Virtual conference gathering key officials and members of different military regions hearing on the contents of the book on building and developing advanced Vietnamese culture rich in national identity authored by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The Central Military Commission’s Standing Board on July 4 held a conference to popularise the contents of the book on building and developing advanced Vietnamese culture rich in national identity authored by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng to key military officials and members of the Party Organisation of the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA).

Along with raising participants’ awareness of the Party headed by the leader on developing the Vietnamese culture, the event also aimed to help officials and Party members as well as units to specify and apply contents of the book following their conditions and tasks.

After the conference, members of the Party Committees and commanders of units are expected to continue to direct the popularisation of the book to officials and Party members in the units in association with the Party building and rectification activities and important political events of the units.

Briefing participants on the drafting process of the book, Associate Prof. Dr. Vũ Trọng Lâm, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Sự Thật (Truth) National Political Publishing House, said that the book was edited and published by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Su That National Political Publishing House, the Communist Review Magazine, the Vietnam News Agency, and other relevant agencies.

The editing work started in March 2023, he said, adding that it made debut on June 21 on the occasion of the 99th Việt Nam Revolutionary Press Day.

The 928-page book is a collection of 92 writings, speeches, talks, excerpts from interviews, and letters by the Party chief, with the earliest piece dating back to 1968. The contents reflect his profound concern over building, preserving and developing the Vietnamese culture with traditional and modern elements to contribute to national construction and development, as well as the promotion of strengths from the Vietnamese people and culture in building a prosperous and happy nation, he said.

Meanwhile, Colonel, Prof. Dr. Đinh Xuân Dũng, former member of the Central Council for the Theory and Criticism of Literature and the Arts, introduced major contents of the book.

The book has three parts, with the first comprising 19 speeches and articles of the Party chief at national cultural conferences, Party Central Committee’s meetings and other important meetings. the second featuring 73 speeches, articles and letters that the Party leader wrote about culture and the process of building and development of cultural facilities; and the third containing 32 articles and interviews of officials, Party members and people highlighting their process of studying and specifying orientations and policies of the Party and directions of the Party General Secretary at national cultural conferences.

It also includes over 90 documentary photos capturing moments of the Party leader in cultural activities, working trips to localities and cultural sector units, and engaging with artists and intellectuals nationwide, Colonel Dũng said. — VNS