HÀ NỘI — Having worked at the Communist Review, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng understood well that "Journalism is a noble profession, yet extremely arduous".

He always paid special attention to news agencies and encouraged generations of Vietnamese revolutionary journalists to perform their tasks diligently, inspiring people from all walks of life and igniting the national development desire in every Vietnamese citizen.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng, then Chairman of National Assembly, awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Medal from the Party and the State to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) at its 65th founding anniversary. (September 15, 1945-September 15, 2010). VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng

The then Chairman of National Assembly Nguyễn Phú Trọng visited Vietnam News Agency's booth at the Spring Press Festival in Hà Nội in 2010. VNA File Photo

Trọng visited the display of VNA publications at the 2015 Spring Press Festival VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng

Trọng at the VNA Photo Editorial Board during his Lunar New Year visit to the agency on January 18, 2012. VNA/VNS Photo Quang Quyết

Trọng pressed the button to launch the VNA information network connecting to the Internet on the afternoon of August 19, 1998. VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Dân

Having worked for nearly 30 years at the Communist Review, Trọng was a sharp and erudite theoretical writer.

Journalist Trọng always paid special attention to press information work in general. He always created favourable conditions for the group of reporters assigned special tasks to cover news about him, said Nguyễn Sự, VNA reporter who is a member of the task force.

On business trips, he often spent a few rare minutes between breaks and went to the back of the meeting room to talk to the reporters in a friendly and witty manner.

“His style of speaking or communicating was always concise, logical, strict with simple and easy-to-understand language facilitated us to convey accurate information to the public," Sự said.

"He took the time to edit and give us comments on some important articles and interviews to ensure journalistic language standards.” VNS

While National Assembly Chairman, Nguyễn Phú Trọng visited Vietnam Television on February 6, 2008. VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng

Trọng visited the transmission and broadcasting department of Hà Nội Radio and Television Station on January 29, 2009. VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng attended the 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Journalists Association for the 2015-20 term. VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng