On behalf of the Party Committee, Editorial Board and generations of journalists of the People's Army Newspaper (QĐND), I would like to express my joy in welcoming and respectfully thank the leaders of the Party, State, Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense , the Chief of the General Department of Politics, the Chief of the General Staff; representatives of central and local departments, ministries, branches, organizations; agencies, units, enterprises, comrades, colleagues, informants, collaborators and dear readers who sent letters, flowers, visits and attended the celebration, congratulated and shared joy with the QĐND Newspaper. I wish the Chief and delegates good health, happiness and success!

75 years ago, along with the new maturity of our Army, to meet the requirements of propaganda tasks, the General Command decided to merge two newspapers " " and " " became a unified newspaper of the National Army and the Vietnamese militia, published its first issue in the Resistance Capital: Khau Dieu village, Dinh Bien commune, Dinh Hoa district, Thai Nguyen province (now Khau Dieu village, Binh Yen commune, Thai Nguyen province) on October 20, 1950. It was an honor and pride that the new newspaper of the armed forces was named by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh himself. He said:

Looking back into history further, to have the two newspapers National Defense Army and Guerrilla Army, on the afternoon of December 27, 1944, after the establishment of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army for 5 days, after winning the first battle for 1 day, in the cold deep forest of Tran Hung Dao, Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army published the newspaper Tieng Gun Roi announcing the victory in the battles of Phai Khat and Na Ngan, at the same time directing the immediate tasks of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army, calling on the people to stand up against foreign invaders and support the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army. The newspaper Tieng Gun Roi - the first proclamation of that miraculous army was personally directed and edited by comrade Vo Nguyen Giap, handwritten in many languages ​​of the people in the northern mountainous region and widely distributed. This is a very sacred historical milestone, because the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team seriously and creatively implemented the directive to establish the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team by leader Ho Chi Minh. Information and propaganda work was placed in the top position, it was an important task that needed to be done before doing all other tasks, it was a prerequisite to mobilize the strength of the entire nation to rise up to fight for the right to live, the right to freedom and the pursuit of happiness.

Loyal to the revolution, growing up with the steps of maturity of our Army, the Newspaper Tieng Gun Roi was developed with many names, each name is the most concise summary of the goals of the revolution in the special context of history, that is the newspapers: Liberation Army; Victory; Sao Vang; Ve Quoc Quan and Quan Guerrilla. So after nearly 6 years, a time that is short but has recorded the changes of the stars in history. Since 1950, the fate of our nation has passed the stage of a thousand pounds hanging by a thread, from Tieng Gun Roi in the deep forest of the past, the revolution has changed its clothes, proudly advancing to a new stature, a name that fully embodies the revolutionary nature of our Army: QĐND Newspaper.

The People's Army Newspaper was born in the middle of the resistance capital, protected by the ethnic people of Viet Bac, cared for and built by the Party Central Committee and the General Command, especially, taught by the genius leader, the genius journalist Ho Chi Minh from the early days; directly organized by the talented senior revolutionary leaders; with a team of cadres, reporters and collaborators who are knowledgeable about ancient and modern Eastern and Western cultures, burning with the spirit of dedication to the profession, therefore, right from the first issue, the People's Army Newspaper was a pinnacle of spiritual and political culture. After 75 years with many historical changes, the first foundation issues have now turned yellow with time, but the revolutionary spirit, fighting will, depth of thinking, cultural height and the unique art of journalism of our ancestors are still beautiful models, hot lessons of current events for the generation of journalists in the era of digital technology and artificial intelligence development today.

Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Party Secretary and Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, delivered a commemorative speech.

