Also attending were Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh; Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha; Secretary General of the National Assembly, Chairman of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong; Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung; Chairman of the Social Committee Nguyen Thuy Anh; Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee, Lieutenant General Le Tan Toi; Chairman of the Culture and Education Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh; Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son; Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department Lai Xuan Mon; Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh...

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates attending the program. Photo: DUY LINH

After the August Revolution in 1945, when the fate of the country was in a "thousand pounds hanging by a thread" situation, President Ho Chi Minh realized that mobilizing the strength of the entire Vietnamese nation was essential to carry out the urgent tasks of the revolution. On his initiative, on March 27, 1948, the Party Central Committee issued a Directive to promote the patriotic emulation movement to mobilize all forces to participate in the resistance and nation building. Then, on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of the resistance war (Southern resistance day against the French colonialists, September 23, 1945), on June 11, 1948, Uncle Ho issued an "Appeal for patriotic emulation".

President Ho Chi Minh's call for patriotic emulation attracted, motivated, and called on the entire Party, people, and army to promote the tradition of patriotism, the spirit of solidarity, the will to self-reliance, and self-strengthening, to overcome all hardships, and to achieve glorious feats. Emulation has truly become a driving force that has led the Vietnamese revolution from one victory to another.

Over the past 75 years, President Ho Chi Minh's patriotic emulation ideology has been creatively applied by our Party and people in each revolutionary period; many patriotic emulation movements have been launched with practical results; many advanced and typical examples have appeared in all areas of social life...

Editor-in-Chief of People's Representative Newspaper Pham Thi Thanh Huyen speaks. Photo: DUY LINH

Responding to and contributing to spreading the value and meaning of President Ho Chi Minh's Call for Patriotic Emulation, the People's Representative Newspaper chaired and coordinated the organization of the Art Program "Glory to the Fatherland of Vietnam". In her opening speech, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Representative Newspaper Pham Thi Thanh Huyen said that through the language of art, the Organizing Committee "wants to contribute to more strongly awakening in every Vietnamese person, especially in the young generation, national pride, heroic spirit, self-reliance, solidarity, and the desire to compete to build Vietnam to be increasingly strong, prosperous, and happy, under the Party's flag"; at the same time "encouraging and spreading more widely patriotic emulation movements like President Ho Chi Minh's Call 75 years ago".

The art program “Glory of the Fatherland of Vietnam” consists of 3 chapters: Chapter 1 The person looking for the shape of the country; Chapter 2 The color of red flowers ; Chapter 3 Come to my Vietnamese people , directed by People's Artist Quoc Hung. The songs that have been with us through the years such as: Uncle Ho, a boundless love (musician Thuan Yen), From Sen village (Pham Tuyen), Visiting Nha Rong wharf (Tran Hoan), Country on the banks of waves (Thai Van Hoa), Melody of the Fatherland (Tran Tien), Aspiration (Pham Minh Tuan)... performed by Meritorious Artist Thanh Lam, singers Tan Nhan, Anh Tho, Le Anh Dung, Vu Thang Loi... once again praise the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh, the sacrifices of blood and bones of many generations of Vietnamese people for the peace and independence of the country and the nation. Thereby, fostering pride, multiplying the strength of Vietnam in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

A performance of the program. Photo: DUY LINH

Interspersed with the art program is the reportage "For a strong Vietnam", affirming that despite difficulties and challenges, under the leadership of the Party, the decisive participation of the National Assembly, the Government, the entire army and people, we continue to unite, strive to compete, seize every opportunity and advantage, successfully complete the set goals and tasks, and build the country to be more and more dignified and beautiful, as beloved Uncle Ho always expected.

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