests, exercising the rights and obligations of plaintiffs during litigation, supervising compliance with the law in case resolution, and exercising rights to request, recommend, and appeal in accordance with the Civil Procedure Code. — VNA/VNS

The resolution, adopted by the NA on June 24, will take effect on January 1, 2026 and will be piloted for three years in six selected cities and provinces.

NA Chairman endorses resolution piloting procuracy’s initiation of civil lawsuits

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/27/433461_5202921724778564_image.png" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>At its meeting, the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission considers and proposes the competent authority to impose disciplinary measures on violating party members. Photo: nhandan.vn</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>HÀ NỘI — The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on June 27 decided to expel Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyễn Bá Hoàn, who is also member of the Standing Board of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Party Committee, from the Party following serious violations related to the country’s labour export programme.After reviewing the proposal of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, the Secretariat found that Hoàn committed multiple serious infractions while holding the position as a member of the Party Civil Affairs Board and Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, where he held responsibility for overseeing state management of Việt Nam's labour export programme.He showed signs of political, ideological and moral degradation and violated the Party's regulations and the State's laws while performing his assigned duties. His violations included failure to uphold responsibilities in the fight against corruption, waste, and other negative practices; breaches of the Party’s regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do, and the rules on setting a good example; and acts that caused extremely serious consequences, provoked public outrage, and severely damaged the reputation of the Party organisation and the agency where he served.The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat proposed the authorities to enforce an administrative discipline promptly and synchronously with the Party's discipline measure. — VNS

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on June 27 decided to expel Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyễn Bá Hoàn, who is also member of the Standing Board of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Party Committee, from the Party following serious violations related to the country’s labour export programme.

Official expelled from Party over labour export violations

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<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/27/433466_5202938701820379_image.png" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Lê Minh Trí hosted a reception for RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Choi Young-sam on March 4. VNA/VNS Photo</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>HÀ NỘI — President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến on June 27 expressed readiness to work closely with Korean partners to enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), making it more substantive, effective, and mutually beneficial for the people of both countries.During a meeting on June 27 with a delegation from the Association of People Loving Việt Nam in the RoK (VESAMO) led by Chang Ho Ick, Vice Chairman of Dongwon Group and Vice Chairman of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hà Nội, Chiến reaffirmed Việt Nam’s continued support for the RoK’s development policies.Central to the relationship are the 300,000 Vietnamese living, working, and studying in the RoK and the nearly 200,000 Koreans residing in Việt Nam, he said, stressing the role of 80,000 multicultural Vietnamese-Korean families in cementing bilateral ties.The host also thanked VESAMO for its ongoing support to the Vietnamese community in the RoK, especially students and workers.Phan Anh Sơn, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), stressed that VUFO and the Việt Nam–Korea Friendship Association would continue partnering with VESAMO and other Korean civil society groups to effectively realise high-level agreements and foster people-to-people exchanges.During the trip, the VESAMO delegation attended the inauguration of two charity houses in Hà Nội's outlying district of Ứng Hòa and donated VNĐ10 million to 10 families, explored investment opportunities in Quảng Ninh province, and attended the Việt Nam–RoK friendship night in Hà Nội.Founded in 2002 in Busan, VESAMO is a non-profit organisation uniting academics, business leaders, legal professionals, artists, and intellectuals dedicated to promoting ties with Việt Nam. — VNS

President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến on June 27 expressed readiness to work closely with Korean partners to enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), making it more substantive, effective, and mutually beneficial for the people of both countries.

