Ha Giang Newspaper celebrates 60th anniversary of its founding

The Ha Giang News was published at the end of 1951 to provide timely information on the leadership of the Party Committee, the provincial government and the activities taking place in the area, which was concentrating its efforts on the Viet Bac resistance base and the whole country in the resistance war against the French colonialists. By 1964, the Ha Giang News had been published for 13 years, reaching grassroots Party cells, villages, agencies in the province and districts; informing the people about political, socio-economic and national defense and security activities.

On April 13, 1964, the Standing Committee of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU on "the work of the Ha Giang Newspaper and the news bulletins of a number of sectors in the province". Based on the functions and tasks of the local press and the results of the activities of the Ha Giang News, the Standing Committee of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee decided to "officially establish the newspaper agency of the Vietnam Workers' Party Committee of Ha Giang Province, named Ha Giang Newspaper".

Since the historic milestone of April 13, 1964, Ha Giang Newspaper has gradually developed along with the development of Ha Giang. The newspaper has constantly innovated, built an increasingly modern editorial office; created multimedia journalism works; provided information on many digital platforms... Since 2020, Ha Giang Newspaper has experimented with live TV and radio programs on electronic newspapers and social networks.

Ha Giang Newspaper (printed newspaper) is currently published 5 times a week with a circulation of over 9,000 copies per time. Ha Giang Newspaper online is updated 24/7. On average, Ha Giang Newspaper online has about 20,000 - 30,000 visitors per day.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association acknowledged, congratulated and highly appreciated the achievements and important contributions of Ha Giang Newspaper in the past time, actively contributing to the overall development of the Party newspaper system nationwide.

Over the past 60 years, along with the press nationwide, Ha Giang Newspaper with its courage, intelligence, spirit of innovation and constant creativity has affirmed its important position on the ideological-cultural front, worthy of the trust of local Party committees, authorities, people and the press public.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh noted that in the face of opportunities and challenges, Ha Giang Newspaper needs to quickly innovate to continue to affirm its position. Pay attention to improving the quality of journalistic works. Compete with the press nationwide to make efforts and actively transform digitally to keep up with the development trend of journalism. Promote the development of works and types of journalism in the direction of multimedia to meet the requirements of the task...

Comrade Nguyen Manh Dung, acting Secretary of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee, requested Ha Giang Newspaper to closely follow the Party's policies and resolutions, and the political tasks of the Provincial Party Committee to do a good job of information and propaganda. Timely detect, propagate, encourage and commend good people, good deeds, exemplary collectives and individuals. Fight against false arguments, corrupt, negative and wasteful behaviors. Continue to promote information technology and digital transformation in press activities; build civilized and modern press agencies and journalists...

On this occasion, Ha Giang Newspaper also officially launched the English version of Ha Giang Newspaper. Ha Giang Newspaper received a certificate of merit from the Prime Minister. Many groups and individuals received certificates of merit from the Chairman of Ha Giang Provincial People's Committee.