The Ministry of Information and Communications launches the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition.

(CLO) On November 11th, at Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School (Cam Le district, Da Nang), the Ministry of Information and Communications, in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Writers Association, the Vietnam Post Corporation, and the Youth Pioneer & Children's Newspaper, organized the launching ceremony for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Mr. Bui Hoang Phuong, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications and Head of the Organizing Committee of the competition, said: “The UPU International Letter Writing Competition is a beneficial activity that has accompanied many generations of Vietnamese students for decades. The competition helps students enhance their writing skills, enrich their thinking, contribute to strengthening friendship between nations, and help them understand more about the role of postal services in social life.”

Representatives of the organizing committee and judging panel of the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition. Photo: Ho Giap

According to Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong, nowadays, students are constantly exposed to the internet, email, and social media, so the act of them taking the time to sit down and write a letter, expressing their thoughts in neat handwriting on paper, is a very meaningful act.

Moreover, these letters have a profound impact on students and young generations, prompting them to reflect on pressing international issues, to voice their opinions, and to offer solutions to these problems.

According to Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong, each year, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) usually selects a prominent issue, one that is global and deeply humane, to be the theme of the competition. The theme for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition in 2025 is: “Imagine you are the ocean. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of and protect you.”

Announcing the rules and technical guidelines for writing a letter that meets the requirements, journalist Do Thi Thanh Binh, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Youth Pioneer and Children's Newspaper, informed: The participants are Vietnamese students aged 9 to 15 (as of the time of submitting the letter to the competition).

The submitted letter must be the creative work of an individual student, written in prose on the competition theme (not previously published in newspapers or books), and no longer than 800 words. Letters written in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Vietnamese translation. The judging panel will evaluate based on the Vietnamese translation. The submitted letter must be clear, neat, and handwritten on one side of the paper...

Submission address: Thiếu niên Tiền phong and Nhi đồng Newspaper, No. 5, Hoa Ma Street, Pham Dinh Ho Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City. Submission period: From November 11, 2024 to March 5, 2025 (based on postmark ).

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/bo-tttt-phat-dong-cuoc-thi-viet-thu-quoc-te-upu-lan-thu-54-post320876.html