On June 8, the People's Army Newspaper held a ceremony to summarize and award the 6th "Simple but noble examples" writing contest, 14-2022 and launch the 2023th writing contest, 15-2023.
Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics, Head of the Competition Steering Committee, spoke at the ceremony. |
Attending were comrades: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, Head of the Competition Steering Committee.
The 14th writing contest, 2022-2023, was launched from June 6 to the end of April 2022, the Organizing Committee received more than 4 entries in various journalistic genres from hundreds of professional and amateur writers. Through 2023 rounds of preliminary and final judging, the contest organizers selected 200 best works to award, including: 2 first prize, 21 second prizes, 1 third prizes, and 3 consolation prizes.
Accordingly, author Nguyen Van Hien, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi with the work "Golden Phong - The person who has kept the landmark of Ha Quang border region" won the highest prize of the contest.
Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the Central Propaganda Department and Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Head of the Steering Committee of the contest presented the first prize to author Nguyen Van Hien. |
At the closing ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to the winning authors and groups of authors and awarded honorary certificates to honor the characters in the 21 winning works.
Speaking at the closing and awarding ceremony of the writing contest "Simple but noble examples", Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, Head of the competition's steering committee, said that the contest has maintained continuously for the past 14 years.
Through the contest entries, images of typical Army officers and soldiers in training, combat readiness, participation in disaster recovery, domestic and international rescue and relief, etc. are boldly depicted, contributing to spreading the noble image of Uncle Ho's army, strengthening people's faith in the Party, State and Army; strengthening the great national unity bloc and the close-knit relationship between the Party, the Army and the people; struggle to defeat the plots of "peaceful evolution", riots and overthrows of hostile forces, and protect the ideological foundation of the Party in the current revolutionary period.
Speaking at the launch of the 15th contest, Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper said, the Organizing Committee wishes to attract more journalists, informants, collaborators, readers inside and outside the Army; our compatriots abroad; Foreigners living and working in Vietnam participate.