On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1809 - May 19, 2025), the 114th anniversary of Uncle Ho's departure to find a way to save the country (June 5,11 - June 5, 2025) and the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1975 - June 21, 2025), the Ho Chi Minh Museum - Ho Chi Minh City branch will organize a thematic exhibition "Chairman Ho Chi Minh - The founder of Vietnam Revolutionary Press". The topic takes place from June 20 to August 31, 2025.
The activity aims to propagate and educate revolutionary traditions; commemorate and express gratitude for the contributions of President Ho Chi Minh - who laid the foundation, founded and developed the Vietnam Revolutionary Press.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhut - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City - shared: "Chairman Ho Chi Minh was not only the one who gave birth and laid the foundation for the Vietnam Revolutionary Press, but also a shining example of ethics, ideology and journalism style. This thematic exhibition is a practical activity to affirm historical values, traditional education, and give motivation to today's generation of journalists to continue to follow Uncle Ho's example in courage, responsibility and professional ethics".
The exhibition content at the Ho Chi Minh Museum - Ho Chi Minh City branch is divided into two parts.
Part 1: Jornalist Nguyen Ai Quoc - Ho Chi Minh.
Part 2: President Ho Chi Minh - The Founder and Training of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press.
Presenting an introduction to President Ho Chi Minh's journey as a journalist from the revolutionary period abroad, when he wrote hundreds of articles for many major newspapers in France, the Soviet Union, China... with about 182 pen names, using many languages such as Vietnamese, French, English and Chinese. Readers of the press are an effective means of propaganda to enlighten the masses, fight theoretically and cheer on the revolutionary movement.
Notably, in early 1925 in Guangzhou (China), President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien Newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Vietnam Youth Revolutionary Association. This is the first revolutionary newspaper in Vietnam, marking the beginning of the history of the National Revolutionary Press, contributing to the dissemination of Marxism-Leninism, arousing patriotism and preparing an important premise for the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
According to documents at the Ho Chi Minh Museum - Ho Chi Minh City Branch, during his revolutionary activities, President Ho Chi Minh founded 9 domestic and foreign newspapers, wrote more than 2,000 articles, nearly 300 poems and about 500 short stories and pens. Those works not only demonstrate sharp theoretical thinking, simple and lively writing style but also contribute to the formation of the foundation of ideology, methods and professional ethics for the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.
On the opening day, many students from universities majoring in journalism and media visited and learned about the document. Gia Bao - a third-year student majoring in Journalism at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City - shared: "Witnessing the documents and articles made by Uncle Ho with my own eyes made me feel very touched. Through this exhibition, I realized that journalism is not only a writing skill, but also a responsibility, an ideal. The way he uses simple but powerful language is what I want to learn the most.
