As we welcome the Year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar, friends from the global media community are sending their heartfelt wishes to journalists around the world.
In their messages, they speak of renewal, friendship, and hope – and of journalism as a bridge that connects people, cultures, and perspectives. Across continents, colleagues highlight the importance of solidarity, professionalism, and mutual understanding in times of global change, reminding us that truthful reporting and open dialogue remain more vital than ever.
From all of us at Home of Journalists, may the Year of the Horse bring you energy, inspiration, meaningful stories, and safe reporting. Wishing our global media family a joyful Spring Festival and a year filled with progress and possibility.
Read the full texts of their messages below:
1. Message from Derese Nigatu
Executive Director of Editors’ Guild of Ethiopia
As the “Year of the Fire Horse” approaches, I extend my warmest wishes to comrades in journalism. May the New Year’s spirited energy and perseverance inspire our collective work, fostering dialogue and understanding across continents. Happy New Year!
2. Message from Teguh Santosa
Chairman of Indonesian Cyber Media Network
On this auspicious occasion, allow me to represent all our friends in Indonesia in wishing you a Happy Lunar New Year. Over the years, we have learned how cooperation, solidarity, and professionalism in carrying out journalistic duties have become a shining light for us all towards lasting peace and shared prosperity. Gong Xi Fa Chai.
3. Message from Bayan Ramazanova
Executive Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan
Dear colleagues and friends,
On behalf of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan,we sincerely congratulate you on the New Year 2026!
According to the Eastern calendar, this is the Year of the Red Fire Horse -a symbol of energy,vitality, dynamism,determination, and beauty.
These qualities are especially important for people of creative professions, and first and foremost for journalists.
By nurturing them within ourselves, we can make the coming year productive, successful, and truly creative.
We wish all colleagues who are part of the “Belt and Road “Platform peace and kindness, good health, happiness, and prosperity.
May this year become a year of peace, friendship, cooperation,and mutual understanding for people all over the world.
May each new day be better than the previous one, may it fill your hearts with Faith, Hope, and Love, and may all your dreams and wishes surely come true!
4. Message from Vladimir Solovyov
President of the Russian Union of Journalists
On behalf of the Russian Union of Journalists, we extend our warm New Year 2026 greetings to our colleagues from the All-China Journalists Association, as well as to the entire global media community.
The outgoing year has once again confirmed that cooperation between the Russian Union of Journalists and the All-China Journalists Association continues to develop along an upward path, gaining new substance and practical results. Our relations, based on mutual respect, trust, and commitment to the professional values of journalism, are becoming stronger and more stable with each passing year.
In the context of the transformation of the global information space, growing international turbulence, and attempts to politicize the media sphere, dialogue between the professional journalistic communities of Russia and China acquires special importance. Shared initiatives, events, exchanges of experience, and support for the principles of objectivity, responsibility, and cultural diversity contribute to strengthening mutual understanding between our peoples. We sincerely hope that in the new year cooperation between journalists of our countries will continue to grow, developing in the spirit of friendship, mutual trust, and respect.
We would also like to address the entire global journalistic community. May the New Year become a time of professional solidarity, respect for the diversity of viewpoints, and a responsible attitude to the spoken and written word. In an era of global change, journalism is called upon to preserve its role as a space for dialogue, mutual understanding, and the search for solutions based on facts, humanism, and respect for national sovereignty and cultural identity.
We wish the All-China Journalists Association, its leadership, and all Chinese journalists, as well as the global media community, good health, peace, well-being, creative energy, and professional success. May the Year of the Red Fire Horse bring stability, new achievements, and confidence in the future.