Journalist, Dr. Le Hai

To better understand the work "3-part series: Perceiving and resolving major relationships in the process of innovation towards socialism in Vietnam" which has just won the A Prize at the 18th National Press Awards, reporters of the Journalists & Public Opinion Newspaper had a conversation with journalist, Dr. Le Hai, Editorial Board Member, Head of the Electronic Communist Magazine, Communist Magazine.

Journalist, Dr. Le Hai

+ Journalist Le Hai is known for his award-winning journalistic works at the Golden Hammer and Sickle Awards, the National Press Awards... This year, the 3-part series: Recognizing and resolving major relationships in the process of innovation towards socialism in Vietnam has just won the A Prize at the 18th National Press Awards. How do you feel, journalist?

- I am very happy because this is the result of a long and dedicated creative process. I am even happier when the work is highly appreciated by the Jury of the preliminary round as well as the final round of the National Press Award, including very prestigious and objective journalists and theorists. This is also the common joy of the Communist Magazine, because the work has received very close and quality guidance and comments from the Standing members of the Editorial Board and colleagues in the agency, and some experts who are strategic collaborators of the Magazine. This is a great source of motivation for me to continue studying, researching and writing the next works, as well as to love and be more attached to my work.

"Understanding and effectively resolving major relationships in the process of innovation and progress towards socialism in Vietnam" is a large and challenging topic, as it addresses core theoretical issues and reflects the dialectical laws of socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam. Could you share the significance and objectives of this work?

-The Communist Magazine is the political and theoretical organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and therefore has the political task of participating in research and dissemination of the summary of 40 years of national renewal and preparing the documents for the 14th Party Congress. These are all major practical summaries and important theoretical research projects of our Party, one of the main currents of political and theoretical life in 2024.

The major relationships are one of the core theoretical issues in the Party's reform line, reflecting the inherent laws governing Vietnam's path to socialism. Therefore, the Editorial Board of the Communist Magazine has set a central goal for research and dissemination, aiming to contribute to the generalization, systematization, and clarification of the Party's theoretical development regarding these major relationships. Understanding and grasping these major relationships—that is, understanding and grasping the laws governing the movement and development of human society; the laws governing the construction of socialism; and the principles of organization and operation of the Communist Party—is a decisive factor in the Party's successful leadership in building socialism in Vietnam.

In particular, after 40 years of reform, we have formed a theoretical system on the reform line in Vietnam, guiding the reform process and the path to socialism in Vietnam, as mentioned by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the recent 9th Plenum of the 14th Central Committee. The theory on the reform line in Vietnam is the culmination of the wisdom, dedication, and efforts of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army over 40 years, of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat. It bears the very strong imprint of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and of countless generations of researchers, propagandists, and lecturers in this theory.

Along with the general goals of socialism, the characteristics of socialist society, and the directions for building socialism, major relationships are an important component of the theory of the reform line in Vietnam. Therefore, the study and dissemination of in-depth scholarly articles on these major relationships is of great importance, contributing to clarifying a fundamental theoretical issue in the theory of the reform line in Vietnam. Beyond simply generalizing, this article also presents new discoveries, anticipates challenges, and offers new proposals for understanding and effectively resolving these major relationships in the process of reform towards socialism in Vietnam. This is based on scientific and logical analysis, a rigorous and persuasive system of arguments and evidence, clearly demonstrating the distinctive character and qualities of the Communist Magazine.

+ Although you are an experienced journalist, you also shared above that, when doing these works with high theoretical generalization, it is indeed not easy, not simple. So what difficulties and obstacles did you encounter when implementing this series of articles, sir?

-General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, a journalist with nearly 30 years of experience working at the Communist Magazine, deeply understands the intricacies of research and writing theoretical essays. He once shared: "Every journalistic job is difficult; each has its own requirements and challenges. Daily journalism is already difficult, but it must be acknowledged that theoretical journalism is even more challenging." Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong also quoted the late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong's advice: "The profession of journalism is very difficult, extremely difficult; writing a theoretical essay is even more difficult. Therefore, one must diligently cultivate oneself. It requires a great deal of effort. Each person must diligently cultivate themselves."

President To Lam and Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia presented trophies and certificates to the authors who won the A Prize, the 18th National Press Awards. Journalist Le Hai stood in 5th place from right to left. Photo: Quang Hung

Imbued with the advice of the General Secretary, we continue to learn from our predecessors at the Communist Review and understand that writing theoretical articles requires a lot of dedication, effort, and hard work. In particular, the perception of major relationships is a highly generalized process of theoretical awareness, a difficult and long-term process, clearly showing each step and each step of innovation and development in theoretical thinking, a vivid expression reflecting the level of maturity and theoretical development of our Party, so when writing on this topic, it also requires a systematic and elaborate research, including research, in-depth reference to secondary documents and expert opinions to deeply understand the problem, at the same time always cherishing, nurturing and trying to link things and phenomena to discover new ideas and problems in its inherently complex, but also very logical order... That is probably also the most difficult thing when writing theoretical articles in general and this article in particular.

But when the work is completed, seeing one's "brainchild" come to life is a moment that brings immeasurable happiness to those who wield the pen. After the article was published, I continued to think about this major research problem, and some new thoughts arose, which I regret not being able to fully convey in this article. I will share them in other articles later.

+Congratulations and thank you very much, journalist!

An An (performed)

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