Press contest on Party building attracts over 1,800 entries
The third Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer & Sickle) Press Awards 2018 has received 1,825 entries since it was announced on February 3 this year on the occasion of the 88th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Politburo member and head of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The third Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer & Sickle) PressAwards 2018 has received 1,825 entries since it was announced on February 3this year on the occasion of the 88th founding anniversary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Thenumber of entries was announced at a working session on December 6 of the steeringboard and the organising board of the contest, which focuses on Party buildingwork.
Theentries comprise 950 articles published on print newspapers, 286 articles onelectronic newspapers, 398 TV programmes, 163 radio programmes and 28 pressphoto works.
Speakingat the meeting, Politburo member and head of the CPV Central Committee’sOrganisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh underlined the significance of theAwards, which aims torecognise outstanding works in disseminating information and promotingunderstanding about the Party’s policies and Party building work.
He requestedthe Organisation Commission to coordinate closely with the awards’ organisingboard in preparing for the award presentation ceremony slated for January 25, 2019 inHanoi. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the national television.-VNA
Journalists working for the Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) and Nhan Dan (People) newspapers and Vietnam Television have won first prizes at the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer & Sickle) press awards.
The third Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer & Sickle) Press Awards will receive entries appeared in print or e-newspapers, or on radio or TV programmes between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018, the contest’s organising board announced at a press conference in Hanoi on March 29.
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Politburo member and head of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) 
