Press conference to introduce the Program.
At the press conference on the afternoon of December 16, 2024, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Television Do Thanh Hai said that exploiting many genres with elaborate investment in both content and creative ideas, VTV's key events and programs on multiple platforms, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, honoring the heroic army, worthy of President Ho Chi Minh's praise: "Our army is loyal to the Party, filial to the people, ready to fight and sacrifice for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for socialism. Every mission is completed, every difficulty is overcome, every enemy is defeated". One of the highlights is the political art program "The historical path" jointly organized by the Ministry of National Defense and Vietnam Television, broadcast live at 8:10 p.m. on December 21 on VTV1 channel. With 3 chapters: The Road to Independence, The Road to Unification and The Road to the New Era, the program brings MVs, art performances with investment in staging, animation, reports, conversations, thereby depicting the 80-year journey of building, fighting and growing up of the heroic army. Participating in the program are artists: People's Artist Quang Tho, People's Artist Ta Minh Tam, Pham Thu Ha, Duc Tuan, Thu Thuy along with the Army Theater choirs, the Military Band, the symphony orchestra and thousands of soldiers. On VTV1 channel, Vietnam Television has produced and broadcast a series of documentaries on the military theme, exploiting many different approaches to portray the image of soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army such as: "Marching under the military flag", "Because they are soldiers" (Army Cinema), "Staying in Phong Chau"... A work that VTV documentary filmmakers devoted a lot of effort to is "Father and Son Soldier". Through the memories and stories of military families: families of senior generals, families of generals and military commanders directly on the battlefield, families of Uncle Ho's soldiers at present, typical military families of both the North and the South... the film sketches a picture of Vietnam's military historical tradition from 1944 to 2024. The story of the "Father and Son Soldier" families is a symbol of a big family - the Vietnamese national family with a heroic tradition of patriotism. Throughout the media campaign to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army on VTV is a series of reports in the News bulletins: the sub-section "Uncle Ho's Soldiers" in the Good Morning program, the column cap "80 years of the Vietnam People's Army" in the 7pm News Bulletin, the column cap "Pride of the Vietnam People's Army" in Chuyen Dong 24h. The image of the Vietnam People's Army soldier appears in many programs with its own colors on VTV3 channel. The 7 green musical notes bring a warm family atmosphere of military families playing and singing together. Military Region 1 on VTV3 channel is where soldiers show their strength and unique beauty in conquering each round of competition, overcoming each difficult challenge. In both wartime and peacetime, soldiers always stand side by side, share, and care for the lives of the people. Vietnam Television made the documentary "Living in the hearts of the people" in ethnic languages ​​broadcast on VTV5 channel. "Living in the hearts of the people" is the identity and sacred mission of the Vietnam People's Army, affirming that our Army is always steadfast, steadfast, and absolutely loyal to the goal and ideal of fighting and sacrificing for the people. VTV8 channel sent to the audience a series of documentaries: "Truong Son in my mind", "Hard-to-heal wounds", "Binh Gia victory", "One river together", "Day of return", along with the art program "Truong Son Dong calls Truong Son Tay - The sky of bomb craters". Along with the programs on the channels, Vietnam Television carried out a separate project on the digital platform with the theme "Glory to the heroic Vietnam People's Army" including the series of programs Heroes of the 20th century. In addition, the drawing contest "I love the soldier" attracted a large number of children to participate. 80 selected paintings will appear with 100 children in the program "I love the soldier", the program "The historical path"...
Broadcast schedule of key events and programs celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army: The 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day: Live broadcast at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024 - VTV1. Artistic commentary program "The Path of History": Live broadcast at 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024 - VTV1. Special art exchange program "Marching under the military flag": 1:00 p.m. on December 22, 2024 - VTV2. Documentary "Staying in Phong Chau": 10:30 p.m. on December 19, 2024 - VTV1. Documentary "Father and Son Soldier": 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024 - VTV1. Documentary "Because They Are Soldiers": 10:30 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2024 - VTV1. TV series "Timeless": 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday - VTV1. Movie "Red Dawn": 2:10 p.m. December 22, 2024 - VTV1.
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