Lai Chau Newspaper celebrates 60th anniversary and publishes first issue

Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, along with leaders of Lai Chau province, leaders and reporters of central press agencies and local Party newspapers attended the ceremony.

Exactly 60 years ago, on April 16, 1964, the Standing Committee of Lai Chau Provincial Party Committee decided to establish Lai Chau Newspaper and published the first issue on May 1, 1964, published once a week with 4 pages, small size, with a circulation of 200-300 copies/issue. In 1994, to be associated with the historical place name Dien Bien Phu, Lai Chau Newspaper changed its name to Dien Bien Phu Newspaper, published twice a week. In November 1997, Dien Bien Phu Newspaper for ethnic minorities in the highlands published its first issue, once a month.

Pursuant to Resolution No. 22/2003/QH11 dated November 26, 2003 of the National Assembly, Lai Chau province was divided into two provinces, Lai Chau and Dien Bien. Accordingly, Lai Chau newspaper was re-established from January 1, 2004. Lai Chau newspaper has been published 4 times per week, 4,000 copies per issue; Weekend newspaper 2,000 copies per issue; Lai Chau newspaper for ethnic minorities in the highlands 3 times per month, 4,400 copies per issue. In 2010, Lai Chau electronic newspaper came into operation, introducing and promoting the image, potential, and development advantages of Lai Chau province...

Speaking at the ceremony, Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association acknowledged and congratulated the important achievements and contributions of Lai Chau Newspaper, which have actively contributed to the overall development of the Party newspaper system nationwide. He emphasized that Lai Chau Newspaper needs to continue to innovate in the strong development trend of the 4.0 technology revolution, artificial intelligence, digital transformation; improve the quality of works, forms of publications, develop in a modern, professional direction, convey information quickly, accurately, attract readers, and meet the requirements of the task. Strengthen propaganda and emulation towards the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, June 21.

Speaking at the ceremony, Comrade Vu Manh Ha, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, requested cadres, reporters and employees of Lai Chau Newspaper to actively and widely propagate the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies, and the province's socio-economic development achievements; introduce and promote the province's potential, strengths and investment attraction policies to domestic and foreign readers; strictly implement the Party and State's regulations on press work; improve the quality of cadres, reporters and employees...

On this occasion, Lai Chau Newspaper received a Banner from the Provincial Party Executive Committee. Many collectives and individuals received certificates of merit from the Chairman of Lai Chau Provincial People's Committee.

Before that, the delegates offered flowers at the statue of Uncle Ho with the ethnic people of Lai Chau province. On the sidelines of the event, there was a photo exhibition about the land and people of Lai Chau and an introduction of typical OCOP products of Lai Chau province.