Over the past 75 years, many generations of cadres and reporters of the People's Army Newspaper have been loyal, devoted, and devoted to each other, contributing to building the political and spiritual factors for soldiers and people in both wartime and peacetime. Not only that, the nature of a newspaper of soldiers who fight and sacrifice for the country and the people has always been present in the pen of each journalist with a spirit and courage to go to the end of the truth. Right from the first issue, the spirit of construction was expressed as fundamental and central, but self-criticism and criticism were also always promoted, considered as a regular, continuous, and drastic task. Looking back on the glorious journey of the past 75 years, the People's Army Newspaper is not only the leading flag in the fire of war with 33 issues soaked in blood and mud in the Dien Bien Phu trenches. The spirit of rushing into battle of the soldiers holding the pen was shown very heroically in the resistance war against the US, saving the country with nearly half of the cadres and reporters taking turns going to the Southern battlefield, fighting with the troops, capturing classic war photography moments, respected by the world, such as "Capturing Dau Mau stronghold", "The Smile of Quang Tri Citadel" by Doan Cong Tinh. A series of hot war reports recounted the rapid steps to the decisive and victorious front of our army and people to create the pinnacle of glorious victory at noon on April 30, 1975, reuniting the country. It was very special for Vietnam, among those journalists who went to the battle against the US, there was also the Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper. In the smoke and fire of the anti-American battlefield, the image of Senior Lieutenant, journalist, Heroic Martyr Le Dinh Du will forever remain as an immortal monument with his upright posture and resolute professional declaration, the convergence of the spirit of the journalists and soldiers of the People's Army Newspaper. He told the commander of Battalion 47 of Cua Viet before rushing into the trenches on the morning of January 31, 1968: "A soldier can stand and shoot, kneel and shoot, lie down and shoot. We reporters at this time can only stand straight in the trenches, using our weapons as cameras and pens to record the exploits of our comrades and the crimes of the enemy"! And here again, it was the People's Army Newspaper that ignited the fire of "Aim straight at the enemy and shoot" of Hero Nguyen Viet Xuan; fanned the spirit of "1 win 20" of Hero Bui Ngoc Du; spread the spirit of sacrificing everything "Fight even if the hem of your pants is left" of Sister Ut Tich. Also on the QĐND Newspaper on August 4, 1971, more than 1/4 of the newspaper devoted an area to writing about the brave soldier Phung Quang Thanh with his heroic qualities since he was a platoon leader assigned to command a combat company in the area of ​​Zone 4. Along with that, the QĐND Newspaper was also the one who embellished the flag of "Three Best" in the Army; promoted the Movements "Coastal Waves", "Great Wind", "Three Ready", "Three Responsible"... in the socialist North.

In peacetime, responding to the spirit of innovation of the 6th National Party Congress and the call of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, the People's Army Newspaper has been one of the brave newspapers to speak the truth, alerting public opinion and authorities to expose many negative incidents. General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh visited the editorial office and praised the spirit of soldier journalists of the People's Army Newspaper.

Recently, in the face of extremely harsh non-traditional security situations such as storms, floods, epidemics, fires... anywhere, day or night, no matter how difficult or dangerous, the officers and reporters of the People's Army Newspaper were present early, working with the spirit of soldiers on the battlefield. When the Covid-19 pandemic entered our country, right from the beginning of 2020, realizing the very complicated situation, the People's Army Newspaper promptly responded with the perspective of a war, not subjectively underestimating the epidemic, but definitely not afraid in the information on the Newspaper as well as in organizing operations and organizing the editorial office. Knowing the danger and cherishing their own lives, in those days, the People's Army Newspaper could not carry out the requirement of "one route, two destinations", could not comply with the regulations on isolation or social distancing, because that would risk closing the newspaper. The editorial board has had many meetings to develop contingency plans in case of the worst-case scenario. We have determined: "If there is one last newspaper in the country to be published, it must be the People's Army Newspaper". On March 11, 2020, when the 17th patient appeared in Truc Bach ward, Hanoi, social life showed many signs of disruption. On the front page of the People's Army Newspaper, the article "Confrontation" by author Ho Quang Phuong was published. In the article "Confrontation", it was written:

Not only being present at the epicenter of the epidemic and the flood center, the reporters of the People's Army Newspaper were also present in time in Türkiye, in Myanmar during the earthquake disaster; present in Abyei, in South Sudan with the United Nations peacekeeping troops. Wherever they are, men and women, young and old, those about to retire as well as those just starting out in the profession, all demonstrate the spirit of dedication. Perhaps this spirit has a genetic mechanism passed down from generation to generation of the People's Army Newspaper that we cannot decode if we only briefly glance at it.

Over the past 81 years, there have been so many heroic feats of our Army and our people, both the glorious peaks and the low notes filled with love for life and humanity that the People's Army Newspaper, the faithful historian of the era, cannot tell all of today.

In recognition of the achievements of the People's Army Newspaper, the Party and the State have awarded the Newspaper the Ho Chi Minh Medal; the Gold Star Medal. It was twice awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces and Hero of Labor along with many other noble awards. Along with the blood and bones of the Army and the people, the People's Army Newspaper has 9 journalists who fell on the battlefield, 2 individuals were honored as Heroes of the People's Armed Forces. There are many artists and intellectuals who are cadres and reporters of the People's Army Newspaper or who used to work at the People's Army Newspaper and were awarded the State Prize and the Ho Chi Minh Prize. Only with the Newspaper's photojournalists, there were 5 people who received the State Prize, namely: Trieu Dai, Nguyen Dinh Uu, Dinh Ngoc Thong, Vu Ba and Doan Cong Tinh. There are also many cadres and reporters of the People's Army Newspaper or who grew up from the People's Army Newspaper who have had streets named after them across the country. Most recently, on September 25, 2025, the People's Committee of Dien Bien province named 6 new streets in Dien Bien Phu ward after artists and intellectuals with many contributions, including 3 streets named after Nguyen Bich, Mai Van Hien, and Duong Huong Minh, former artists of the People's Army Newspaper.

