Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025): Conveying Knowledge - Connecting Trust

From the early days of its establishment to the modern digital era, the Information sector has always accompanied all the ups and downs of the country, becoming an important spearhead in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Spearhead on the ideological front

Over the past 80 years, the Information field has developed rapidly, becoming a sharp tool on the ideological and cultural front.

Since the period of resistance against the French (1945 - 1954), under the direction of President Ho Chi Minh , the sector has turned propaganda into an art, spreading patriotism and fighting spirit, contributing to victory. During the period of resistance against the US (1954 - 1975), the Information sector continued to play the "spearhead" role on the ideological front.

War correspondents contributed to the nation's victory. Photo: VNA

It can be said that, together with Culture, the Information sector is truly a sharp spiritual weapon, contributing to arousing passionate patriotism, fostering a strong will to fight and building strong belief in the final victory of the revolution.

The revolutionary artists and press immersed themselves in combat, “using pens as swords” and “using art as weapons”. Artists and journalists truly became “soldiers on the cultural and ideological front”, directly participating in combat or creating works to promote the spirit of resistance.

After 1975, the industry shifted to the task of national construction, contributing to the restoration and development of society after the war and gradually had comprehensive development with a new quality nationwide.

Connecting trust between the Party, State and People

Over the years, the press, media and publishing have continued to perform well their functions as forums and voices of the Party, State and People.

The Information sector is also a core and pioneering force on the ideological and cultural front, making outstanding contributions to the development of the economy , society, national defense, security and international integration; protecting the Party's ideological foundation; always playing a pioneering role "Going first to pave the way - Going together to implement - Going after to summarize", holding a particularly important mission as a "Knowledge conduit - Connecting trust" between the Party, the State and the People in the new era of the country.

Journalism and publishing have gradually become an important part of the cultural industries, developing increasingly healthily, professionally, humanely and modernly.

Many valuable publications have been published to serve the country's important events, the average book production rate per capita will reach 5.9 copies/person/year by 2024.

In particular, the Strategy for Digital Transformation of the Press to 2025, with a vision to 2030, has been issued by the Prime Minister . The arrangement of press agencies according to the plan has been basically completed according to Decision No. 362/QD-TTg for press agencies.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2019, the country had 195 newspapers, now there are 137 newspapers (58 agencies less), newspapers converted into magazines: 38 agencies, magazines ceased operations: 48 agencies. The fight against bad and toxic information on cyberspace has been strongly deployed, thoroughly handling the situation of "newspaperization" of electronic news sites, while improving people's culture of using social networks.

To meet the demands of the times, the industry has accelerated digital transformation. Many press agencies have applied artificial intelligence (AI) technology and operated according to a converged newsroom model, aiming to bring diverse and attractive press products. In addition, the grassroots broadcasting system has also been modernized, helping essential information reach every village, hamlet, and residential group.

The publishing sector has also recorded many impressive results: many valuable publications have been published to serve important events of the country; the average book production rate per capita will reach 5.9 copies/person/year by 2024. In particular, the Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day and the National Book Awards have become typical cultural events, strongly promoting reading habits in the community.

The number of publishers participating in e-publishing has increased to 31 publishers in 5 years (accounting for 54.3% of the total number of publishers). In particular, the whole industry has developed a number of common platforms.

Continuing the achievements, the Information sector is aiming for greater goals in the coming time: focusing on perfecting institutions, strongly promoting digital transformation and improving the quality of human resources to meet the requirements of the times, strengthening the management of cross-border platforms, ensuring compliance with Vietnamese laws; innovating foreign information work to promote the image, culture and achievements of the country to the world...

After 80 years of construction and development, the Information sector has made a glorious journey, leaving many profound marks in the history of the nation. With the spirit of innovative thinking and the desire to contribute, Information continues to affirm its position, contributing to creating strength and ensuring the sustainable development of the country in the digital age.

Source: https://daibieunhandan.vn/ky-niem-80-nam-ngay-truyen-thong-nganh-van-hoa-28-8-1945-28-8-2025-mach-dan-tri-thuc-ket-noi-niem-tin-10384867.html