The event saw the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Tran Quoc Vuong, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission Vo Van Thuong, and other representatives and leaders of ministries and agencies.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event |
In his opening speech, Editor-in-Chief of the Nhan Dan Newspaper, President of the Vietnamese Journalists’ Association and Head of the Awards Council Thuan Huu underscored that over the past year, press and media products in general and those sent to National Press Awards in particular have reflected major and important events of the country, including the implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress, and Politburo’s Directive No.05 on promoting the movement "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, morals, and style”, and other important issues in the society.
According to Thuan Huu, all entries considerably demonstrated the creativeness and dedication of Vietnamese journalists. There is no big difference in quality between press and media works from central and local press and media agencies, he said, adding that many local press agencies’ reportages were highly valued.
In addition, the winning works are outstanding ones in terms of both contents and forms, which remarkably contributed to orienting public opinion and positively affecting the community, concluded Thuan Huu.
Addressing the event, Prime Minister Phuc thanked generations of journalists nationwide for their contributions to the development of the revolutionary press.
Accordingly, the journalists have actively contributed to building the Party and State, reflected objectively important developments in the country’s political life, and performed the functions of overseeing, social criticism and fighting corruption and wastefulness. They have also contributed to popularizing the country’s position and image in the international arena.
According the Prime Minister, during the first months of this year, the press sector has made important contributions to the fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam by vividly reflecting policies of the Party and the State and actions of the Government to the public in a timely and effective manner.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Phuc congratulated winners of the 14th National Press Awards, affirming that the Party and State highly appreciate the press and media products of the winners as well as all journalists’ contributions to the country’s information and communications service.
Among 140 pieces selected for the final phase, the jury council selected 103 outstanding works, including nine A prizes. The council also presented 21 B prizes, 41 C prizes, and 32 consolation prizes.
Translated by Minh Anh