The happiness of 100 years of salt-making in a lifetime.

Bac Lieu is hosting its first ever Salt Festival, titled "Vietnam Salt Craft Festival - Bac Lieu 2025". The event aims to honor, preserve, and develop the salt craft, while also enhancing the value of Vietnamese salt, especially in Bac Lieu.

This is also an opportunity to rekindle the love and attachment of the younger generation to the traditional salt-making profession, encouraging them to participate in production, business, and entrepreneurship related to salt production.

Author saudong168bl submitted a video titled " 100 Years of Happiness in the Salt Industry" to the " Happy Vietnam 2025 " Award . The video was filmed in Ca Mau province and depicts the vast salt fields of Bac Lieu and the joyful smiles of the salt farmers as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of the salt industry, held in the salt fields and square of Bac Lieu.

We invite readers and photographers from Vietnam and abroad to continue submitting their photos and videos to participate in the "Happy Vietnam 2025" Award . The award is organized by... The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and Vietnam Television, organized this event . The aim was to continue introducing and promoting the image of Vietnam, its people, cultural values, and natural beauty throughout the country; to awaken national pride and self-respect, and to inspire a desire for development among all segments of the Vietnamese population, so that they can work together to build a more prosperous, thriving, and happy Vietnam.

Submission deadline: From May 22, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Entries can be submitted online at : https://happy.vietnam.vn  

Eligible participants: Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and above.

The awards consist of two categories: photos and videos.

Each competition category (photos and videos) will have one First Prize worth VND 50,000,000, two Second Prizes worth VND 30,000,000, three Third Prizes worth VND 15,000,000, ten Consolation Prizes worth VND 5,000,000, and one Most Voted Award worth VND 5,000,000.

The organizers encourage and will award a creative prize of VND 20,000,000 in each category (photos and videos) to works with new and creative ideas in terms of content and presentation.

In addition, the organizing committee will award monthly prizes, including first, second, and third prizes, to the works with the highest number of votes in each category each month.

The judging panel selected the winners through two rounds of preliminary and final judging, conducted both online and in person.

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