Việt Nam bolsters friendship, cooperation with RoK

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/27/433455_5202918530708026_image.png" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Phạm Thị Thu Hương (second from left) transfers the rotating ACAT Chairmanship to her Indonesian counterpart. Photo from Vietnamese Embassy in Greece</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>ATHENS — The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece, serving as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Athens (ACAT), convened the 36th ACAT meeting in the Greek capital, bringing together ambassadors and working groups from ASEAN member states in Greece, including Việt Nam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand.Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Phạm Thị Thu Hương opened the meeting with a review of the committee’s activities in the first half of 2025, including a meeting between ACAT ambassadors and the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, the successful third ASEAN Plus Bazaar, the ASEAN Family Day, and engagements with the Hellenic-ASEAN Business Council, which further deepened political, economic, and cultural connections between ASEAN nations and Greek authorities, businesses, and people.The ASEAN ambassadors shared views on global and regional issues of mutual concern, as well as updates on bilateral exchanges and cooperation with Greece. They agreed to intensify outreach to Greek officials, localities, and businesses in the second half, while promoting ASEAN’s unity through events like ASEAN Day and ASEAN Family Day.At the event, Ambassador Hương transferred the rotating ACAT Chairmanship to her Indonesian counterpart. She later hosted a reception attended by senior Greek officials, including the Director General of the Asia and Oceania Department at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Director General of International Relations and Public Affairs of the Hellenic Parliament. Representatives from key ASEAN partners, including Japan and the Republic of Korea, also joined, alongside ASEAN ambassadors and their spouses.Expressing appreciation for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Parliament’s support, she praised the active involvement of ASEAN partner countries in ACAT’s activities and hoped for stronger collaboration ahead. — VNS

The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece, serving as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Athens (ACAT), convened the 36th ACAT meeting in the Greek capital, bringing together ambassadors and working groups from ASEAN member states in Greece, including Việt Nam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand.

Vietnamese embassy hosts ASEAN Committee meeting in Greece

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Deputy Foreign Minister Ngô Lê Văn on Friday received a Chinese delegation to boost foreign policy cooperation and reaffirm both sides’ commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.

