Honoring unity and unity
Miner Pham Dinh Duan - a worker at Mining Workshop 14, Vang Danh Coal Joint Stock Company (Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group) is one of 6 outstanding individuals honored. Having been attached to the tunnel for decades, the miner Pham Dinh Duan has overcome many difficulties, constantly innovated and improved techniques in exploitation, and for many consecutive years achieved leading labor productivity in the unit.
On the evening of June 22, Mr. Duan was a bit confused when appearing in an event outfit, completely different from the daily glitter of a miners who often stay on the ground. Sharing with reporters, Mr. Pham Dinh Duan said that when returning to work, he will constantly try to study and work more to work, produce, complete the tasks assigned by the workshop and company; have more initiatives to help the company and the coal industry develop further.
This is a very meaningful honor for me and all the workers in Vang Danh coal company. The spread of this award helps me have more motivation to continue working, creating and contributing to the coal industry and the company. At the same time, continue to promote the spirit of labor productivity competition that the company has launched, always together with the workers in the workshop to strive to exceed the raw coal output plan assigned by the company to the workshop, especially production must ensure absolute safety - Mr. Duan emphasized.
Mr. Duan also hopes that in the coming time, the group will invest in more advanced technologies to help reduce pressure, ensuring safer safety for coal miners.
In the field of sports, coach Mai Duc Chung, who leads the Vietnam Women's Football Team, is honored for his great contributions.Under his leadership, the Vietnam Women's Team won 6 SEA Games Gold Medals and won the 2019 AFF Cup.
At a higher level, under his leadership, the Vietnam Women's Team won 4th place for the first time at Asiad 2014 and participated in the 2023 World Cup for the first time, opening a new history for Vietnam women's football.
With more than 40 years of association with football and 30 years of accompanying women's football, coach Mai Duc Chung is considered by fans to be a "legend". He is the one who has laid the foundation, led and elevated the national team for more than two decades. However, when talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Coach Mai Duc Chung modestly shared: "I do not dare to accept such compliments, because this achievement belongs to the women's football team. No individual independent has achieved such an achievement. It is the consensus and solidarity of everyone that has brought these achievements. I am just a typical part of that group.
Honored at the Vietnam Glory 2025 program, Coach Mai Duc Chung said: "This is an honor not only for me personally, but for the whole team, crystallized from the efforts of many people. This title will be the motivation for me to continue to strive and contribute to Vietnamese football. Maybe my health is not as good as before, but I always remind myself to do my best to achieve more achievements with the team members."
Continuing to innovate content and methods of operation
Sharing with reporters, Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien - Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) - affirmed: The first thing the Committee wants to send to overseas Vietnamese is a deep thank you for your affection, dedication and heart always turned to your homeland. No matter where they are, the Vietnamese community still preserves their identity and makes practical contributions to the development of the country.
Emphasizing the role of the Vietnamese community in the era of digital development and extensive international integration, Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien said that the young generation of overseas Vietnamese - global citizens with Vietnamese blood - are an important force, continuing the tradition of their ancestors, contributing to building a strong Vietnam.
The Party and State always extend their arms, appreciate all contributions, listen to all constructive voices from the Vietnamese community abroad - Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien quoted General Secretary To Lams speech to affirm his determination to accompany overseas Vietnamese in the upcoming journey.
The honor of attending today is a reminder for us to continue to innovate the content and methods of operation, improve work efficiency, and maintain the role of a common home for overseas Vietnamese - Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien affirmed. In the context of digital transformation and increasingly deep international integration, the Committee will continue to promote its role as a bridge of trust, spreading the spirit of great national unity, arousing the aspiration for development and pride in Vietnam in each child living abroad.
The General Department of Defense Industry, a unit that has made many contributions to the modernization of the Army and the cause of defending the country, was honored in the Vietnam Glory program in 2025. Notably, at the 2024 International Defense Exhibition, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) group designed by the Z131 Factory attracted many viewers. The suicide UAV for modern combat is partly built from the experience of developing anti-ship weapons.
Speaking to reporters, Colonel Nguyen Van Hiep - Head of the Propaganda Department said that the defense industry is one of the earliest industries established, just 13 days after the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Former Major General Prof. Tran Dai Nghia - the first Director of the Military Department (now the General Department of Defense Industry) laid the foundation for the military science and technology and defense industry.
"The military branch has made many silent contributions to the Army as well as the cause of defending the Fatherland. Speak silently because this is a special industry specializing in researching, designing weapons and equipment to enhance the fighting power of the armed forces" - Mr. Hiep shared.
He also emphasized that the military - defense industry is a rare industry with 4 separate resolutions of the Politburo to build and develop. Being honored is an honorable and proud surprise. "I think the Voting Council and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor have worked objectively and fairly, organizing public voting on the electronic information portal. This is a very meaningful activity and should be maintained to spread the spirit of dedication, arousing trust and striving in the whole society" - Mr. Hiep expressed.
