General Secretary To Lam: VTV needs to strive to become the leading media agency in the region

Photo caption — General Secretary To Lam and delegates attending the ceremony. *Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA*

General Secretary To Lam attended and spoke at the ceremony.

Also attending were Politburo members, Party Central Committee Secretaries: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission; Phan Dinh Trac, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Politburo members: Nguyen Hoa Binh , Permanent Deputy Prime Minister; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Party Central Committee members: Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister; Tran Quang Phuong, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.

Also attending were members of the Party Central Committee, alternate members of the Party Central Committee; leaders of central departments, ministries and branches; representatives of provincial and municipal Party Committees and People's Committees; leaders of central and local Radio, Television and Press Stations; Ambassadors, Deputy Ambassadors of foreign countries and representatives of international cooperation agencies in Vietnam.

On the side of Vietnam Television (VTV), there were General Director Nguyen Thanh Lam; leaders and former leaders of the station through the periods; leaders and former leaders of affiliated units; and typical journalists of Vietnam Television.

Comrades: Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Party Central Committee Secretary, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and a number of provinces, cities, central departments, ministries, sectors, corporations and enterprises sent congratulatory flower baskets.

Everyone, anytime, anywhere, sharp, attractive

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, General Director of Vietnam Television Nguyen Thanh Lam said: Since mid-1967, following the direction of the Party Central Committee, the Central Propaganda Department has prepared for the birth of Vietnam Television. After many efforts to overcome difficulties, on the evening of September 7, 1970, the first test broadcast was successful, marking the birth of Vietnam Television, fulfilling Uncle Ho's wishes during his lifetime and the people's aspirations.

The past 55 years have been a arduous, but proud and glorious journey of generations of Vietnamese television workers. Through the lens of Vietnam Television, the image of the country and Vietnamese people appears vividly and authentically: From heroic historical pages, achievements of innovation, to everyday stories rich in humanity, cultural, artistic and entertainment programs imbued with identity and modern, international-standard sound. Hundreds of thousands of visual works have contributed to fully conveying the viewpoints and guidelines of the Party, the policies of the State, the thoughts, feelings and aspirations of all classes of people and our compatriots abroad, truthfully and vividly reflecting the situation at home and abroad, making an important contribution to orienting public opinion, creating consensus and building social trust, encouraging solidarity, and promoting the cause of building and defending the socialist Fatherland. Generations of cadres, reporters, and television technicians have risked their lives to be present in war zones, flood zones, and epidemic zones to bring the people the most timely, authentic, and touching images.

With its persistent contributions, Vietnam Television has been honored to receive many noble awards from the Party and State: Ho Chi Minh Medal, Second-class Independence Medal, the title of Labor Hero in the renovation period and First-class Labor Medal...

Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam expressed his joy with delegates and international friends attending the 55th anniversary of the first television program broadcast of Vietnam Television, receiving the First Class Labor Medal and the official launching and broadcasting ceremony of the national foreign television channel - Vietnam Today. This is an important milestone on the glorious journey, with many proud imprints of generations of leaders, cadres, civil servants and employees of Vietnam Television.

The General Secretary emphasized that over the past 55 years, from rudimentary technical conditions, Vietnam Television has developed into a national station, a key, core, multi-media media agency propagating the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State; contributing to education, nurturing spiritual life, improving people's knowledge; speaking up for the people in the cause of building, protecting and developing the country. Accompanying the country and the nation, Vietnam Television's programs and works have objectively reflected political, economic, cultural and social life in many aspects; encouraged innovation, spread new factors; fought against corruption, waste and negativity; performed the function of social supervision, criticism, and recommendations for improving institutions and policies.

General Secretary To Lam dedicated 10 words to Vietnam Television: "Everyone, anytime, anywhere, sharp, attractive". Everyone means everyone in the country, abroad, without distinction, can enjoy. Anytime means any time can be done well. Everywhere means not only in Vietnam but also in the world. We have been sharp and attractive, so we must continue to be sharper and more attractive - the General Secretary emphasized.

The General Secretary pointed out that in the context of the fourth industrial revolution developing rapidly; the geopolitical and geo-economic situation is constantly changing; strategic competition between countries is fierce, the risk of armed conflict, hot spots can break out at any time, news is constantly moving... these things make information become an essential need in the spiritual life of humanity, a source of strategic strength, a special resource, a soft power to enhance the national position.

The General Secretary requested that in the new development period, when the entire Party, people and army are striving to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, towards the 14th National Congress, the press and media in general and Vietnam Television in particular are facing great opportunities and fierce challenges. Vietnam Television, as the country's key multimedia media agency, must increasingly affirm its mettle and be a pillar in creating trust and consensus in society, which requires great determination and effort.

