On December 1, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee announced that the national journalism awards on Youth Union affairs and youth and children’s movements in 2026 will accept entries in the following categories: print newspapers, online newspapers, radio, television, photojournalism, multimedia journalism, and journalism on children and young pioneer activities.
Submitted works must have been published by legally authorised press agencies and belong to the categories of news, feature stories, interviews, reportage, notes, commentaries, analytical essays, documentaries, or multimedia products from May 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
In addition to traditional topics such as the implementation results of resolutions of the Party Congress, National Youth Union Congress, and annual Youth Union work programmes, innovation in Youth Union content and operational methods, this year’s awards feature the inclusion of works reflecting activities of young people nationwide in commemoration of major national celebrations in 2025.
The awards portal will officially begin receiving entries in January and close submissions on June 30, 2026, at: giaibaochi.doanthanhnien.vn.
Comrades Bui Quang Huy, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, and Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, present the A prize to the group of authors from Nhan Dan Newspaper.
For each category of print newspapers, online newspapers, radio, and television, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee will present one set of awards comprising: one A prize worth 20 million VND, one B prize worth 15 million VND, two C prizes worth 10 million VND each, and three consolation prizes worth 5 million VND each.
For the photojournalism category, there will be one prize worth 10 million VND. Meanwhile, the multimedia journalism category will have two prizes each worth 10 million VND.
This year, the Organising Committee has allocated a separate set of awards for journalistic works on children, Young Pioneer activities, and children’s movements. Specifically, this set includes one A prize worth 20 million VND, one B prize worth 15 million VND, and one C prize worth 10 million VND.
