The ceremony was attended by Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich, Head of the Central Commission for Information and Education Vo Van Thuong, leaders and former leaders of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, and representatives of other ministries and sectors.
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Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan reviews the guard of honor. |
Addressing the ceremony, on behalf of the PAN’s staff, Editor-in-Chief of the PAN Senior Colonel Doan Xuan Bo stressed that the establishment and development of the PAN has always been attached to the progress of the revolution of Vietnam, the Vietnam People’s Army and the Vietnamese revolutionary press sector. Right after its birth, when preparing for the first issue on October 20, 1950, the PAN received advice from President Ho Chi Minh, which read, “Write most essential information, in line with the political guideline, with little humor; keep it short and simple; drawings should be easily understandable and page-breaks on the articles should be avoided.” The valuable teaching of Uncle Ho has become not only the guideline for the military press but also for the whole Vietnamese revolutionary press sector.
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General Ngo Xuan Lich speaks at the event. |
Hot articles about the combat situation in the Border Operation, about battlefields from the lowland to the highland in the North and the Northwestern region, and more then contributed to promoting and encouraging the combat spirit of the entire people and military.
Especially, during the Dien Bien Phu Operation, the PAN formed its frontline office, the only press office of this kind in the history of the Vietnamese revolutionary press sector, and published 33 newspaper issues right at the battlefield. That contributed greatly to the common final victory of the Dien Bien Phu Operation.
During the resistance war against U.S. invaders and later in the cause of national construction and defense, the PAN has made remarkable achievements; as a result, it has been presented with honorable titles and orders of the Party and State.
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Editor-in-Chief of the PAN Senior Colonel Doan Xuan Bo delivers a speech at the event. |
On this occasion, General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a letter of congratulation to the PAN. At the ceremony, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the PAN Senior Colonel Tran Anh Tuan read the letter. In the letter, the top Party and State leader stressed that the PAN has been honored to be named by President Ho Chi Minh as the “People’s Army Newspaper” with his teachings of “Write most essential information, in line with the political guideline, with little humor; keep it short and simple; drawings should be easily understandable and page-breaks on the articles should be avoided.” Since then, the PAN has developed vigorously and become one of the multimedia and multiplatform newspapers of the country.
On behalf of the Party, State and Central Military Commission, General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong praised the PAN for its achievements over the past 70 years. He strongly believed that the PAN with the virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers and soldier-journalists would always try its best, overcome all hardships and stand united and be creative in covering activities of the military and all aspects of life, deserving to be one of the major press agencies of the country.
Addressing the ceremony, General Ngo Xuan Lich held that the PAN would press forward with its development project, focusing on the personnel factor and investing more in equipment to meet task requirements. The PAN must always uphold the political orientation function and keep it as the soul of the newspaper. Promoting the glorious achievements, General Lich expressed his belief that the PAN would continue to best fulfill tasks in the new period, deserving the trust of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, the troops in the entire military and the entire people.
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Chairwoman of the National Assembly presents the third-class Independence Order to the PAN. |
On the occasion of the PAN 70th founding anniversary, Chairwoman of the National Assembly presented the third-class Independence Order to the PAN.
On behalf of the staff of the PAN, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Senior Colonel Do Phu Tho held that it was a great honor for the PAN to receive recommendations and instructions from the Party and State leader, the National Assembly chairwoman, and the defense minister. He promised the PAN staff will follow all the instructions and directions of the leaders, and promote talent and strength, self-study spirit to improve its capabilities, and build a comprehensively strong Party Organization of the PAN to best fulfill all tasks assigned by the Party, the State, the military and the people.
Translated by Huu Duong