On June 22, VnExpress newspaper held its 25th anniversary celebration (February 26, 2001 – February 26, 2025) at the Diamond auditorium, FPT Tower (10 Pham Van Bach Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi). Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan attended the ceremony early.

Many ambassadors and ministers counselor attended the program. The image shows Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Vietnam.

Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan, along with former Ministers Do Trung Ta, Nguyen Quan, Huynh Thanh Dat, and Nguyen Manh Hung, listened as VnExpress Editor-in-chief Pham Van Hieu presented the notable milestones from the newspaper's 25-year journey of development.

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The 25th anniversary celebration of VnExpress newspaper began at 9:00 AM. Over 300 guests, including leaders from ministries and sectors, experts, scientists, leaders of press agencies, artists, close collaborators of the newspaper, and representatives from businesses and partners, attended.

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Speaking at the ceremony, Pham Van Hieu, Editor-in-chief of VnExpress newspaper, recounted the journey that began 25 years ago with 20 young individuals led by former Editor-in-chief Thang Duc Thang.

On February 26, 2001, built on a publishing platform designed by Truong Dinh Anh, then Director of FPT's FOX company, VnExpress officially appeared on the Internet. At that time, the country had only about 700,000 Internet subscribers. After just six months, VnExpress's traffic reached 300,000 visits.

In November 2002, VnExpress was licensed to operate under the Ministry of Science and Technology, becoming Vietnam's first purely electronic newspaper. Since then, the newspaper has expanded its digital journalism space, attracting about 5 million comments annually along with tens of millions of reader opinions and perspectives.

Currently, VnExpress receives over 150 million monthly visits, ranking 32nd globally and is the only Vietnamese website in the global top 50 in the News and Media category, according to SimilarWeb. "VnExpress remains committed to the dream that began 25 years ago: to become a reliable, useful newspaper that contributes to a prosperous and bright future," he stated.

Addressing the ceremony, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan shared memories from his years studying in Italy starting in 2001. When the Internet was not yet widespread, VnExpress served as a fast and reliable information channel, helping him stay updated on domestic economic, social, scientific, technological, and daily life developments, despite being tens of thousands of kilometers from home.

According to the Minister, from its early days to the present, VnExpress has been one of Vietnam's leading online newspapers and a symbol of innovation, technological adaptability, and a constant desire to improve to better serve its readers.

He praised VnExpress for consistently being among the press agencies at the forefront of applying new technologies, leveraging digital platforms, developing modern interactive models, and integrating scientific and technological achievements into journalistic activities.

In the context of strong artificial intelligence development, the Minister believes that the core values driving VnExpress's appeal are its reliability, analytical quality, and in-depth expertise. He expressed confidence that in the AI era, VnExpress's greatest value will not only be its traffic or the number of articles published, but its ability to convene quality communities, reliable voices, and ideas that can spread and contribute to the nation's development.

Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan presented the Prime Minister Le Minh Hung's commendation to VnExpress newspaper for its outstanding achievements in information dissemination and its leading role in applying digital technology in journalism, effectively contributing to the implementation of Resolution 57 of the Politburo.

In addition to the Prime Minister's commendation, Minister Vu Hai Quan also presented the commendation from the Minister of Science and Technology to VnExpress newspaper for its outstanding achievements in informing and disseminating the Party's guidelines and policies, as well as State laws; promoting science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, contributing to the development of the science and technology sector.

Truong Thanh Thanh, Chairwoman of the Hope Foundation, presented VnExpress newspaper with a gift handmade by students of Hope School – children who lost their parents to the Covid-19 pandemic – to celebrate the newspaper's 25-year milestone.

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Leaders from the Ministry of Science and Technology, along with leaders from other ministries, sectors, and press agencies, completed the Rubik's cube, which represents VnExpress newspaper's future development mission: "Pioneering, connecting, technology, truth, fairness, prestige, humanity, service."

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