Nghe An Newspaper won the 8th Golden Hammer and Sickle Award - 2023

On the evening of February 1, in Hanoi, the Central Organizing Committee coordinated with Nhan Dan Newspaper, Communist Magazine, Vietnam Television and the Vietnam Journalists Association to organize the 8th National Press Award Ceremony on Party Building (Golden Hammer and Sickle) - 2023, on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2024).

Attending the award ceremony were leaders of the Party, State, former leaders of the Party, State: Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister; Truong Thi Mai - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Organization Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the National Press Award on Party building; Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee; Nguyen Hoa Binh - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court; Tran Thanh Man - Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Nguyen Xuan Thang - Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Nguyen Trong Nghia - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Committee; Le Hoai Trung - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Committee; Vo Thi Anh Xuan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President; Tran Hong Ha - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister...

Also attending were Party Central Committee members, leaders of central departments, ministries and branches; local leaders; leaders of central and local press agencies, authors and groups of authors with award-winning works...

The award ceremony was attended by Party and State leaders and former Party and State leaders. Photo: Nam An

The Golden Hammer and Sickle Award is an annual award given to outstanding journalistic works on Party building. This year, the Organizing Committee received a total of 2,216 works, an increase of 184 works compared to the previous season.

From 120 works selected by the Preliminary Council, the Final Council reviewed and selected outstanding works to award 6 A prizes, 12 B prizes, 18 C prizes, and 30 Encouragement prizes.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee and Nghe An Newspaper took a photo with the group of award-winning authors. Photo: Le Thanh

Nghe An Newspaper won the Encouragement Prize with the work: "The role and responsibility of party members in cyberspace", including 5 parts, by authors: Duc Chuyen, Thanh Duy, Thanh Le, Huu Quan.

The Organizing Committee also awarded prizes to 15 press agencies, journalists' associations, propaganda departments, and Party committees with outstanding achievements in organizing and participating in the award. The Organizing Committee also selected a number of outstanding characters in the award-winning works to commend and reward.

According to the Organizing Committee, the entries to this year’s competition continued to be diverse in themes and genres and covered all provinces and cities across the country. Most of the entries closely followed hot issues, outstanding events, and key tasks of the political system and the country.

Many works have deeply reflected on current issues of Party building and rectification such as: Fighting against the "fear of responsibility" and building a mechanism to protect cadres who dare to think and dare to do; the work of inspection, supervision and control of power associated with the fight against corruption and negativity; fighting against wrong and distorted views to protect the Party's ideological foundation and protect national sovereignty in cyberspace...

Clip: Huu Quan

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed: Through 8 times of organization, the National Press Award on Party building named "Golden Hammer and Sickle" has affirmed its value, attractiveness and influence on the work of Party building, building the political system and building the contingent of cadres; at the same time, it affirms the profound political awareness, professional ethics and steadfast revolutionary heart of journalists nationwide, worthy of Uncle Ho's teaching: "Journalists are also revolutionary soldiers".

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Nam An

The works participating in the Award closely followed the policies and viewpoints on Party building work, vividly reflecting political activities in the Party; especially urgent emerging issues such as building culture and ethics in the Party, fighting against "fear of responsibility", while encouraging and protecting dynamic, creative cadres who dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common interest; fighting against corruption and negativity; refuting wrong and distorted views, protecting the Party's ideological foundation... In addition, the works also proposed solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles, encouraging the spirit, arousing the aspiration for rapid and sustainable national development.

Party and State leaders presented awards to outstanding units. Photo: Le Thanh

The 72 excellent works selected by the Organizing Committee for awards today are excellent representatives of 2,216 works that converge, crystallize passion, intelligence, courage and demonstrate the exploration, creative work with sharp political thinking, professional conscience and social responsibility, with the noble love for homeland and country of journalists.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Standing member of the Secretariat and Head of the Central Organizing Committee Truong Thi Mai presented A prizes to authors and groups of authors whose works won prizes. Photo: Nam An

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized: Our country enters 2024, one of the decisive years in successfully implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, with new opportunities and new fortunes, but also facing many new difficulties and challenges.

In such a context, the proud 94-year history of our Party shows that we must pay special attention to and further promote the work of comprehensive Party building and rectification in terms of politics, ideology, ethics, organization and cadres. In particular, we must thoroughly grasp, deepen and seriously implement the important directives of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the article "Proud and confident under the glorious flag of the Party, determined to build an increasingly rich, civilized, cultured and heroic Vietnam" on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam. This is not only the task of the Party committee and organization, but also requires the active and decisive participation of the entire political system, of all classes of people and press and propaganda agencies.

Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee Phan Dinh Trac presented the B prize to the authors and groups of authors whose works won the B prize. Photo: Nam An

With the motto of "using beauty to eliminate ugliness", "using positivity to repel negativity", the Prime Minister requested Party committees and organizations at all levels to focus on leadership, direction, and creating conditions for press agencies and reporters to focus on propagating and reflecting the Party's theoretical values ​​and innovative viewpoints and determination to build a clean and strong Party.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper presented the award to the representative of the group of authors of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: PV

Further increase the number of articles about advanced models, good people, good deeds, exemplary individuals; new models, good and creative ways of doing things; fight to prevent and repel degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation"; prevent and combat corruption, negativity, and waste; fight and refute distorted arguments and wrong viewpoints of hostile forces and reactionary organizations; firmly protect the Party's ideological foundation; further improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and Party members.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha presented commemorative medals to four exemplary party members. Photo: Nam An

To better fulfill its tasks in the coming time, the Prime Minister expressed his hope and belief that the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award will further promote the results it has achieved, continue to seek innovation and creativity to increasingly spread the strong vitality and positive influence of the Award, contributing to building and rectifying the Party, building the political system and building a clean and strong cadre team; actively and effectively contributing to the cause of building and protecting the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam; for the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh took a souvenir photo with delegates and representatives of the award-winning authors of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: PV

At the ceremony, the Steering Committee launched the 9th National Press Award on Party building (Golden Hammer and Sickle Award) - 2024.

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