The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Ha Noi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army (VPA), he said while chairing a meeting with press agencies in Ha Noi on June 19, just before the 100th anniversary of the Viet Nam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21),
Giang revealed that some foreign military contingents will join the parade, a gesture showing international respect for Viet Nam’s achievements.
Reflecting on the history of Viet Nam's revolutionary journalism and military media in particular, the minister stressed the crucial role of the press as a “specialised force” in the nation’s wartime glory days.
He praised media outlets for their extensive coverage of the VPA’s contributions during recent milestones, including the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the 50th anniversary of the liberation of South Viet Nam and national reunification. Those stories, he said, have elevated the VPA's public image and kept the legacy of “Uncle Ho’s soldiers” alive.
He urged the press to continue highlighting Viet Nam’s consistent foreign policy of independence and self-reliance; its “four no's” defence policy of no military alliances, no foreign bases, no siding with one country against another, and no use of force or threat of force in international relations; and a commitment to building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern army to protect its people and territorial integrity.
Viet Nam’s defence diplomacy and international military integration have gained traction in recent years, becoming a key pillar of the country’s Party, State and people-to-people diplomacy, Giang said, hailing the army’s achievements, backed by robust media coverage, for earning praise from Party and State leaders, rallying public support, and making Viet Nam a bigger player globally.
