Working delegation of Lao Dong Newspaper offers incense to commemorate leader Nguyen Duc Canh

To celebrate the 118th birthday of Comrade Nguyen Duc Canh (February 2, 1908 - February 2, 2026), the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2026), a delegation of Lao Dong Newspaper led by Comrade Nguyen Ngoc Hien - Member of the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Secretary of the Party Committee, Editor-in-Chief came to offer incense and flowers to commemorate leader Nguyen Duc Canh at the comrade's memorial area. Also attending the incense offering ceremony were Deputy Editors-in-Chief of Lao Dong Newspaper, leaders of Hung Yen Provincial Labor Federation.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Canh (1908 - 1932) was born into a poor Confucian family, with a rich tradition of patriotism and studiousness in Diem Dien village, Ho Doi canton, Thuy Anh district (now Thai Thuy commune, Hung Yen province). He was formerly the founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former Secretary of the Bac Ky Regional Party Committee, former Chairman of the Bac Ky Red General Confederation (the predecessor organization of the Vietnam Trade Union today), former First Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee and former First Editor-in-Chief of Lao Dong Newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Vietnam Trade Union organization.

Being enlightened about the revolution very early, sympathizing with the suffering of workers and realizing the great strength of the working class if unified, comrade directly participated, mobilized, and organized into a revolutionary struggle movement of the working class. On July 28, 1929, comrade Nguyen Duc Canh founded the Red General Confederation of Tonkin (predecessor of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor) today.

In February 1930, the comrade attended the Conference to establish the Communist Party of Vietnam and was assigned to hold important positions: Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ky Regional Party Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Central Committee. In charge of propaganda and training work at the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, comrade Nguyen Duc Canh played an important role, together with the Central Committee building a Party newspaper system from the region to the province and grassroots levels. In April 1931, the comrade was arrested by the French colonialists in Vinh. Despite being tortured in many forms, the comrade resolutely refused to confess. On July 31, 1932, the comrade was executed by the French colonialists at the Hai Phong prison - a place later built as a memorial to the comrade.

The delegation respectfully offered incense and flowers to commemorate comrade Nguyen Duc Canh - the outstanding leader of the workers' movement and martyr Ho Ngoc Lan - a loyal party member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and together recalled the difficult but glorious and heroic days in the revolutionary life of the two comrades.

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