Winners of National Press Awards on Party building named
Winners of the fifth National Press Awards on Party building, called “Bua Liem Vang” (Golden Hammer & Sickle), were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 13 evening.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) and Vietnam News Agency leaders pose for a photo with VNA journalists who win prizes of fifth National Press Awards on Party building (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of the fifth NationalPress Awards on Party building, called “Bua Liem Vang” (Golden Hammer &Sickle), were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 13 evening.
Attending the awarding ceremony were Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc and Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, amongothers.
The jury presented one special prize, five A prizes, 10 Bprizes, 16 C prizes and 27 consolation prizes.
The 90-episode documentary series “Vietnam in the Ho ChiMinh Era –Televisual Annals”, developed by Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, wonthe special prize.
The VNA's photo reportage 'The entire political system and people join hands in the fight against COVID-19' granted with A prize (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, the photo reportage “The entire political systemand people join hands in the fight against COVID-19” of a group ofphotojournalists from the Vietnam News Agency got the A prize. The reportage demonstrates Vietnam’s successin disease prevention and control, with Vietnamese citizens brought home fromdisease-hit areas, as well as the disease prevention and control work atconcentrated quarantine facilities and hospitals.
Organisers said they received 1,710 entries in variousgenres that reflected issues of public concern last year, such as preparationsfor and the organisation of all-level Party congresses in the run up to the13th National Party Congress.
Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong (Photo: VNA)
Speaking at the event, permanent member of the Party CentralCommittee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong said that the entries have contributedto helping people understand more about the Party as well as the leadership,directions and important and prompt decisions of the Party and State; andconsolidating the trust of officials, Party members and people in the Party.
On the occasion of the 91st founding anniversaryof the Party (February 3) and the 13th National Party Congress, PhamMinh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Cental Committee’sSecretariat and head of its Organisation Commission launched the sixth Bua LiemVang Awards./.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised that the entries in the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer & Sickle) Press Awards 2019 affirmed the profound political awareness, professional ethics and revolutionary spirit of journalists nationwide.
The fifth National Press Awards on Party Building, called “Bua Liem Vang” (Golden Hammer & Sickle), will be presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 13.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) and Vietnam News Agency leaders pose for a photo with VNA journalists who win prizes of fifth National Press Awards on Party building (Photo: VNA) 
The VNA's photo reportage 'The entire political system and people join hands in the fight against COVID-19' granted with A prize (Photo: VNA) 
Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong (Photo: VNA) 
