Hanoi, June 17 -- Vietnam's revolutionary press, born in 1925 when Nguyen Ai Quoc, later known as President Ho Chi Minh, founded the Thanh Nien newspaper, has gone a 100-year journey marked by hardships, pride, and constant growth, shaping the nation's media landscape.

Central to this evolution is the Vietnam Journalists' Association (VJA), which continues to lead, guid and protect journalists.A trusted companion of the revolutionary press Back on April 21, 1950, with the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh calling the shots, journalists gathered in Roong Khoa hamlet, Thai Nguyen province, to launch the Association of Vietnamese Journalists, now the VJA. That meet-up was a game-changer, rallying reporters to fuel the fig...