[1] It operates as a constituent part of the Communist Party of Vietnam and had approximately 12 million members as of 2009[update].

[2] The Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization was founded by the Communist Party of Vietnam on 15 May 1941 in Na Ma, Truong Ha commune, Hà Quảng District, Cao Bằng Province.

The organization is instructed and guided by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

[2] Its motto is: Vì tổ quốc xã hội chủ nghĩa, vì lý tưởng của Bác Hồ vĩ đại: Sẵn sàng!

(English: For the socialist homeland, for the great Uncle Hồ's ideals: Be ready!).