Inauguration and handover of the project to restore and embellish the National Monument at Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School sponsored by Petrovietnam

Attending the ceremony were comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly; comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; comrade Trinh Viet Hung - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Thai Nguyen Provincial Party Committee; comrade Nguyen Duc Loi - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; comrades of the National Assembly; leaders of Thai Nguyen province,...

On the side of the sponsoring unit, Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), there were comrade Do Chi Thanh - Deputy General Director of the Group; comrade Nguyen Quang Hung - Deputy Head in charge of the Group's Communications and Corporate Culture Department; comrade Ta Quang Huy - Deputy General Director of PVFCCo.

Petrovietnam sponsors funds to renovate and restore the National Monument at Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School

In 2024, to practically celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School, with the desire to effectively exploit and promote the great historical values ​​of the Relic, adding a meaningful destination on the map of contemporary Vietnamese journalism, meeting the expectations of generations of journalists nationwide, actively contributing to the propaganda and education of history for the younger generation, the Vietnam Journalists Association in coordination with the People's Committee and functional agencies of Thai Nguyen province has implemented the project to restore and embellish the National Relic of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School in Tan Thai commune, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh and delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the project to restore and embellish the national relic site of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School.

Realizing that this is a project of great significance to journalists as well as the history of journalism in our country, Petrovietnam has accompanied and sponsored 10 billion VND to restore and embellish the Relic.

Comrade Do Chi Thanh - Deputy General Director of Petrovietnam and Comrade Ta Quang Huy - Deputy General Director of PVFCCo presented funding for the project.

Immediately after receiving funding for the renovation, on January 18, 2024, the units held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project. Up to now, after 7 months of construction, the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School Relic has basically completed the main items: Exhibition House - Miniature Museum of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School; Stilt House - Miniature Museum displaying the Viet Bac War Zone Press 1946-1954; Reliefs with 48 portraits of the School's Board of Directors, lecturers and students; Hall inside the hill for conferences and seminars; Mini square for organizing events, 200m2 wide, ...

Comrade Trinh Viet Hung - Secretary of Thai Nguyen Provincial Party Committee presented Certificates of Merit to Petrovietnam and Vietnam Press Museum.

After restoration and embellishment, the relic is expected to be exploited and organized to welcome delegations of visitors, journalists, students and pupils to study and experience the history of journalism; at the same time, it will be a place to organize conferences and seminars on journalism, organize short-term training programs, issue membership cards of the Vietnam Journalists Association, award ceremonies for regional and local journalism awards, etc.

Add Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic to the list of tourist attractions in the "Windy Capital"

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, comrade Le Quoc Minh - Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association said: On April 4, 1949, in the middle of the mountains and forests of ATK Viet Bac, Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School was born. This was the first journalism training facility of the Vietnamese revolutionary press and also the only training facility during the resistance war against French colonialism.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Chairman of Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the ceremony.

From the first milestone of journalism training at Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School, up to now, our country has had more than a dozen training facilities for journalism staff for all four types: Print, radio, television, and electronic newspapers with degrees from bachelor to doctorate. In 1949, we had about ten newspapers with about 300 journalists, but by the end of 2023, the whole country had 6 major multimedia agencies, 127 newspaper agencies, 671 magazine agencies, 72 radio and television agencies and over 40,000 journalists,...

With the desire to continue to preserve and promote the historical value and stature of the Relic, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the School's founding and towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, the Vietnam Journalists Association has directed the Vietnam Press Museum to establish a project to restore and embellish the Relic of the founding site of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School from socialized capital.

Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh presented Certificates of Merit to groups and individuals who made great contributions to the project.

The President of the Vietnam Journalists Association hopes that when put into operation, the exhibitions on Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School and Viet Bac War Zone Press here will not only contribute to preserving and introducing valuable press documents and artifacts from the period 1946-1954 but also affirm the great achievements of the Vietnamese revolutionary press in the struggles to defend the country and in the journey of national construction.

“We plan to coordinate with the authorities to include the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic in the list of tourist attractions of the “Windy Capital” - the capital of the country during the resistance war against the French colonialists (including Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan), in which Thai Nguyen holds a particularly important position, the central position of the “Resistance Capital”. We will also step up propaganda to local journalist associations, branches and branches of journalist associations nationwide with the hope that all journalists will clearly see the importance of this relic, thereby considering it a red address for journalists, especially young journalists, to turn to the source, to learn about the heroic history of journalism, listen to stories of generations of predecessors and build for the future of the country's journalism” - journalist Le Quoc Minh said.

