95 works were awarded the National Press Award 'For the cause of developing Vietnamese Culture'

Photo caption — Welcome performance. Photo: Minh Quyet/VNA

On the evening of November 6, the third National Press Awards Ceremony "For the cause of developing Vietnamese culture" took place at Ho Guom Theater ( Hanoi ). Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh attended and presented the awards at the program.

The third National Press Award "For the cause of developing Vietnamese Culture" was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission and the Vietnam Journalists Association , to select and award authors or groups of authors with outstanding press works on culture, information, family, sports and tourism, published and broadcast by central and local press agencies within the prescribed time; award to typical press agencies with many winning works.

Honoring outstanding authors and works

The organizers said that the National Press Award "For the cause of developing Vietnamese Culture" aims to recognize and honor the outstanding contributions of collectives, individuals, and teams of journalists in the cause of developing culture, information, sports , tourism and family; at the same time, recognize the persistent efforts of press and media agencies in turning culture into a source of spiritual energy, spreading to millions of people, joining hands to implement the strategic action statement: "Culture is the foundation - Information is the conduit - Sports is the strength - Tourism is the connecting bridge".

2025 is the third season of the award and has many innovations from the name, scale of organization to the content of the entries. On July 3, 2025, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh, Head of the Organizing Committee, signed Decision No. 2312/QD-BVHTTDL to change the name of the National Press Award "For the cause of developing Culture, Sports and Tourism" to the National Press Award "For the cause of developing Vietnamese Culture".

This year's competition has expanded the focus of the entries. In addition to the content revolving around the fields of culture, sports and tourism as in previous seasons, this season, contestants can compete with articles about journalism and publishing. The Organizing Committee has received 1,040 press entries from central and local press agencies. The entries are published and broadcast on various types of press: print newspapers, electronic newspapers, radio, television, press photos, from June 16, 2024 to July 31, 2025. After a period of synthesizing, screening, evaluating, discussing and scoring the works, the Preliminary Council has selected 122 excellent works to present to the Final Council.

After the preliminary and final rounds, the Organizing Committee decided to award 95 individual prizes, including: 5 First prizes, 15 Second prizes, 25 Third prizes and 50 Encouragement prizes; 3 Collective prizes for press agencies with many quality works including: Voice of Vietnam Radio, Bac Ninh Newspaper and Radio and Television, Vinh Long Newspaper and Radio and Television.

Of which, 5 authors/groups of authors won First Prize in 5 categories. Specifically, in the Print Newspaper category: A series of 4 articles “Preserving historical and cultural values when naming after merger” by a group of authors from Van Hoa Newspaper won First Prize.

In the category of Electronic Newspaper, the first prize went to a series of 5 articles: "Hanoi Capital: Forever living memories of the 70th anniversary of victory" by author Do Minh Thu, VietnamPlus Electronic Newspaper (Vietnam News Agency).

In the Radio category, the work: "Awakening the Heritage" by the group of authors: Viet Anh, Thanh Huyen, Dinh Chau, Dieu Linh (Voice of Vietnam Radio Station) won First Prize.

In the Television category, the First Prize was awarded to the work: Discussion on the Rising Era with the theme "The Rising Generation" by the group of authors from the News Department (Vietnam Television).

In the category of Press Photo, the work: Family tradition preserves "national color" by author Tran Van Huan (Culture Newspaper) won First Prize.

"Vietnamese Inspiration" Award - honoring the spread of culture

A notable highlight of this year's season is that for the first time, the Organizing Committee awarded 6 more "Vietnamese Inspiration" awards. The award aims to honor the persistent efforts of press agencies, media channels and individuals who have contributed to turning culture into a source of spiritual energy spreading to millions of people. The honored works, programs and art and media products all create a profound social effect, contributing to promoting Vietnamese cultural values, inspiring positive living, arousing national pride, solidarity, humanity and creativity of the Vietnamese people.

Units and individuals awarded the "Vietnamese Inspiration" award include: Special prize - Nhan Dan Newspaper; First prize - Vietnam Television Station; Second prize - Military Radio and Television Center; Third prize - Hanoi Radio and Television Station; Social media channel award - Schannel Network; Individual award - actor Nguyen Hung (Nguyen Quoc Hung).

According to the Organizing Committee, the “Vietnam Inspiration” Award affirms the role of press agencies, media channels, and individuals in creating and fostering good values, contributing to the construction of an advanced Vietnamese culture with a strong national identity. “Vietnam Inspiration” is a symbol of the soft power of culture, the power to touch hearts, arouse aspirations, and spread the Vietnamese spirit in the new era.

Vietnam News Agency wins 10 awards

At the Third National Press Award "For the cause of developing Vietnamese Culture", Vietnam News Agency won 10 awards; including 1 First prize, 2 Second prizes, 2 Third prizes, and 5 Encouragement prizes.

Specifically, First Prize in the electronic newspaper category, work: Series of 5 articles: "Hanoi Capital: Forever living memories of 70 years of victory" by author Do Minh Thu, VietnamPlus Electronic Newspaper.

Two Second Prizes include: Series of 5 articles "Cultural industry - New soft power of Vietnam's economy" (television category) by the group of authors Tran Thi Thu Huyen, My Binh, Kien Trung, Ngoc Bich, Thuy Ngoc (Center for Digital Content and Communication); work "Ethnic Party member dedicated to the work of preserving and promoting the writing of the Thai people" (press photo category) by author Vu Minh Duc (Photo Editorial Board).

The two third prizes were both in the press photo category, including: "Tuong - A unique traditional theatrical art form" by author Nguyen Khanh Hoa (Photo Editorial Board); "Returning to the Central Highlands 'the season when bees go to collect honey'" by author Pham Tuan Anh (Photo Editorial Board).

Five Encouragement Prizes include: The work "Hanoi - Journey from Liberation to Vietnamese - French Heritage" (television type), by the group of authors Nguyen Thi Le Huong, Paul Kenedey, Ngo Ha Hai Anh, Nguyen Quynh Anh, Tran Ngoc Tien Dat, Ngo Duc Manh, Vietnam NEW&LAW Newspaper.

Four works in the photojournalism category include: “The Golden Star Female Warrior” by author Bui Cuong Quyet (Photo Editorial Board); “People with disabilities - no one is left behind” by a group of authors Tran Cong Dat, Nguyen Tat Son, Trinh Thong Thien, Duong Giang (Vietnam Pictorial); “The Buddha's relic procession in Hanoi” by a group of authors Tran Cong Dat, Vu Khanh Long, Tran Van Hieu (Vietnam Pictorial); Pho Festival 2025: “The Quintessence of Vietnamese Pho - Heritage in the Digital Age” by author Tran Thanh Giang (Vietnam Pictorial).

Assessing the professional quality of this award, journalist Le Quoc Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association and Chairman of the Final Jury, said that this year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Press Award has been raised to a new level, demonstrated through the scale and quality of the entries. With more than 1,000 entries sent from central and local press agencies, the Final Jury assessed that this was a positive response from the press nationwide. That number not only reflects the appeal of the award, but also shows the increasingly deep interest of reporters and editors in the fields of culture, sports and tourism.

This year's entries are quite diverse in genre and theme. In the final round, many entries demonstrated depth in content, reflecting major issues of the industry such as cultural policy, legal basis, the role of culture in the digital age, building family culture, etc. These themes are very consistent with the orientation of "culture must light the way for the nation", in line with the Party and State's policies and guidelines on cultural development.

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