[Photo] National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attends the VinFuture 2025 Awards Ceremony

On the evening of December 5th, the VinFuture 2025 Awards Ceremony, themed "Rising Together - Prospering Together," took place at the Ho Guom Theater in Hanoi. National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony.

Also attending were Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc; leaders of central ministries and agencies, provinces and cities; representatives of diplomatic agencies of foreign countries and international organizations in Vietnam; members of the VinFuture Award Council and Preliminary Judging Panel; and renowned scientists from around the world and Vietnam.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attends the VinFuture 2025 Awards Ceremony. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc; leaders of central committees, ministries, and agencies; and delegates attended the award ceremony. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Opening performance: Interactive dance performance "Mapping the Silk Ribbon - A Journey to New Heights". (Photo: Thanh Dat)

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Manh speaks at the awards ceremony. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Professor Richard Henry Friend - Chairman of the VinFuture Awards Council - delivered the opening speech. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Singer Duc Phuc performs a mashup of "Phu Dong Thien Vuong - Dat Nuoc Loi Ru" (The Country's Lullaby). (Photo: Thanh Dat)

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presents trophies and certificates to the scientists who are the recipients of the VinFuture 2025 Main Prize. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

The VinFuture 2025 Main Prize, worth $3 million, was awarded to Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Dr. John T. Schiller, Dr. Aimée R. Kreimer, and Professor Maura L. Gillison (USA) for their discoveries and development of the HPV vaccine to prevent tumors caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Sharing her feelings after winning the top prize at VinFuture 2025 with her colleagues, Professor Maura L. Gillison expressed her gratitude to her team as well as the thousands of patients who continuously volunteered to participate in experiments to help others. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Dr. Aimée R. Kreimer stated that vaccines could completely eliminate cervical cancer and some cancers caused by HPV, making the world a better place for women. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Dr. John T. Schiller affirmed that winning the VinFuture 2025 award is the greatest honor in his scientific career since the HPV vaccine research and development project was launched. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy stated that the HPV vaccine developed by his team could save tens of thousands of lives each year, many of them women from impoverished countries. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

The VinFuture 2025 Special Prize for Scientists from Developing Countries was awarded to Professor Esperanza Martínez-Romero (Mexico) for his advances in microbial ecology research and symbiotic nitrogen fixation mechanisms in tropical ecosystems. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Professor Nguyen Thuc Quyen, co-chair of the VinFuture Award Preliminary Judging Panel, presents the Special Prize for scientists from developing countries to Professor Esperanza Martínez-Romero (Mexico). (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Violinist Ezinma Ramsay performs a piece on "House of Bach". (Photo: Thanh Dat)

The VinFuture 2025 Special Prize for Female Scientists was awarded to Professor Mary-Claire King for her discovery of the BRCA1 gene, which is linked to the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Professor Richard Henry Friend, Chairman of the VinFuture Awards Council, presents the trophy and certificate to Professor Mary-Claire King. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, a member of the VinFuture Award Council and recipient of the VinFuture 2021 award, shared her thoughts at the awards ceremony. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

The VinFuture 2025 Special Award for Scientists researching new fields honors five scientists: Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan, Professor Raphaël Mercier, Dr. Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Dr. Imtiyaz Khanday, and Dr. Delphine Mieulet, for their innovations in developing self-propagating hybrid crops. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc presents trophies and certificates to the scientists. (Photo: Thanh Dat)

Legendary artist Alicia Keys with her inspiring, humane, and loving song: "Good Job". (Photo: Thanh Dat)

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