It's been 50 years since the Hồ Chi Minh Trail was opened to transport goods to the south. — VNA File Photo

HANOI (VNS) — A photo exhibition to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment and development of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) will be launched here this Sunday.

The Quang Trung transport group shows its camaraderie during the war years. — VNA File Photo

The front runner news team of VNA sent their fresh reporting from war fronts in 1975. — VNA File Photo

War photographer Lâm Hồng Long follows the Việt Nam's delegation to the Peace Accords agreement in Paris in 1973. — VNA File Photo

 

The exhibition will display 70 photos taken by VNA journalists during both war and peacetime.

 

The event aims to highlight VNA's role as a strategic news agency, serving the Party and State, and to affirm its goal of becoming a multi-media platform and acclaimed national news agency in the region.

War photographer Văn Sắc of VNA on his assignment to the Quảng Binh battlefields. — VNA File Photo

The photos on display will be divided into three categories: the Party's interest in the development of and achievements earned by VNA over the past 70 years, the technical activities of VNA, in general, and the award-winning photos of VNA journalists.

The exhibition, to be held on the first floor of the VNA headquarter at 5 Ly Thuong Kiet in Ha Noi will run until next Friday. — VNS