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The Vietnam News Agency Publishing House released the memoirs of Tran Mai Huong, former general director of the VNA, on December 5. In his memoirs, he shares the memories and moments he covered as a war correspondent. Veteran journalist Tran Mai Huong at the launch of his memoirs on December 5. Photo: Vietnam News Agency Titled Hoi Ky Phong Vien Chien Truong – Tren Nhung Neo Duong Chien Tranh va Hoa Binh (War Correspondent’s Memoirs – On the Paths of War and Peace), the 500-page book chronicles the nation’s major milestones during the war for reunification, coinciding with Huong’s time on the battlefield. Journalism is an extremely dangerous profession, especially for war correspondents who are often in the line of fire to report the latest news of war events. They are literally in the middle of life-or-death situations. The book gives a crystal-clear account of the war, from the time he was evacuated from bombing raids at the age of 13 to the time Huong worked on th...