There are many names, many contributions, many achievements of our uncles and brothers yesterday that we still see today as the peaks ahead. We consider this as the heritage of the country, of the family and clan of our uncles and brothers, and also as a heritage, an inexhaustible pride, a spiritual support, a sparkling star that beckons and urges us to reach out. Not only that, the achievements of our fathers and brothers remind us to overcome difficulties and obstacles, to be humble and to hold our heads high, and to keep our blood hot and our posture straight in any circumstances.

Today's press activities of the People's Army Newspaper have many advantages, which are the attention and care of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense; of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; the professional maturity of the team after 81 years of accumulating experience and skills, and strong support in the age of digital technology and artificial intelligence. However, we also face difficulties in the era of global information explosion and the rapid development of social networks and artificial intelligence. Our readers, soldiers and people are also struggling, hesitant, sometimes having to weigh their minds before the information matrix and the negative side of artificial intelligence. The problem of mixed true and false information has become a mental terrorist for readers, sometimes challenging even those with expertise in information technology, challenging even ourselves.

If the situation of mixed true and false information continues without a strong enough solution, while the awareness of the majority of readers cannot change in a short time, the consequences of the problem will not only stop at press information and the team of journalists, but it will also risk affecting our politics and our country; risk affecting the peaceful working life of our people.

Faced with that situation, the People's Army Newspaper has determined for itself the duty to compete and win on the information and propaganda front. We are urgently and strongly implementing the project "Building the People's Army Newspaper into a key multimedia media agency by 2030, with a vision to 2045". The People's Army Newspaper proactively brings official information to readers in many forms, languages, and formats. The newspaper has proactively performed its regular political tasks well, especially promoting information and propaganda to protect the Party's ideological foundation in the current situation. The People's Army Newspaper is the first press unit in the country to organize the Contest to Protect the Party's Ideological Foundation since 2021, and has been awarded 4 times, maintaining its prestige, quality, practicality, and influence. Currently, the People's Army Newspaper is promoting the development of social networks with the idea of ​​making good, healthy information mainstream and dominating the ideological battlefield on social networks. The typical social networks we are deploying are Zalo, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok with millions of interested people. Of which, YouTube has achieved the silver button, TikTok and Facebook have achieved the blue tick, especially TikTok has more than 20 million likes and 1.1 million regular followers. The clip of General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, directing the construction of Phong Chau bridge alone has had 14.7 million views.

However, we know that: We are worried that the idea will be impossible without the attention, help, and facilitation of a comprehensive and strong enough mechanism from competent authorities, as well as without the participation of the entire press system and all responsible readers.

The great Lenin advised us: Seizing power is difficult, maintaining power is even more difficult! Comrade Truong Chinh pledged: No matter how difficult the country is, the Party will not let the press suffer or lack. In the deep forest of Tran Hung Dao in 1944, while lacking everything, for the goal of national independence, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army launched its newspaper before other forces, considering it the most important task. Because of its correct perception and decisive action, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army was successful, our Army became a glorious nation-building army throughout thousands of years of national history.

Our Party's national renewal is going into depth. We are enjoying the great achievements of 40 years of national renewal. Besides the fundamental achievements, our Party and the revolutionary cause of the Party and the country are also facing severe risks as our Party has identified. We firmly believe that, with the strategic thinking and experience in political ideology leadership of our Party, of the Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense, of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army and the strict and open State management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as well as the attention and care of the entire political system, of all levels, sectors and the love of the press of readers nationwide, surely the People's Army Newspaper as well as our official press will receive stronger and more specific attention. The voice of the Party, the State and our people in the media will be stronger and more effective. The mainstream press will certainly have to be the main stream of information, of public opinion, of social spiritual strength. Our society will be more consensual. The will of the Party, the will of the people, the will of the army will be more harmonious to move towards the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness, civilization, following the socialist orientation. These things will be natural, if the press - the most effective weapon in the hands of the government - is promoted.

The People's Army Newspaper promises to the leaders and readers nationwide; promises to the predecessors of the newspaper from The Sound of Guns to the People's Army: We will constantly strive to study and follow the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh; we are always ready to accept tasks and believe in completing them excellently, as in the spirit of the special editorial of only 331 words with the title "Yes!" published 75 years ago.

Once again, I wish my leaders, comrades and friends good health, success and happiness!

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