Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the get-together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive in Spring 1968. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A get-together was held in Ho Chi Minh City onJanuary 30 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive inSpring 1968.
The event was attended by Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc, Chairwoman of theNational Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, President of the Vietnam FatherlandFront Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and many former leaders.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen ThienNhan said themeeting aimed to show gratitude for heroes, martyrs, soldiers and families who servedthe country’s revolutionary cause.
They shed their blood for national independence and reminded Vietnamese peopleof their heroic history, he said.
The Tet Offensive began in the early morning of January 31 in 1968 whenliberation forces simultaneously launched attacks on American and SouthernVietnamese bases in cities such as Hue, Da Nang, QuyNhon and SaiGon, andhundreds of towns from Quang Tri to Ca Mau.
The offensive helped destroy huge amounts of facilities and logistics used bythe US and the Southern regime’s armies.The seven-month long campaign endedwith tens of thousands of enemy troops dead, 600 strategic hamlets destroyedand 100 communes liberated with a population of 1.6 million people.
People in ruralareas also took this opportunity to rise up against the US-backed government’sadministration.
Sai Gon-Gia Dinh (now HCM City), the headquarters of the US-backed Southernregime, was a focus of the offensive.
The Tet Offensive 1968 marked a strategic turning point for the resistance waragainst the US and its allies. It caused the US a ‘sudden shock’, disruptingtheir strategic plan, shaking the White House, the Pentagon and all of the USand forced President Johnson to deescalate the war and agree to sign thehistoric Paris Peace Accord. The victory also helped lead to the liberation ofsouthern Vietnam and the unity of the country in 1975.
The 1968 TetOffensive affirmed the outstanding, visionary leadership of the Party andPresident Ho Chi Minh.
It promotedpatriotism, national pride and the will to overcome all difficulties to fulfillthe task of building and protecting the country.-VNA
A photo exhibition about the Mau Than Offensive in Spring 1968 has opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association as part of the city’s cultural activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the event.
The Spring Volunteer Campaign, the 10th of its kind, was officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City in on January 14, with the participation more than 30,000 local students.
The General Offensive and Uprising in spring 1968 has left valuable historical lessons, especially those on how to promote the strength of the national great unity in the nation building and safeguarding cause today.
Commando Ba Mu (whose real name is Do Van Can) disguised himself as a rubber latex collector to fool the enemy. He used a tricycle to transport weapons to serve the South Vietnam liberation forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a reburial ceremony for remains of six martyrs who laid down their lives during the 1968 General Offensive and Uprising at Cu Chi district’s martyr cemetery.
The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
The programme on sustainable poverty reduction has achieved its annual targets for reducing the poverty rate as assigned by the National Assembly and the Government. It has fulfilled five specific objectives and five five-year goals, and met nine out of 12 indicators related to addressing basic social service shortages.
UNICEF stands ready to support the Government in implementing this important law and in continuing to invest in teachers as the cornerstone of a resilient, inclusive, and high-quality education system for all children.
PM Pham Minh Chinh highlighted how Vietnam's revolutionary press has continuously evolved and strengthened over the past century, affirming its role as a sharp and vital political, cultural, and ideological weapon serving the Fatherland and the people in the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party.
Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
In recent interviews granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporters in Mexico, prominent figures reflected on the press’s legacy and its global influence.
VietnamPlus e-newspaper of the VNA clinched an A prize in the “Outstanding Press Product” category for its immersive 3D multimedia project, “Epic of Reunification,” a groundbreaking blend of storytelling and technology. The VNA won another A prize for its eye-catching exhibition booth.
Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
At a review conference held on June 21, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh praised the province’s scientific, coordinated, and flexible approach. He noted that the early completion reflects the strong commitment of local authorities, the business community, philanthropists, and residents in improving housing conditions for disadvantaged groups.
The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
In the context where AI dominates and produces vast volumes of content, the only sustainable path forward for journalism is to focus on high-quality content and core values. Journalism must redefine its mission - not to report the fastest, but to provide the most profound and trustworthy value.
Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
Vietnam and Cambodia are hoped to strengthen their robust collaboration across various sectors, particularly in resolving remaining border issues to transform the border area into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the get-together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive in Spring 1968. 
