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Vietnam National Union of Students marks 70th anniversary

The Vietnam National Union of Students (VNUS) Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 5 to celebrate its 70th traditional day (January 9).
Vietnam National Union of Students marks 70th anniversary ảnh 1Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Communications Commission Vo Van Thuong (front, right) presents the first-class Independence Order to the Vietnam National Union of Students on January 5 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam NationalUnion of Students (VNUS) Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on January5 to celebrate its 70th traditional day (January 9).

At the event, Politburo member and head of theParty Central Committee’s Information and Communications Commission Vo VanThuong bestowed the first-class Independence Order upon the union, the secondtime the VNUS has received the honour.

Recalling the milestones in the VNUS’s history,Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and VNUSPresident Bui Quang Huy said that on January 9, 1950, the National SalvationYouth Union and the Saigon – Cho Lon Union of Students organised a marchinvolving over 2,000 students, along with teachers and 7,000 residents inSaigon, urging security for students, freedom for those detained and thereopening of schools.

The march was suppressed barbarously, provokinghatred and determination to fight the French colonialists and their henchmen.

In recognition of the Saigon students’ braveness,the first national congress of the Vietnam National Youth League, thepredecessor to the Vietnam Youth Federation, in February 1950 chose January 9as the traditional day of students. The VNUS’s fifth national congress in 1993also chose the date as the organisation’s traditional day.

Over the last 70 years, the VNUS has createdmany milestones in the Party and the nation’s glorious history. Its units havebeen established at 285 universities, academies and colleges nationwide, and 10others have been set up overseas.

Students have become an important revolutionaryforce making effective contributions in various fields, Huy said.

Thanks to its achievements, the VNUS has beengranted many noble awards by the Party and State, including the first-classIndependence Order, the Ho Chi Minh Order and the Gold Star Order.

Also at the ceremony, 10 collectives withoutstanding achievements were awarded the Prime Minister’s merit certificates.The “Sao thang Gieng” (January’s Star) award was also presented to honour 100excellent cadres of the VNUS./.
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