At the launching ceremony, hundreds of thousands of participants nationwide, donning red shirts with yellow stars, joined in the flag-raising ceremony at Ba Dinh Square in person and virtually, sang the national anthem in unison, and began walking in their localities. In the capital alone, tens of thousands gathered around Hoan Kiem Lake as early as 5 am.
Hanoi residents join the national walking programme on August 16. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nhan Dan Newspaper, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, launched a national walking programme on the morning of August 16, with the participation of people and armed forces across 34 provinces and cities, covering 3,321 communes, wards, and special zones nationwide.
The event was part of activities marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025), and the traditional day of the People’s Public Security Force (August 19, 1945 – 2025).
Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of its Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan and co-head of the programme steering committee, said the event was a concrete and practical activity to foster a healthy lifestyle, step up law dissemination, crime prevention, and the all-people movement to safeguard national security. At the same time, every step accumulated during the programme was considered a “green step”, contributing to carbon reduction, raising public awareness of environmental protection, and supporting the nation’s net zero target.
At the launching ceremony, hundreds of thousands of participants nationwide, donning red shirts with yellow stars, joined in the flag-raising ceremony at Ba Dinh Square in person and virtually, sang the national anthem in unison, and began walking in their localities. In the capital alone, tens of thousands gathered around Hoan Kiem Lake as early as 5 am.
Hanoi residents join the national walking programme on August 16. (Photo: VNA)
According to Sen. Lt. Gen. Tran Quoc To, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security, and co-head of the steering committee, the People’s Public Security Force took the lead in organising, mobilising, and participating in the programme, with thousands of officers and soldiers involved from the communal to the provincial levels.
He stressed that the event was not only a physical activity but also a public campaign on law dissemination, crime prevention, and strengthening the people’s security position, thereby contributing to promoting the image of a strong, safe, and responsible Vietnam in the eyes of international friends.
🎃 From July 25 to August 16, citizens nationwide actively registered online via the official portal cungvietnamtienbuoc.nhandan.vn. Each recorded step through the digital platform counted as a “green step”, supporting carbon emission reduction, environmental awareness, and the country’s journey towards the net zero goal./.
From July 25 to August 16, citizens can register at cungvietnamtienbuoc.nhandan.vn and log their steps to make up “one billion steps into a new era.” The campaign fosters patriotism, public health, carbon reduction, and Vietnam’s net-zero goal.
The General Secretary emphasised that as the country is entering a new stage of development, the public security force must continue to affirm its role as the “steel shield” and the “sharp sword” to protect the Party, safeguard the regime, and defend the people.
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