Updated: 21/06/2022 | 3:52:47 PM

The first issue of the Thanh Nien newspaper appeared in Guangzhou, China on June 21, 1925. The revolutionary press in Vietnam was established with the creation of this publication, which was started by the leader Nguyen Ai Quoc.

On June 2, 1950, the Government officially decided to establish the Vietnam Newspaper Writers Association, the predecessor of the Vietnam Journalists Association of today.

In July 1950, the Vietnam Newspaper Writers Association was admitted to the International Organization of Journalists (OIJ).

On February 5, 1985, Vietnam Press Day was declared on June 21, the day of the publication of Thanh Nien's inaugural issue, by the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee.

On June 21, 1985, for the first time, a ceremony honoring Vietnam Press Day and the 60th anniversary of Thanh Nien Newspaper releasing its first issue was conducted.

On June 21, 2000, the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Vietnam Press Day, in response to a proposal from the Vietnam Journalists Association, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam decided to rename Vietnam Press Day to Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

Since then, June 21 has become a national holiday that is joyfully observed all around the nation.

I wish all journalists good health, never lose their zeal, many accomplishments in their line of work, and the ability to strengthen the Vietnamese revolutionary journalism on this day marking the 97th year of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.