Also attending the meeting were Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly : Nguyen Duc Hai, Tran Quang Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thanh, and Vu Hong Thanh.
Fully and promptly reflect the activities of the National Assembly and People's Councils
Pleased to meet with leaders of press agencies and generations of journalists on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent to the delegates his warm regards, sincere thanks and best wishes.
The National Assembly Chairman stated: The ninth session is taking place with a spirit of determination for innovation and a high sense of responsibility from the National Assembly, the Government and relevant agencies; being followed, excited, agreed and expected by voters and people; especially the revolution in the arrangement of the apparatus, administrative units and decisions on many important issues of the country.
In recent times, the activities of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee have undergone many innovations, bringing about practical results. The National Assembly has reviewed and approved a large number of laws and resolutions (the National Assembly of all terms has issued 213 laws and codes that are in legal effect, of which 33 laws were issued during the 7th and 8th regular sessions and the 9th extraordinary session, and this 9th session is expected to pass 34 more laws, so the total number of laws issued is 67, accounting for 31.4% of the total 213 laws).
“That result was made possible by the active contributions of press agencies, reporters, editors, cameramen, etc. I have witnessed many late meetings, many business trips to localities that were very far and difficult, but when the work ended, I saw news and articles on electronic newspapers, on radio and television both domestically and internationally… The press has truly brought the National Assembly closer to voters and brought the breath of life and the aspirations of voters to the parliament,” the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.
Stating that the press has really participated in the activities of the National Assembly, the Chairman of the National Assembly assessed that the content of the press reflects the activities of the National Assembly in a very diverse, rich, complete and lively manner. The articles reporting on the sessions and meetings of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee are very timely and highly topical, both before, during and after the sessions.
In addition, the content reflects very comprehensively, issues from economy, society, national defense - security, social order and safety, foreign affairs, Party building, anti-corruption, waste, negativity. The form of news articles is constantly innovated, attractive from spoken press, written press, visual press, electronic press... Many articles fight and refute wrong and hostile viewpoints.
Affirming that over the past 100 years, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has continuously grown and matured, making many important contributions to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man respectfully acknowledged, thanked, commended and congratulated the team of journalists nationwide on their great achievements in recent times.
In the coming time, in order for the press to continue to promote its role well, clearly demonstrate the spirit of innovation, responsibility, and provide better information to voters and people nationwide, the National Assembly Chairman suggested that important events of the Party and the country be well publicized, such as: 80 years of the founding of the country; Party Congresses at all levels leading up to the National Party Congress; election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; commemorating the 80th anniversary of the first General Election to elect the Vietnamese National Assembly; summarizing the term of the 15th National Assembly... The press must always remember and follow the words of beloved Uncle Ho: Revolutionary journalism is one of the sharpest weapons in the revolutionary cause. Journalists always aspire to preserve the moral qualities of revolutionary journalists serving the Fatherland and serving the people.
The National Assembly Chairman said that the press needs to disseminate more widely, especially the recent messages of General Secretary To Lam, which are also major policies of our Party; 4 key Resolutions (Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation; Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW on international integration in the new situation; Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW on innovation in law-making and enforcement to meet the requirements of national development in the new era; Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on private economic development); on practicing thrift and combating waste; on education, training, and public health care; on preventing and combating corruption, waste, and negativity. In particular, promoting dissemination on 2-level local governments.
The National Assembly Chairman requested that the press continue to closely follow, fully and promptly reflect information on the activities of the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels to voters, people nationwide and international friends; promptly convey the thoughts and aspirations of voters and people to the National Assembly, contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the National Assembly's activities; and building an increasingly professional, modern and close image of the National Assembly.
The National Assembly Chairman emphasized that journalists and reporters need to be deeply aware that journalists are soldiers on the ideological and cultural front; revolutionary spirit, fighting to eliminate the wrong and the bad, protecting the right, spreading the good, for the common cause; continuing to improve the quality of the team in terms of political mettle, sense of responsibility, professional qualifications, and professional ethics.