Việt Nam, China intensify experience sharing in diplomatic affairs

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/18/431056_5193888176494133_bccm.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Việt Nam’s press has been shaped by generations of young people who choose to contribute to national independence. VNS Graphic</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>By Nhật HồngViệt Nam’s revolutionary press emerged during a turbulent chapter of the nation’s history, marked by uprisings against colonial powers, and a long struggle for independence and territorial integrity that spanned nearly the entire 20th century.As the country marks 100 years of revolutionary journalism, only a handful of war reporters remain able to pass their lived experiences on to future generations.Photojournalist Trần Hồng and news editor Vương Nghĩa Đàn were among the last cohorts of war correspondents to enter the battlefield over five decades ago, yet the memories of those days remain vividly etched in their minds.At 26, Trần Hồng was dispatched to the frontlines as a photographer embedded to a liberation army unit. The images he and his colleagues captured in the war zones were often developed on the spot.Down in a makeshift darkroom in a bunker, they would poke a hole in banana leaves, which were wrapped around a flashlight, and develop the films they shot.“It was a tough yet incredibly thrilling time for us war journalists,” he told Việt Nam News.From 1973 to the 1980s, Hồng was present on battlefields across Việt Nam, documenting the army’s battles in the Trường Sơn mountain range to the northern borders, and subsequently Phnom Penh to capture the crimes of the Khmer Rouge.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Photojournalist Trần Hồng on an assignment in Trường Sa (Spratly) Islands in 1982. Photo courtesy of Trần Hồng</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>The works of front-line journalists like Hồng did not reach newspaper pages or radio air waves on their own. Hundreds of technicians, editors, telegraphists and couriers were quietly working behind the scenes to bring news stories and images from the battlegrounds to the audiences nationwide.Among these people was Vương Nghĩa Đàn, one of the first female reporters of the Liberation News Agency during the anti-American war, which later merged with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) following the national reunification in 1975.News stories at the time were transmitted to the news office via Morse code, Đàn recalled. “We often had to make guesses as we went along, because the signal quality was very poor," she said.Morse code, lacking the tone marks essential to the Vietnamese language, made their work all the more challenging.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Vương Nghĩa Đàn and her colleagues at work in the 1973-74 period, at an office they set up themselves in the forest of Lò Gò Xa Mát (Tây Ninh Province). Photo courtesy of Vương Nghĩa Đàn</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>After telegraphists decode the information sent in by the liberation troops or local forces from the front lines through Morse code, Đàn and her editing team would transform these pieces of news into coherent, digestible articles.These were then handed over to another team of technicians, who encoded and sent them out to newsrooms and radio stations located in the north.Photographs for important news were also sent using telegraphs, or physically transported via mail trucks or soldiers heading back to the north – all of which cost immense time and effort. At times, these precious images were lost forever when bombings struck the couriers on the way.Youth's spiritHồng and Đàn were among the many other young people of their generation who chose to postpone their university studies to fight for national liberation.“The spirit of the youth back then was incredibly unique,” said Đàn.Đàn was in her final year of university when she chose to join the Liberation News Agency’s reporter class GP10, which was bound for the southern front in 1972.“1972 was an intense year in the war – the entire nation was mobilised for the battle fronts in the South,” she said, recalling that it was mostly young workers and farmers who went to war before, but that year, even university students were recruited.When asked why she made such a pivotal decision just months away from her graduation, Đàn said: “It was such a fervent atmosphere, and our education has always emphasised patriotism and sacrificing for our own country – and that touched me.”After eight months of training on both reporting skills and physical endurance, she and her classmates embarked on a long journey to the south.From the tri-border area between Việt Nam, Laos and Cambodia, her team continued to travel on foot for more than 500km under the enemy’s observation aircraft and air attacks, to the forests of Lò Gò Xa Mát, now a national park in Tây Ninh Province.