On the evening of June 9, in Hanoi, the first National Assembly and People's Council National Press Award and National Press Award ceremony (Dien Hong Prize) took place.
Attending, were former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, State President Vo Van Thuong, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue; Politburo members: Tran Thanh Man, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Head of the Prize Steering Committee; Nguyen Xuan Thang, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.
Also attending were Mr. Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the Final Examination Council; Bui Van Cuong, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Prize...; together with leading comrades, former leaders of the Party and State, representatives of ministries, departments, branches and localities.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent congratulatory flowers.
The award is chaired by the Office of the National Assembly and co-organized by the Central Committee for Propaganda and Training, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Journalists Association, and the Vietnam Television Station, with the aim of promoting information and propaganda about the organization and activities of the National Assembly and the People's Council on the mass media, enhancing the understanding of the people and voters across the country towards the People's Council and the National Assembly's policies and actions, thereby creating a favorable view of the National Assembly and the Council. contribute to further improving the quality and efficiency of the operation of the elected bodies.
Utterance At the ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized that one of the great sources of encouragement, contributing to enhancing the position, strength and prestige of the National Assembly and People's Council over the years is the comprehensive, persistent and creative contribution of the country's press.
The National Assembly Chairman said that in order to recognize and honor the important contribution of the country's press, the tireless efforts of professional and non-professional writers to the National Assembly and the People's Council, the Standing Committee of the XNUMXth National Assembly decided to organize the annual National Press Prize for the National Assembly and the People's Council named after Giai Dien Hong.
After more than 4 months of launching, the first Dien Hong Prize has received 3.328 journalistic works from 171 domestic and international press agencies, 7 Offices of the National Assembly Delegation and the People's Council.
In the spirit of responsibility, fairness and objectivity, Finals Committee selected 67 excellent works to award the first Dien Hong Prize.
National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized that the entries for the contest were carefully invested, rich in topics, sharp in content, massive in scale, diverse in style and modern in journalism. In which, many journalistic works with discovery, breakthrough, novelty, creativity and attractiveness were well received and appreciated by readers.
The National Assembly Chairman also expressed his wish that from the glorious tradition, with the support and help of the Party Committees, authorities, Vietnam Fatherland Front, mass organizations at all levels and people, the country's revolutionary press will develop continuously, continue to contribute more and more important and greater in building the National Assembly, the People's Council to develop comprehensively, worthy of the trust and trust of the people.
The National Assembly Chairman also expressed his hope that the Prize will continue to receive great consensus and support, opening the horizon of discoveries, discoveries and creations at a new level of the press system, and writers at home and abroad writing about the National Assembly of Vietnam and the People's Councils at all levels.
At the ceremony, the Prize Organizing Committee awarded 5 A prizes, 13 B prizes, 16 C prizes, 31 Consolation prizes and 2 prizes outside the structure for typical authors and groups of authors.
The Organizing Committee also awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly to 20 teams with outstanding achievements and important contributions to the success of the Prize, including the Quang Ninh Provincial Media Center.
On this occasion, Mr. Tran Thanh Man, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Head of the Prize Steering Committee launched the second Dien Hong Award - in 2024.
It is expected that the second Dien Hong Award ceremony will take place in early January 1, on the 2024th anniversary of the first General Election to elect the National Assembly of Vietnam (January 78, 6 - January 1, 1946).
