They were handed over by journalist Tran Hong at a ceremony held by the centre on August 24 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19), National Day (September 2) and the general’s 111st birthday (August 25, 1911-2022).
The photos feature the general’s activities from 1986 to 2013 which are associated with the daily life stories of the commander of the Vietnam People’s Army. They include the one in which the general stood next to the statue of President Ho Chi Minh; he returned to the command bunker of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 2004 and a photo of the general speaking at the Vietnam News Agency;
Colonel Tran Hong was born in 1947 in the central province of Ha Tinh. He started working as a press photographer at the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper in 1973 until his retirement in 2010. During his carrier, Hong took thousands of pictures depicting unforgettable moments of soldiers on the frontlines and images of mothers who sacrificed for national independence.
Documentary series “Vietnam in the Ho Chi Minh Era – A Television History” premiered
NDO – The first episode of the television documentary series entitled “Vietnam in the Ho Chi Minh Era – A Television History” officially aired on February 4 on the Vietnam Television and Nhan Dan (People) Television channels.
Hanoi book exhibition marks Party’s 90th anniversary
NDO/VNA – A book exhibition was opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on February 2 to celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).
Hanoi named cheapest city in Asia for backpackers
Hanoi is named as the cheapest city in Asia for backpacking in a list of the UK-based Alpha Travel Insurance.
Visiting Uncle Ho’s native village
Nam Dan district in Nghe An province, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh, is known as a land of beautiful scenery and extraordinary people.
Vietnam makes breakthroughs under Party’s leadership
15 years after founding the Communist Party on February 3, 1930, Vietnam, under the Party’s leadership, made breakthrough in the long war against the French with the successful August Revolution.