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>News editor Vương Nghĩa Đàn circa 1973-74 in her team's base in Lò Gò Xa Mát (Tây Ninh Province). Photo courtesy of Vương Nghĩa Đàn</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Meanwhile, Hồng turned down two university admission offers to become a soldier in 1968, working on military logistics and communication. But just one year later, he was selected to study journalism at the Central School of Communication and Training, now the Academy of Journalism and Communications.He had worked as a photojournalist since he graduated in 1973. Newspapers back then often listed numbers of injuries and deaths in the battles, he said, but there were very few pictures.“As a photographer, I felt compelled to do whatever it took to get the evidence of the other side’s losses and defeats,” said Hồng. To him, photojournalism was about the truth.Yet at times, he found himself caught between his commitment as a soldier and his compassion as a human being.“I had never seen death before [working as a war photojournalist]. The dead might not be on the same side as me, but we are all humans after all – we are of the same kind, so it was heartbreaking,” Hồng recalled.Lasting legacyAfter the war, Đàn continued her career at VNA’s southern bureau, later becoming one of the first staff members of Le Courrier du Vietnam, when the agency took over the country’s only French-language news publication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993.She stepped down as head of the Economic News Desk in 2003 to serve a three-year term as a VNA resident correspondent in Belgium.Upon returning to Việt Nam, she continued contributing to Le Courrier du Vietnam until the pandemic surge in 2021, concluding her journalism career that spanned over five decades.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Vương Nghĩa Đàn worked as a news editor and correspondent for nearly 50 years, from 1973 until 2021. VNS Photo Nhật Hồng</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>Meanwhile, through unwavering determination and perseverance, Hồng produced some of his most acclaimed work after the war: more than 100 photographs of General Võ Nguyên Giáp in his daily life, and nearly 70 portraits in a series titled ‘Vietnamese Heroic Mothers’ – women whose children sacrificed their lives in the wars for national cause.These collections of work have been taken over by the National Archives Centre and the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.“That’s where those photographs should be, in proper preserving conditions, where they can continue spreading their values. It is my greatest legacy, my greatest joy,” said Hồng.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Sen Col Trần Hồng (left) presents his photos of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and General Võ Nguyên Giáp to Trần Việt Hoa, director of the National Archives Centre III in 2022. Photo tapchisonglam.vn</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>"The presence, voices and works of revolutionary journalists remain both a source of pride and a powerful bridge through which younger generations can connect with history," said Trần Thị Kim Hoa, a member of the Advisory Council at the Việt Nam Press Museum."It is these real, specific people who breathe life into history, making it vivid and dynamic rather than simply archival materials.“We have a responsibility towards those who came before us, the journalists who made contributions not only to the history of the press but, more broadly, the national revolution history,” she added.Drawing from her experience as the first director of the Việt Nam Press Museum and now a member of its advisory council, Hoa observed that many of the challenges faced today echo those raised by journalists decades ago – from education, family and justice to economic matters and the preservation of cultural values and heritage."When younger generations of journalists engage with the legacies of their predecessors, they gain not only insights for their careers but also lessons for their life journeys," Hoa said.“Beyond professional insights, these are lessons in how to live, how to conduct oneself, how to uphold integrity and intellect and how to dedicate and sacrifice for a cause.“And perhaps the greatest lesson for us is the spirit of contribution, dedication to one’s profession and the willingness to sacrifice for ideals.” VNS

