Over 120 outstanding works shortlisted for 2025 National Press Awards related to Vietnamese culture

With the aim of honouring exemplary journalistic works that contribute to advancing the cause of cultural development, the 2025 National Press Awards “For the Cause of Developing Vietnamese Culture” continues to affirm its position as one of the country’s most prestigious specialised awards, attracting strong interest from press agencies and the public nationwide.

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:45

Nguyen Anh Vu, Editor-in-Chief of Van Hoa Newspaper, presents an overview of the judging process for the 2025 National Press Awards “For the Cause of Developing Vietnamese Culture.” (Photo: Tran Huan)

On October 9, the third edition of the 2025 National Press Awards “For the Cause of Developing Vietnamese Culture” officially entered its final judging round, marking another dynamic and creative season filled with inspiration and enthusiasm among journalists across the country.

The final judging session was chaired by Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Mass Mobilisation, and President of the Viet Nam Journalists’ Association. (Photo: Tran Huan)

Delivering the opening remarks, Le Hai Binh, Standing Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that this year’s awards take place amid a period of profound transformation in the country, providing rich real-life material for journalists to vividly reflect and produce more valuable works.

“After two editions, this year’s awards have been renamed the National Press Awards ‘For the Cause of Developing Vietnamese Culture.’ The new name is concise, impressive, and comprehensive — reflecting the multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional nature of culture in the new context,” said Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh.

In the 2025 season, the awards have continued to receive strong support from journalists nationwide, as demonstrated by the quantity and quality of submissions.

Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ministry’s Party Committee, speaks at the event. (Photo: Tran Huan)

The entries cover a wide range of topics, expressing deep concern for the preservation and promotion of Viet Nam’s cultural heritage, the development of cultural industries, ethical standards in family and society, and the promotion of Vietnamese culture internationally, he added.

In just four months since its launch, the Awards Secretariat received 1,040 submissions from central and local press agencies. Entries were published or broadcast across various media formats — including print, online, radio, television, and photojournalism — between June 16, 2024, and July 31, 2025.

After careful review, 927 eligible works were chosen to advance to the preliminary round. Among them were 223 print articles, 385 online pieces, 45 radio broadcasts, 103 television reports, and 171 photo entries.

All entries closely followed major cultural themes, vividly reflecting key events in 2024 and 2025 across the fields of culture, information, sports, tourism, and family.

Popular topics of interest among participating authors included: the role and position of culture in the nation’s new era of development; opportunities for building and expanding the entertainment industry, film market, and reading culture; tourism and sports development; family building and child protection; preservation and promotion of Vietnamese relics and cultural heritage; and innovation and intellectual property in the digital environment.

The results of the final judging round will be announced at the awards ceremony of the 2025 National Press Awards “For the Cause of Developing Vietnamese Culture”, which is scheduled to take place in Ha Noi in November. The event will be a festival for journalists working in the cultural field — a forum for exchange, experience sharing, and spreading creative inspiration.

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