When youth join hands to spread national cultural values
WVR - On March 24, the Youth Union of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized the program "Bringing Union Members to Cultural Sites" at the Vietnam National Traditional Theater. The event is part of a series of activities commemorating the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2026).
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Continuing the model of "Bringing Union Members to Cultural Sites", the program also embodies the pioneering spirit of the younger generation in concretizing the Politburo's Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW on the development of Vietnamese culture.
Attending the program were representatives from the Party Committee, leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; leaders of the Government Youth Union; leaders of units under the Ministry; representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam Electricity, Vietnam News Agency, State Capital Investment Corporation; former and current Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries of the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; representatives from the Government Youth Union's affiliated units along with over 500 exemplary youth members...
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| Ms. Le Minh Duc, Member of the Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, delivered the opening speech of the program. (Photo: Thuy Tien) |
In her opening speech, Ms. Le Minh Duc emphasized that Vietnamese culture is a continuous flow of history, crystallized from national identity, community spirit, and profound human values cultivated over generations.
Faced with the demands and expectations for the younger generation in cultural development, the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has continuously promoted proactive creativity, implementing a series of new models that link Union activities with professional expertise.
The model "Bringing Union Members to Traditional Theaters" is a notable initiative that clearly demonstrates the innovative spirit of the Youth Union, with three main objectives:
First, focusing on youth members as the center of activities, emphasizing the enhancement of cultural enjoyment quality for the younger generation, thereby awakening a sense of responsibility, nurturing love for national culture, and promoting the pioneering role of youth in preserving, maintaining, and promoting traditional cultural and artistic values.
Second, intensifying the promotion of Vietnamese culture to international friends, contributing to fostering cooperation and spreading the unique values of Vietnamese culture in the context of deep integration.
Third, bringing traditional culture closer to the younger generation, while mobilizing community and business participation, thereby leveraging cultural values as an intrinsic resource, spiritual foundation, and driving force for sustainable national development in the new era.
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| Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong expressed confidence in the young generation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in spreading cultural values. |
During the program, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong highlighted the pioneering spirit of Vietnamese youth throughout historical periods.
According to the Deputy Minister, in the current context, the mission of the youth is not only limited to socio-economic development but also closely linked to the protection and dissemination of national identity.
Acknowledging and commending the initiative of the Youth Union from six units, the Deputy Minister awarded the Ho Chi Minh Badge to six Youth Union Secretaries, affirming that "the program is a practical step towards concretizing the Politburo's Resolution 80 on cultural development".
Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong hopes that the youth of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in particular, and the youth of the Government, in general, will continue to play a pioneering role in building an advanced Vietnamese culture, realizing the goal of culture becoming an important economy, contributing practically to the rapid and sustainable development of the country.
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| Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong acknowledges and commends the Youth Union Secretaries of the units. (Photo: Thuy Tien) |
For his part, Mr. Bui Hoang Tung, Secretary of the Government Youth Union, stated that the pioneering, innovative spirit of the Youth Union's activities and those of the units clearly demonstrates their leading role in concretizing the resolution of the Government Youth Union Congress for the 2025-2030 term through the model "Bringing Union Members to Cultural Sites".
"When love for culture is ignited in the right way and spread through youthful energy, traditional values will not only be preserved but also transformed into soft power, a resource to drive innovation and elevate the nation's position in the context of increasingly deep international integration," the Secretary of the Government Youth Union expressed confidence.
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| Mr. Bui Hoang Tung, Member of the Government Party Committee, Member of the Central Youth Union Standing Committee, Secretary of the Government Youth Union, affirmed the pioneering role of youth in spreading cultural values, contributing positively to the sustainable development of the country. (Photo: Thuy Tien) |
As part of the program, the youth members enjoyed the political opera Nợ nước non staged, restored, and performed by the Vietnam National Traditional Theater.
More than just historical memory, the political opera Nợ nước non depicts and analyzes the cultural, ideological, and historical factors that shaped the character and person of leader Nguyen Sinh Cung - Nguyen Tat Thanh - Van Ba, leading to his historic journey from his hometown in Nghe An to the capital Hue, and to the Saigon port for his overseas journey to save the country on June 5, 1911.
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| A scene from the political opera "Nợ nước non". |
The event of Nguyen Tat Thanh - Nguyen Ai Quoc - President Ho Chi Minh setting out to find a way to save the country and returning to directly lead the Vietnamese revolution; affirms the correctness and creativity of the revolutionary path chosen by President Ho Chi Minh: "National independence associated with socialism"; honors and deeply appreciates his great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the Vietnamese nation, to the international Communist and workers' movement; affirms the enduring vitality of Ho Chi Minh's ideology in the revolutionary cause of our people.
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| The opera depicts and analyzes the cultural, ideological, and historical factors that shaped the character and person of the beloved leader Ho Chi Minh. |
The opera combines the art of cải lương with other distinctive traditional art forms such as Nghe folk singing, Hue singing, bai choi, and Southern folk songs, thereby deeply portraying the image of President Ho Chi Minh, his mother Hoang Thi Loan, his father Nguyen Sinh Sac, and other figures who significantly influenced his ideological formation.
Participating in the program, youth members from various units had the opportunity to engage in traditional art activities such as calligraphy, Dong Ho folk painting, mask painting, experiencing folk games, and interacting with young artists to enhance awareness, nurture love, and pride for the nation's traditional culture and arts.
The implementation of this model not only helps bridge the gap between traditional arts and young audiences but also effectively leverages the professional resources of young officials and artists in the Culture sector, linking Youth Union activities with the political and professional tasks of the Ministry.
Through this, the model contributes to concretizing the cultural development policy according to the Politburo's Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW, while showcasing the creativity and proactiveness of the youth in the Culture sector in particular and the Government Youth Union in general in preserving, promoting, and spreading traditional artistic values in the new era.
On the same day, 150 exemplary youth members representing the youth of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Electricity, and the State Capital Investment Corporation visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to respectfully report to Uncle Ho.
Some images from the program:
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