Two reports on 50 years after peace was restored in Vietnam and solutions to adapt to climate change in the Mekong Delta are expected to be broadcast on CBC/Radio Canada in the middle or end of this year, thanks to the hard working team of Philippe L & Vianney L
Production was from Mar 21 – 30, 2025. In this project, we would like to thank:
- Foreign Press Center (Mr. Giap, Mr. Dinh Anh, Mr. Long)
- Foreign Affairs Security, Department/Office of Foreign Affairs/Culture of cities and provinces: Hanoi, HCM, Tra Vinh, Can Tho, Ca Mau
- Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Tung – Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Management Board of Hoa Lo Prison Relic Site
- Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong – Director of Hanoi Studies Institute, Hanoi Metropolitan University
- Dr. Tran Anh Phuong, Institute of Water Resources Science
- Management Board of War Remnants Museum
- Management Board of Thong Nhat Hall (Independence Palace relic site)
- Combatants Association of Army Corps 1
- Management Board of Saigon Ranger Museum
- Management Board of Cu Chi Tunnels Relic Site & Mr. Huynh Van Chia
- Mr. Nguyen Van Quoi – Party Committee secretary of Con Chim hamlet (island), Tra Vinh
- Mr. Nguyen Huu Thien – Independent research expert on ecology in the Mekong Delta. Thank you Mr. Thien for introducing Con Chim and Ca Mau.
- Mr. Tieu Hoang Pho & family – shrimp farming model adapting to climate change in Ca Mau
- The precious help in contacts of: Ms. Thuy – reporter of Voice of Vietnam in Hanoi; Mr. Pham Hai – reporter of Voice of Vietnam in Can Tho; Dr. Nguyen Quang Ngoc.
- And our incredible driver, Mr. Duy
In addition, it is regrettable that we could not interview Ms. Xuan Phuong – a famous documentary director of Vietnam Television during the anti-American resistance war, because she suddenly fell ill when the team arrived.
Thank you very much!
Filming celebrations of Vietnam’s reunification 50 years after the war
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, the Foreign Press Center was honored to welcome and guide the press for many international press delegations to report on this great event of the country and the world. Among them, I was able to coordinate with my colleagues at the Press Center for 03 delegations: VRT NWS, Belgium; Sky News, UK; and ABC News, Australia.
For the success of the reports, I would like to sincerely thank:
- All officers at the Foreign Press Center
- Central and Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Security
- Central and Ho Chi Minh City Association of Victims of Dioxin
- War Remnants Museum
- Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Site
- DONY Garment Company
- Economic Expert Huynh Thanh Dien
And many other groups and individuals who helped us! While preparing for 3 delegations at the same time, mistakes were inevitable, we hope everyone will sympathize.
Through the difficulties of the project (preparation time was quite urgent, a lot of information needed to be processed; reporters had a long Easter break; Ho Chi Minh City often had road closures and traffic jams due to the holiday), there were also interesting experiences:
- being able to attend a part of the parade,
- visiting the families of Agent Orange victims and realizing how lucky I was.
- In addition, after listening to the sharing and interview of Mr. Quang Anh – director of DONY company, and economic expert Huynh Thanh Dien, it helped me feel more confident about the future of the country, despite the possibility of the US imposing a 46% reciprocal tax on Vietnamese goods.