Veteran war reporters of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) met in Hanoi on March 16 to mark 50 years since they joined the battlefield in the resistance war against the US (March 16, 1973).
The signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam on January 27, 1973, had brought a special spring to the northern region, when for the first time in the resistance war there was no air-raid siren and no evacuation, former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan told Vietnam News Agency during a recent interview on the occasion of the agreement's 50th signing anniversary.
Counsellor at the Cuban Embassy Joi Puente has affirmed his country’s support for Vietnam under all circumstances, particularly the past Paris Agreement negotiations.
A symposium was held in Hanoi on January 16 to highlight the historical significance and lessons of the Paris agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam, 50 years since the signing of the accords on January 27, 1973.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 30 had a meeting with historical witnesses from the People’s Public Security force, who directly engaged in the struggle against sabotage war and espionage activities during the resistance war against the US.
A memorial service was held in central Da Nang city on August 2 for Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis - Nguyen Van Lap, a man who held Greek and Vietnamese nationalities and joined the Vietnamese people in the resistance war against the French colonialists.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid tribute to young people who laid down their lives during the resistance war against the US in Bo Trach district, the central province of Quang Binh, on June 14.
An exhibition has been opened in Hanoi with a view to giving visitors an insight into the Vietnamese army and people’s heroic resistance war, under the Party and then President Ho Chi Minh’s leadership, against the French colonialists.
During the resistance war for national independence and freedom, the first generations of revolutionary journalists surmounted countless dangers and hardships, helping Vietnam’s revolutionary press grow strongly even during the fiercest time of the resistance war.
The authorities of the northern province of Hoa Binh on January 11 held a ceremony to rebury remains of 23 martyrs who laid down their lives during the anti-French resistance war in a martyrs’ cemetery in Luong Son district’s Trung Son commune.
The Prime Minister has submitted a proposal to the State President on presenting gifts to people who made contributions to the revolution on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) with a total value of nearly 518 billion VND (over 22.4 million USD).
The victory of the 1950 Autumn Winter Border Campaign plays a historical significane, contributing to the great victory of the national resistance war against French invaders during 1946-1954.
Under the leadership of the Party, the Liberation News Agency and Vietnam News Agency (VNA) have joined forces and closely coordinated to contribute to the victory of the US resistance war.
Throughout its 75-year history, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has always been accompanying the nation and joining hands with the whole Party, people, and army, along the nine-year resistance war against the French that culminated in the resounding Dien Bien Phu victory, as well as the 21-year battle against the US that ultimately led to the Great Spring Victory in 1975 and the reunification of the country and the taking of the path towards socialism.
During the wartime, revolutionary teachers and educational officials found many creative ways to keep educational activities going despite the almost zero infrastructure: no schools, no students and no textbooks.
Memorial and burial services for martyrs took place in the central province of Quang Tri and the Mekong Delta provinces of Long An and Kien Giang on July 27.
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