Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the event. Besides, there were the Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for External Information Nguyen Trong Nghia; comrades from the Party Central Committee, leaders of Central departments, ministries, units, and organizations; representatives of embassies and international organizations in Vietnam; leaders of press and publishing agencies; and award-winning authors and author groups.
In his remark, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated those who work in external information. He stressed that Vietnam had left an imprint as a peace-loving, tenacious, clever, and courageous nation in fighting for independence and unification. Nowadays, international friends are familiar with a safe, friendly, stable, integrated, and developed Vietnam.
According to the Prime Minister, those achievements are reached thanks to the significant contribution of political, ideological, and foreign affairs work in general, and external information in particular. External information has made impressive developments. News reporting is increasingly quick, comprehensive, and unique, serving as a bridge for the international community to clearly and correctly understand the policies, guidelines, and policies of Vietnam's Party and State. It also helps countries and people around the world understand and support Vietnam's views on international issues and promotes the image of the country, its people, history, culture of the nation, and development achievements.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh awarded the first prize to the authors (Photo: Ha Van) |
External information has been a bridge to convey international issues to all walks of life, contributing to stimulating patriotism, national pride, and aspiration for development, connecting Vietnam with the rest of the world. It also contributes to mobilizing resources to build and develop the country and fight against wrong and distorted information and opinions from opportunistic and hostile forces.
The mentioned roles are shown through more than 1,400 works on external information with unique and innovative content, in this year's award. The works cover important political, foreign affairs, and cultural events of the country, demonstrating the traditional beauty of national solidarity, strengthening people's confidence, and creating motivation for socio-economic development.
The entries are presented in diverse, unique, and modern forms, meeting the needs and habits in information access of all classes of people at home and abroad, as well as international friends. This demonstrates the positive spirit and responsibility of press agencies, research agencies, organizations, individuals, artists, experts, and scholars.
Five awards granted to the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations
VUFO's five award-winning works are presented in three languages, including Vietnamese, English, and Japanese. They are presented in diverse forms, from foreign-language printed magazine, song to photobook.
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| Aliser Mukhamedov, Chairman of the Uzbekistan - Vietnam Friendship Association, received a third prize for the song "Tashkent - Hanoi, Hanoi - Tashkent" (Photo: Mai Anh) |
Among them, two entries won the third prize, including the song "Tashkent - Hanoi, Hanoi - Tashkent" composed by Aliser Mukhamedov, Chairman of the Uzbekistan - Vietnam Friendship Association, and the Vietnamese - Japanese special magazine issue named "50 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan: Towards new heights of friendship and cooperation in the future" by the VietnamTimes.
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| VUFO's authors and representatives of the author groups who won prizes (Photo: Mai Anh). |
Three other works won the Consolation Prize, including the book "Encounters - Vietnamese Historical Stories" by Anjuska Weil, member of the Swiss Labor Party, President of the Switzerland - Vietnam Friendship Association, the Vietnam-US Magazine's article "Unique features in the Declaration on Establishment of Comprehensive Partnership between Vietnam and the United States," and photo series "Mu Cang Chai - Awakening a potential" by Bach Duong (Birch) Magazine.
Q.Hoa t.h / Vietnamtimes
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