CMG program of "Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping" aired in Vietnam

The Vietnamese-language edition of "The Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping", a multilingual program produced by China Media Group (CMG), began airing on media outlets of Vietnam from Monday.

The show selects words from ancient Chinese works and classics quoted by Xi in his speeches, articles and remarks, showcasing his outstanding political wisdom, profound cultural literacy and an extensive view of history and world.

The release comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping pays a state visit to the country at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong.

Multiple local mainstream media outlets, including the Vietnam Television and the Ho Chi Minh City Television, broadcast the program.

Tien Phong, a Vietnamese daily newspaper published by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, and its official website published articles earlier on Sunday to introduce the program in the country.

Multiple local mainstream media outlets, including the Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Pictorial's Chinese website, Vietnam Time Magazine also covered the airing.

A cultural exchange event celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam was also held in Hanoi on Monday.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a congratulatory letter, offering his best wishes on the program's launch and the success of the event.

He said that over the past 75 years, the Vietnam-China relationship has continued to deepen and thrive, bringing tangible benefit to the peoples of both countries.

As the mainstream media of the two countries, both the Vietnam Television and the CMG have excellently fulfilled their duties of disseminating true information, promoting people-to-people friendship and demonstrating their respective cultural values, said Pham Minh Chinh.

Noting that 2025 marks the "Vietnam-China People-to-People Exchange Year", he expressed his hope that both the Vietnam Television and the CMG will promote the building of a strategic Vietnam-China community with a shared future.

As part of the anniversary celebrations, the CMG and the Vietnam Television also unveiled a series of joint media projects aimed at consolidating and promoting China-Vietnam friendship.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday it had launched the 89th wave of Operation True Promise 4, carrying out strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets in the region.

The IRGC said in a statement that Iran and various resistance fronts, through coordinated operations, used heavy missiles, attack drones, and rockets to strike U.S. military bases and Israeli targets.

The statement said the operation targeted Israeli military facilities and assembly points in Eilat, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, and other locations, and claimed that, according to local sources, it had caused significant Israeli casualties.

The IRGC also stated that it had hit a location in Bahrain housing 80 U.S. troops, and Iranian ballistic missiles struck a U.S. helicopter formation at a base in Kuwait, destroying one helicopter and damaging others.