The National Assembly Chairman noted that in implementing the revolution of streamlining and streamlining the political system's organizational apparatus, press agencies need to promote digital transformation, build professional, humane, and modern press agencies, maintain information sovereignty in cyberspace, and promote the development of the digital content industry.
Along with that, focus on studying and amending the Press Law and related laws, creating the best conditions for the press to operate effectively, in accordance with the characteristics of each type of press and the development trend of the modern press economy.
Stating that recently, the corporate income tax rate for the press has been agreed to be reduced to 10%, the National Assembly Chairman affirmed that this demonstrates the understanding, sharing and high sense of responsibility of the delegates and the National Assembly towards the press.
The National Assembly Chairman believes that with the fine tradition and rich experience accumulated, the team of Vietnamese journalists will fulfill their noble mission, always maintaining "a bright mind, a pure heart, and a sharp pen" as beloved President Ho Chi Minh once advised.
Create conditions for the press to develop more professionally and modernly
At the meeting, delegates exchanged and shared to continue building a closer relationship between the National Assembly and the press; contributed many enthusiastic opinions to continue building policies and laws to create conditions for the press to develop more professionally and modernly, contributing to the cause of building a socialist rule-of-law state and sustainable national development.
Journalist Ha Dang, former Head of the Central Ideology and Culture Department, former Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, former Editor-in-Chief of Communist Magazine, affirmed that journalism is a front; journalists are soldiers; pens and paper are weapons. Every journalist must clearly understand the role of journalism, must uphold their responsibility and mission to society, and the duty of a citizen to the country. The effort to write good and correct articles is not to leave a name for eternity, but to serve the revolutionary cause.
In order to create a legal corridor for press activities in the new period, the draft Law on Press (amended) is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for comments at the 10th Session (October 2025). Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh said that the draft Law focuses on institutionalizing the Party's guidelines and policies on press work; overcoming limitations and shortcomings in current legal regulations on press; adjusting and managing press activities appropriately in the context of the strong and rapid development of science, technology, and modern communications, creating a legal corridor for press activities to develop in the new era.
The draft also proposes a model of a "multimedia key press-communication complex" with the goal of building key press agencies capable of producing content on multiple platforms and in multiple modalities, effectively performing the role of information orientation and serving public interests.
Le Quoc Minh, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said that in order for the model of a core, multimedia press agency to come into practice, there needs to be a comprehensive, synchronous strategy from the legal framework to the organizational model, investment in technology and human resource development. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend legal regulations to support and promote digital transformation in press agencies; build a mechanism for the State to order high-quality press products; have appropriate investment policies and financial mechanisms for press agencies.
Sharing at the meeting, General Director of Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang expressed that we are living in historic days of the country. At the 9th Session, the National Assembly passed a Resolution on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025. After the arrangement, the whole country will have 34 provincial-level administrative units, officially put into operation from July 1, 2025.
In that context, press agencies, including Vietnam News Agency, have promptly, fully and vividly reflected the activities of the National Assembly, synthesizing voters' opinions nationwide on the decisions of the National Assembly. In particular, Vietnam News Agency has also synthesized foreign public opinion on the decisions of the National Assembly in recent days, and reported to competent authorities.
General Director of Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang affirmed that the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day is an opportunity to look back on the past journey and together orient the development path of the press in the coming time. The Press Law is being amended to create a legal corridor for press activities to develop in the new era. Implementing the orientation and direction of the Party and Government, press agencies are vigorously implementing digital transformation; at the same time, drastically implementing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, building a streamlined, efficient, effective and efficient organizational structure. These are the foundations for press agencies to develop even more strongly in the coming time.
“The journalists of Vietnam News Agency pledge to continue their efforts so that the “heartbeat of the News Agency” - the information of Vietnam News Agency - is in tune with the heartbeat of global information, contributing to the development of the country in the new era,” General Director of Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang emphasized.
On this occasion, General Director of Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang respectfully presented to National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man a bilingual Vietnamese-English photo book "100 years of Vietnamese Revolutionary Journalism (1925-2025)" compiled and published by the News Agency Publishing House.
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