As war correspondents for the Vietnam News Agency, they arrived on the battlefield in the South during the final years of the resistance against the U.S. After the liberation, amidst the chaos and the lingering effects of war, they got married in a special ceremony—considered the first wedding of the liberation forces in Saigon after April 30, 1975.

Thong Tan Xa Giai Phong (Liberation News Agency) – which was merged with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) after the reunification of Vietnam - has been honoured with the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” for its exceptional achievements during the anti-American resistance war.

A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Liberation News Agency, the official mouthpiece of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam and then the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11 to mark the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Thong tan xa Giai Phong (Liberation News Agency, October 12, 1960-2020) - the official news agency of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam - which was merged into the VNA in 1976.

A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Liberation News Agency, the official mouthpiece of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam and then the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11.

Thong Tan Xa Giai Phong (Liberation News Agency) – which was merged with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) after the reunification of Vietnam - has been honoured with the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” for its exceptional achievements during the anti-American resistance war.

The Liberation News Agency (LNA) is a rare and unique case in the world’s press history, Party Central Committee member and General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Nguyen Duc Loi highlighted in his writing entitled “Liberation News Agency – a heroic news agency”, on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the LNA (October 12) and its being honoured as “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces”.

In its 15 years of establishment and development during a glorious period of national history (October 1960 - May 1976), the “Thong tan xa giai phong” (Liberation News Agency) successfully completed its tasks and actively contributed to the history of the army and the people of South Vietnam in particular and the whole nation in general.

Throughout its 75-year history, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has always been accompanying the nation and joining hands with the whole Party, people, and army, along the nine-year resistance war against the French that culminated in the resounding Dien Bien Phu victory, as well as the 21-year battle against the US that ultimately led to the Great Spring Victory in 1975 and the reunification of the country and the taking of the path towards socialism.

Thong Tan Xa Giai Phong (Liberation News Agency) – the counterpart of Vietnam News Agency at the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam during the wartime – is among the 15 units and localities honoured with the title "Hero of the People’s Armed Forces" for their exceptionally outstanding achievements during the anti-American resistance war.

Photos of the resistance war against the US by the late photojournalist Lam Tan Tai, first general chairman of the Vietnam Photographers Association, are on display at the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Museum.

The memoir of a 75-year-old Vietnamese-French woman, Tran To Nga, who was correspondent for the Liberation News Agency, the predecessor of the Vietnam News Agency, was released in HCM City on August 30.