A book entitled Vietnam News Agency and the Great Victory in Spring 1975 has been released to commemorate 35 years since the liberation of South Vietnam on April 30.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Publishing House compiled and published the history of the war years as recalled by war reporters and photographers.
The agency's journalists were embedded in army units on the battlefields against France and the US , filing updated information around the clock. All staff, including leaders, editors, reporters, photographers, translators, technicians and drivers, took part.
"We all know that we were experiencing unforgettable moments," VNA general director Tran Mai Huong, a former war reporter, said of the victory and liberation.
The book is also a memorial to the journalists who made the ultimate sacrifice to get the news out.
The book quotes then president Le Duc Anh, presenting the agency with the Gold Star Order in 1995: "VNA's reporters were present at every battle, every military march and every fortification."
"More than 260 VNA staff members died during the wars against the French and Americans – a serious loss," Anh said, "but it reflects the agency's devotion to the cause of independence and freedom of the motherland.
"That's the pride of VNA."./.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Publishing House compiled and published the history of the war years as recalled by war reporters and photographers.
The agency's journalists were embedded in army units on the battlefields against France and the US , filing updated information around the clock. All staff, including leaders, editors, reporters, photographers, translators, technicians and drivers, took part.
"We all know that we were experiencing unforgettable moments," VNA general director Tran Mai Huong, a former war reporter, said of the victory and liberation.
The book is also a memorial to the journalists who made the ultimate sacrifice to get the news out.
The book quotes then president Le Duc Anh, presenting the agency with the Gold Star Order in 1995: "VNA's reporters were present at every battle, every military march and every fortification."
"More than 260 VNA staff members died during the wars against the French and Americans – a serious loss," Anh said, "but it reflects the agency's devotion to the cause of independence and freedom of the motherland.
"That's the pride of VNA."./.
