Party chief congratulates Vietnam News Agency on 75th anniversary
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, on behalf of the Party and the State, has sent a letter of congratulations to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on its proud achievements over the 75 years since its establishment.
The Vietnam News Agency receives the Ho Chi Minh Order (second time) at a ceremony marking its 65th founding anniversary (September 15, 1945-2010) (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Party General Secretary and State President NguyenPhu Trong, on behalf of the Party and the State, has sent a letter of congratulationsto the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on its proud achievements over the 75 years sinceits establishment.
He wrote that amid the country’s celebrations of the August Revolution(August 19) and National Day (September 2), the agency also marks its 75th anniversary(September 15, 1945 - 2020) and the 60th anniversary of the Liberation News Agency(October 12, 1960 - 2020), while receiving the title “Hero of the People’s ArmedForces”.
The leader said that since September 15, 1945, when the agency, known as “Viet NamThong tan xa” at the time, aired the full text of the Declaration of Independenceand the list of the members of the provisional Government of the DemocraticRepublic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam), it has always beenaccompanying the nation. During the country’s struggles for national independenceand reunification, VNA reporters fulfilled their mission of sustaining the flowof information to readers in Vietnam and overseas.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sends a letter of congratulations to the Vietnam News Agency on its proud achivements over the 75 years since its establishment (September 15, 1945 - 2020). (Photo: VNA)
Trong also spoke about the VNA today, which he said follows current developmentsand publishes news on the Party’s orientations and the State’s laws and policies,encouraging the people in the cause of nation building and safeguarding, aswell as the country’s renewal and international integration, and in actively joiningParty building activities and strengthening national solidarity.
Amid the far-reaching impact of the fourth Industrial Revolution on all socio-economicareas, he said he hopes and believes the VNA will continue to consolidate its roleas the official, trustworthy media agency of the Party and State, providingdomestic and international news in various forms for people from all walks oflife.
He concluded the letter by wishing all VNA officials, reporters, editors, and techniciansgood health, happiness, and success./.
Thong Tan Xa Giai Phong (Liberation News Agency) – the counterpart of Vietnam News Agency at the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam during the wartime – is among the 15 units and localities honoured with the title "Hero of the People’s Armed Forces" for their exceptionally outstanding achievements during the anti-American resistance war.
Throughout its 75-year history, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has always been accompanying the nation and joining hands with the whole Party, people, and army, along the nine-year resistance war against the French that culminated in the resounding Dien Bien Phu victory, as well as the 21-year battle against the US that ultimately led to the Great Spring Victory in 1975 and the reunification of the country and the taking of the path towards socialism.
President Ho Chi Minh was the person who named Vietnam News Agency. Throughout its development history, the agency has always received special guidance and attention of the late President.
Throughout its 75-year history, the Vietnam News Agency has accompanied the nation and joined hands with the Party, the people, and the armed forces in building and safeguarding the country. The news agency has always performed its role as a key and trusted information source of the Party and the country, and has provided a continuous flow of information over the course of the last 75 years.
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The Vietnam News Agency receives the Ho Chi Minh Order (second time) at a ceremony marking its 65th founding anniversary (September 15, 1945-2010) (Photo: VNA) 
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sends a letter of congratulations to the Vietnam News Agency on its proud achivements over the 75 years since its establishment (September 15, 1945 - 2020). (Photo: VNA) 
