February 22, 2017 | 22:59 (GMT+7)
77 to be awarded for Ho Chi Minh and State Awards for literature and arts
PANO – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently announced the list of 77 people to be confered on the Ho Chi Minh Awards and the State Awards for Literature and Arts.
The ceremony in 2012. Photo for illustration: toquoc.vn
Accordingly, the awarded for the Ho Chi Minh Awards are Prof, PhD, People’s Artist Le Ngoc Canh (Ly Lai Anh); People’s Artist Chu Thuy Quynh; PhD Tran Dinh Ngon; Mich Quang; Prof, People’s Artist Nguyen Trong Bang; PhD, Senior Colonel Doan Nho; Associate Professor Chu Minh; along with late writers Nguyen Xuan Thieu and Tran Huu Mai; and late musician Hoang Ha.
In addition, 56 authors, co-authors and 11 late authors were also selected for the State Awards.
The Ho Chi Minh and State Awards, conferred by the President, have been presented every 5 years for authors, co-authors and late authors, who had outstanding literature and arts works and made important contributions to the country’s cultural development and national construction and protection cause.
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 11, at the Hanoi Opera House.
Translated by Hong Thanh