In celebration of 100 years of revolutionary journalism in the country, Việt Nam News speaks to some of the last war correspondents to enter the battlefield over half a century ago to understand not only their professional legacy, but also their personal experiences.

The voices of Việt Nam’s wartime press

<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/18/430564_hcm.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>President Hồ Chí Minh spent time reading, commenting on and editing articles of the Vietnam News Agency. VNA/VNS Photo</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>By Nguyễn Khánh ChiLong before he became the revered leader of an independent Việt Nam, President Hồ Chí Minh was a journalist with a mission: to give a voice to the voiceless, to expose injustice and to connect the Vietnamese struggle with the broader currents of global liberation.His pen, as sharp as his political instincts, became his first weapon in the long fight against colonialism.A documentary titled Journalist Hồ Chí Minh, produced by the People’s Army Cinema in 2020, highlighted that President Hồ was not only an eminent political leader and a great cultural figure, but also a brilliant journalist who laid the groundwork for Việt Nam's revolutionary press.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/18/430561_IMG_5072.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>An introduction of the establishment of 'Le Paria' in France in 1922 at the Vietnam Press Museum in Hà Nội. VNS Photo Khánh Chi</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>The establishment and growth of Vietnamese journalism have been firmly rooted in the ideology of revolutionary Nguyễn Ái Quốc, an alias of President Hồ since its earliest days.By the end of 1917, President Hồ Chí Minh, then known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, embarked on his revolutionary journalist journey. From those early days in France, he clearly understood that the press was a sharp moral weapon against the enemy and a vital means of communication for promoting revolutionary movements.He began writing articles that denounced colonialism and fought for the independence and justice of colonised peoples worldwide, including those in Việt Nam.In 1922, after overcoming numerous challenges, Nguyễn Ái Quốc, and his comrades in the Intercolonial Union established the newspaper Le Paria in France. The preface of its first issue, published on April 1, 1922, stated its motto as a "fighting weapon, its mission is clear: to free the people".Nguyễn Ái Quốc's contributions to Le Paria were tremendous, and his writing remains compelling to this day, according to French writer and historian Jean Lacouture in the documentary. He described the writing as that of a master strategist.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/18/430562_hcm%2001.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>President Hồ Chí Minh reading a Chinese newspaper during a visit to China in 1953. VNA/VNS Photo</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>The documentary noted that Nguyễn Ái Quốc’s articles in Le Paria resonated deeply with readers in the colonies, earning widespread support and praise. Letters poured in from around the world, containing donations for the newspaper and requests for long-term subscriptions.A fateful bond“Hồ Chí Minh never identified himself as a poet, journalist or writer. Instead, he only considered himself as someone with a 'fateful bond' with the press, a political commentator, a propagandist and a professional revolutionary," said Bùi Đình Phong, PhD, associate professor at the Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics.Spanning 50 years of journalistic activities, President Hồ wrote over 2,000 articles, more than 270 poems, and 500 pages of memoirs and short stories in different languages, all dedicated to one sole mandate: national liberation."The great revolutionary journalist Hồ Chí Minh established a legacy of record-breaking achievements that few in his field have matched over the last century,” Phong told a national seminar recently held to mark 100 years of revolutionary journalism in the country.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/18/430560_IMG_5073.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>Some sketches by Nguyễn Ái Quốc (1922-1942) at the Vietnam Press Museum in Hà Nội. VNS Photo Khánh Chi</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>He founded or co-founded numerous publications, including Le Paria (1922), Thanh Niên (1925), Lính Kách Mệnh (1927), and Việt Nam Độc Lập (1941), among others. Furthermore, he contributed articles to many domestic and international newspapers, writing in various languages such as Vietnamese, French, Russian and Chinese, Phong said.According to the article Keeping the Revolutionary Fire Through Each Letter, published in the Quân đội nhân dân (People's Army) newspaper in 2021, Nguyễn Ái Quốc’s earliest piece in archive was Vấn đề bản xứ (The Indigenous Question). It was published in the French daily newspaper L'Humanité on August 2, 1919.<figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><figure class="image"><img src="https://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2025/6/18/430563_hcm2.jpg" alt=""></figure></td></tr><tr><td>President Hồ Chí Minh posing for a group photo with Vietnamese and foreign journalists covering the 3rd National Party Congress in September 1960. VNA/VNS Photo</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>His final article Nâng cao trách nhiệm chăm sóc và giáo dục thiếu niên, nhi đồng (Enhancing Responsibility for the Care and Education of Teenagers and Children), was run in the Nhân Dân (The People) newspaper on June 1, 1969.“His themes, content, forms and writing styles were incredibly diverse and rich, featuring a unique and creative authorial technique. However, they were consistently unified in their guiding principles, purpose, viewpoints and political ideology," added Phong.An exceptional journalistIn an article in Tạp chí Lịch sử Đảng (Journal of Vietnam Communist Party History, issue No 4, 2010), Hoa Đình Nghĩa of the Hồ Chí Minh Museum wrote that Hồ Chí Minh's articles always demonstrated profound knowledge, rich life experience and a swift grasp of information and current events."His writing style was concise, simple and clear. When writing for newspapers, he always upheld a high sense of social responsibility, thinking deeply about his content and being meticulous with his words and ideas to ensure that the masses could easily understand and engage with the information," Nghĩa wrote."In his early days as a writer, he would revise an article many times to perfect it. At first, he would write at length, then edit it down to be concise and succinct while still retaining all necessary and important content," Nghĩa wrote. "This became such a habit that even as President, after finishing an article, he would often read it aloud to those around him for feedback.”One of the most important reasons Hồ Chí Minh achieved the stature of a brilliant journalist, according to Phong of the National Academy of Politics, was that when writing, one must always understand who they are writing for and what the purpose is. Hồ Chí Minh's career and journalistic legacy provided a convincing answer to these questions, Phong said."Hồ Chí Minh wrote for numerous newspapers, each with different contexts, audiences, purposes and methods of expression," he said. "His experience in journalism was a reverse experience: he first learned to write journalism in French, then in Chinese and only after that did he learn to write in Vietnamese."During his years in France, when writing for the newspaper La Vie Ouvrière (The Worker's Life) and even when he was the editor-in-chief, publisher, distributor and seller for Le Paria, his primary target audience was the fellow oppressed and the Vietnamese workers who could not read French.In the newly released photo book 100 Years of Việt Nam’s Revolutionary Press, published by the Vietnam News Agency Publishing House, it is noted that after a period of study and work in the Soviet Union in 1923-1924, where he wrote for Pravda (The Truth) and other publications, Nguyễn Ái Quốc moved to Guangzhou, China, in November 1924.His mission was to prepare for the launch of a new political newspaper and to train a new generation of Vietnamese revolutionaries.The following year, he founded the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League and launched its official publication, the Thanh Niên (Youth) newspaper. This milestone marked the birth of Việt Nam's revolutionary press. VNS

Spanning 50 years of journalistic activities,&nbsp;President Hồ Chí Minh wrote over 2,000 articles and used nearly 200 pen names.

Hồ Chí Minh: a journalist of the highest standing

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