Striving to become one of the leading television stations in the region

The General Secretary requested that Vietnam Television focus on a number of key tasks, firmly adhere to the Party's revolutionary goals, be absolutely loyal to the Fatherland and the people; and perform well the role of the main national media agency, multimedia, and pioneer on the ideological and cultural front. Vietnam Television must be the trusted voice of the Party, the State and the people; be the leading force in propagating and protecting the Party's ideological foundation, spreading positive information, and arousing confidence and aspirations for national development. With its new position and new requirements in the new development context of the country, Vietnam Television must identify itself as a national television station with specific goals, firmly accompanying the Party's guidelines, and wholeheartedly serving the people.

Vietnam Television builds a team of cadres, reporters, editors, and technicians with strong political will, good expertise, technological proficiency, clear professional ethics, and a strong desire to contribute; especially, fighting against individualism, "self-evolution", and "self-transformation" in ideology; worthy of being the pioneers protecting the Party's ideological foundation in the digital age. Each cadre, reporter, and editor constantly promotes the spirit of creativity and innovation to improve the quality of content and expression, meeting the increasing needs of the public. Ensuring that all classes of people have timely access to and enjoy daily television. Especially, in the special environment of journalism and media, such creativity is always associated with the principle of discipline. That is discipline in information, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and objectivity; discipline in political awareness, steadfast in ideology, not being influenced by false and hostile information; and discipline in professional style, maintaining the image of exemplary revolutionary journalists.

The General Secretary requested to improve the quality of content, enrich the Vietnamese cultural identity; honestly reflect life, encourage new factors, good people, good deeds, spread good values, promote a society that upholds human values, educates knowledge and ethics; fight against erroneous and hostile viewpoints; affirm the role of Vietnam Television in leading and improving tastes, aesthetics, and enjoyment of cultural and artistic values, developing the cultural industry, building a system of cultural values and Vietnamese people in the new era.

Vietnam Television needs to contribute to forming a system of values of patriotism, humanity, honesty, solidarity, and creativity - as the foundation for sustainable development. Continue to strengthen programs with high political content, news channels that refute and fight against the false arguments of hostile forces, protect the Party's ideological foundation; proactively implement the model of socialization, cooperation and constantly innovate, develop technology, create programs, and many attractive contents for people to enjoy healthy culture and entertainment.

The General Secretary emphasized the need to promote comprehensive digital transformation, develop a multi-platform media ecosystem; aim to become a modern national digital media complex, operating according to an integrated model, comprehensive digitalization, leading in the production and distribution of high-quality, multi-platform, multi-lingual content, applying advanced technology to serve the public at home and abroad, contributing to firmly protecting national information sovereignty, and raising Vietnam's position on the international media map.

The General Secretary instructed to continue to preserve and foster the spirit of solidarity and unity throughout the Station; to uphold the will, responsibility, aspiration to contribute, and to act decisively and effectively to create a combined strength. The collective leadership at all levels in the Station must be a political nucleus, strong, clean, and exemplary. Turn the spirit of solidarity into an endogenous resource, a solid foundation for the development of the Station and make practical contributions to the development of the country. Innovate and expand international cooperation, mobilize social resources for sustainable development; strive to become one of the leading television stations in the region, with prestige in the international arena. The Station focuses on building the National Foreign Television Channel - Vietnam Today into a modern, professional, attractive foreign television channel with its own identity, bearing the imprint of Vietnamese culture.

General Secretary To Lam presents the First Class Labor Medal to Vietnam Television. *Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA*

In the new context of the country, Vietnam Television needs to strive strongly, develop sustainably in the direction of innovation and creativity, taking comprehensive digital transformation as the driving force and content innovation as the focus; hoping that the collective of cadres, party members, civil servants and employees of Vietnam Television will continue to promote the glorious tradition, worthy of the noble awards bestowed by the Party and State; make more efforts so that the Station can truly become a model national media agency, leading in the region, prestigious in the world, contributing significantly to the cause of building and firmly protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

At the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to Vietnam Television for its outstanding achievements in innovating propaganda content, applying science and technology in producing television programs, volunteer activities, ensuring social security, and contributing to the country's socio-economic development.

Also at the ceremony, the National Foreign Television Channel - Vietnam Today was officially launched. The National Foreign Television Channel - Vietnam Today broadcasts 24/7 in English, applying technology to provide multilingual subtitles, suitable for each country and territory where the channel is transmitted. The birth of Vietnam Today is an important milestone, demonstrating Vietnam's determination to enhance information, promote the image of the country, people, culture and development achievements to international friends; is a bridge to help international friends understand correctly, deeply and comprehensively about Vietnam./.

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