The car used by journalist Trinh Hoang Dam (Cuu Quoc Newspaper) at ATK Thai Nguyen from 1950 - 1952 is displayed at the relic site.

In order for the project to come to life and promote the best efficiency, comrade Le Quoc Minh suggested that the Vietnam Press Museum coordinate with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thai Nguyen province, Dai Tu district People's Committee, the Monument Management Board and related units to continue researching and perfecting plans and projects to manage, protect and promote the value of the monument, linking with historical and cultural sites of the Viet Bac war zone in the past, forming a meaningful origin tourism route, commemorating the merits of our ancestors, while experiencing local culture and discovering the beauty of the "Capital of Thousand Winds" in the 50s of the last century in modern times.

On behalf of the Vietnam Journalists Association, comrade Le Quoc Minh sent his sincere thanks to the Project sponsor, Petrovietnam; and the management, design, supervision and construction consultants, painters and sculptors who joined hands and unitedly restored and embellished the project so that it could be completed on schedule, meet quality requirements and truly be an attractive destination.

The project is meant to honor the tradition and great contributions of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Vice President of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh emphasized: 75 years ago, in 1949, in the Viet Bac War Zone, Uncle Ho directed the establishment of a Journalism School, naming the School after Mr. Huynh Thuc Khang - a patriotic scholar whom he highly respected because of his "extensive education, strong will, and high morality", and also a great tree of courage and exemplary character of the patriotic journalism movement, the founder of the newspaper Tieng Dan in 1927 to educate and promote patriotism, calling for solidarity to serve the Fatherland.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh gave a speech at the inauguration ceremony.

The establishment of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School is a special milestone in the history of revolutionary journalism in our country. From that simple school, the first journalism class contributed to forming the qualities, bravery, and capacity of many famous journalists who made great contributions to the cause of resistance and national unification, becoming precious bricks that built a solid foundation for Vietnam's revolutionary journalism.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh and delegates visited the relic site.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh highly appreciated the Vietnam Journalists Association and Thai Nguyen province for their cooperation in restoring and embellishing the Relic. The project inaugurated today deeply demonstrates the sense of responsibility, pride, and gratitude for the contributions of previous generations who have devoted themselves to the revolutionary cause of the Party, for the aspiration for national independence and freedom, for the happiness of the people; at the same time, honoring the glorious tradition, noble mission and great contributions of the Vietnamese revolutionary press in the struggle for national independence, national reunification, building and defending the Fatherland, implementing the renovation and international integration.

Comrade Do Chi Thanh - Deputy General Director of Petrovietnam listened to the introduction about the relic.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh requested that the provincial authorities, after receiving the handover of the project, closely and regularly coordinate with the Vietnam Journalists Association to carry out useful activities, exploit and effectively use the functions of the restored and embellished items to continue to preserve, conserve and promote the sustainable value of a national relic of great stature and sacred significance, which is a place connecting the history, present and future of the Vietnamese revolutionary press, meeting the needs of research, study, sightseeing and "back to the source" tourism of the People.

Implementing social security work, from 2020 to 2024, Petrovietnam has coordinated with Thai Nguyen province to effectively implement social security programs with a total budget of 69.6 billion VND. In 2023 - 2024, the Group will support 15.6 billion VND, including: Support for the construction of the architectural renovation project of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School worth 10 billion VND (implemented by PVFCCo); Support for the construction of Phu Thinh Kindergarten, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen, worth 5 billion VND (implemented by PVEP); Support for Tet for the poor in Thai Nguyen province in 2023, worth 600 million VND.

In 2024 - 2025, Petrovietnam continues to support Thai Nguyen province with 10.5 billion VND, including: Support for the construction of Phu Cuong Kindergarten, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province, worth 5 billion VND (implemented by PV GAS); Support for the construction of Nga My Kindergarten, Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province, worth 5 billion VND (implemented by PV GAS); Support for "Tet for the poor" in 2024 for Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen, worth 500 million VND.