The new era poses new and higher requirements for revolutionary journalism.

The 2025 National Press Festival is chaired by the Vietnam Journalists Association and organized under the direction of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Taking place on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press (1925-2025), the event also aims to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, National Day September 2, the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Attending the opening ceremony were comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission; comrades of the Party Central Committee: Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Pham Tat Thang, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission; comrade Le Hai Binh, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, leaders of press agencies, members of the Journalists Association at all levels...

Party and State leaders and delegates attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 National Press Festival.

LOYAL, CREATIVITY, COURAGE AND INNOVATION

In his opening speech, comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said that the National Press Festival, formerly known as the Spring Press Festival, is an annual festival that is highly anticipated by journalists nationwide. This is an opportunity for Journalists Associations, central and local press agencies to gather and review the glorious and proud tradition of Vietnam's revolutionary press.

Over the past 100 years, the Vietnamese press has always raised the flag of battle, contributing to the Vietnamese revolutionary process and the cause of national liberation. And when the goal of independence and freedom has become a reality, the Vietnamese press still maintains its mission as a pioneer soldier on the ideological and cultural front; contributing to promoting economic development, cultural revival, building a prosperous Vietnam, a strong country, a fair, democratic and civilized society.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the opening ceremony.

The Press Festival is also an opportunity to honor the contributions and achievements of the press, thereby affirming the pioneering role and responsibility of journalists, so that they can be inspired with passion for the profession and firmly step on the chosen path, which is to serve the people and the Fatherland.

According to him, this year's National Press Festival has many new features with modern exhibition and display activities, along with rich and attractive cultural and artistic programs. With 130 booths displaying outstanding press publications, typical of 124 Central press agencies and all levels of the Vietnam Journalists Association.

In particular, this year, the 2025 National Press Festival dedicated a central space to display the theme "100 years of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press: Achievements and trends in press development in the new era". The organizing committee has collected, selected, and digitized more than 500 images, artifacts, and valuable documents reflecting the 100-year journey of formation and development of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.

The 2025 National Press Festival will also bring to the public, journalists and members quality professional activities through: The 2nd National Press Forum with 10 discussion sessions and 2 opening and closing sessions on hot topics of interest to the press.

The theme of the 2025 National Press Festival “Loyal, Creative, Courageous, Innovative Vietnamese Press for the Cause of Building and Protecting the Fatherland” is also a guideline for journalists to continue their noble mission in the period when the country is striving to enter a new era.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh

"Loyalty" is the expression of the steadfastness of the revolutionary stance and ideals of the Communist Party of Vietnam, loyalty to the highest interests of the nation, people and people. Journalists must always be exemplary in protecting the Party's ideological foundation, resolutely fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints.

In today's digital age, creativity is the key to journalism's survival and development. Creativity is not only about innovation in content and form of expression, but also the ability to apply new technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data to create high-quality, attractive, and diverse journalism products that suit the tastes and information access of the modern public.

Scene of the opening ceremony of the National Press Festival 2025.

Strong political will is an indispensable quality of a revolutionary journalist. We need to be brave in reflecting the truth, engaging in hot, sensitive issues to fight against negativity, corruption, and waste. At the same time, we must have the courage to overcome pressure, material temptations, and maintain morality and social responsibility.

Innovation is a continuous and inevitable process. The press needs to innovate its thinking and working methods, from the traditional newsroom model to a converged, multi-platform newsroom. Innovation is to improve competitiveness. Innovation is also the continuous learning and improvement of professional qualifications and skills to meet the increasing demands of readers and the general development trend of the world.

"All of these factors aim at the highest goal of 'for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland'. The press must be the vanguard in spreading good values, promoting patriotism and national unity, contributing to creating a combined strength for our country to increasingly develop and prosper and firmly protect its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity," comrade Le Quoc Minh emphasized.

THE PRESS MUST DEVELOP PROPORTIONALLY AND GROW WITH THE NATION

Speaking at the Press Conference, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission affirmed that, keeping in mind the advice of beloved Uncle Ho: “Journalists are also revolutionary soldiers. Pens and paper are their sharp weapons”, generations of revolutionary journalists have always been steadfast, persistent, and pioneers, affirming their role as the shock force on the ideological-cultural front, contributing to creating consensus, arousing strong will and belief in the victory of the cause of national liberation, national reunification and the current cause of innovation, development and integration.

The press is truly the voice of the Party and the State, a trusted forum for the people; a strong bridge between the Party's will and the people's hearts; a mirror reflecting the thoughts, feelings and aspirations of the whole society; a place to spread humanistic values, promote beauty and rightness, resolutely fight against evil and wrongness; take the lead in protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fight against and refute erroneous and hostile views; light up the people's faith and contribute to the advancement of socialism led by the Communist Party of Vietnam.

"This year's Press Festival is a vivid symbol of the spirit of inheritance and development: From the space displaying the rich history of journalism, to the exhibitions of press documents, digital press products, and the application of new technology, all have vividly demonstrated the journey of development from tradition to modernity, from print, electronic, spoken, visual newspapers to multi-platform journalism, from 'pen, paper' to 'artificial intelligence, big data'...", he emphasized.

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Press Festival.

According to comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, the 2nd National Press Forum within the framework of the National Press Festival 2025 will address strategic and topical issues of modern journalism. This is not only an opportunity for journalists to discuss expertise, but also an opportunity to reflect and shape a long-term development strategy for the country's revolutionary journalism in the context of globalization and digital transformation taking place strongly today.

Faced with current new requirements, he noted that each press agency and journalist must always be self-conscious in studying and improving their professional knowledge; maintain and promote political will, be determined to innovate more strongly; and increase the application of technology, especially digital transformation and artificial intelligence to change the process of producing, distributing and accessing press information.

We must take innovation as a driving force and technology as a tool to elevate the Vietnamese press. Moreover, we must boldly innovate from within - innovate the thinking of press leadership, innovate the editorial model, innovate the method of content production and distribution, and innovate the relationship between the press and the public. The press needs to deepen its role in social criticism, protect the Party's ideological foundation, promote solidarity, create consensus, strongly arouse patriotism and national pride, inspire and aspire to contribute, and contribute to bringing the country firmly into a new era, an era of wealth, civilization, prosperity, and national development.

According to him, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has gone through a glorious century. But glory is only truly valuable when it is followed by the aspiration to reach further. Today's opening ceremony is to remember, to show gratitude and also for us to look forward together.

He hopes that each journalist and each press agency will work together to create the future: Innovation in thinking, innovation in expression and deeper social role. The public comes to the National Press Festival today to affirm their trust and expectations for the team of steadfast writers as well as revolutionary press products that will truly shine, "leading the way" in the era of national development, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia affirmed.

Reiterating the words of General Secretary To Lam: “ The new era also sets new and higher requirements for revolutionary journalism, requiring the press to develop accordingly, grow together with the nation, and be worthy of professional, humane, and modern journalism”, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia affirmed: the strategic orientation is the order of action for us today – so that from this Press Conference, the Vietnamese revolutionary press can firmly enter a new stage with a steadfast stance, a desire for innovation, and a noble mission: serving the Fatherland and the people.

"Each journalist will love their profession more, be more steadfast and have more aspirations to continue on the new path with a higher spirit of dedication and responsibility, worthy of being a pioneering force on the ideological-cultural front in the new era," he emphasized.

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