Thanh Niên Newspaper
In early 1925, at No. 13 Wenming Street, Guangzhou, China, Nguyen Ai Quoc (later known as President Ho Chi Minh) founded Thanh Niên, the official publication of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association (Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League). This was Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper, marking the beginning of revolutionary journalism in the country.
Thanh Nien featured a variety of sections, including editorials, commentary, Q&A, poetry, criticism, reader responses, and domestic and international news. Its content was concise, written in clear and straightforward language, primarily aimed at workers and the laboring masses. The paper’s primary mission was to promote the principles of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League, introduce Leninism and the October Revolution, and explain the strategic and tactical directions of the Vietnamese revolution. Printed on wax paper, it was secretly distributed back to Vietnam. By July 1927, Thanh Niên had published nearly 90 issues, fulfilling its historical mission.
The museum currently displays Issues No. 66-67, published on October 24 and 31, 1926.