Winners of National Press Awards on Party Building to be honoured on January 21

The award ceremony for the sixth National Press Awards on Party Building, called “Bua Liem Vang” (Golden Hammer & Sickle), is scheduled to take place on January 21, 2022.

The 90-epidesode documentary series “Vietnam in the Ho Chi Minh Era – A Televisual Annals”, developed by Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, won the special prize at the fifth National Press Awards on Party building in 2020. (Photo: TRAN HAI)
The 90-epidesode documentary series “Vietnam in the Ho Chi Minh Era – A Televisual Annals”, developed by Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper, won the special prize at the fifth National Press Awards on Party building in 2020. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

The information was released on December 27 at a meeting held by the Steering Committee for the National Press Awards on Party Building.

The meeting was chaired by Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission, and Head of the Steering Committee for the National Press Awards on Party Building Truong Thi Mai.

The event also saw the presence of Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission Mai Van Chinh; Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Communication and Education Commission, and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association Le Quoc Minh; and General Director of Vietnam Television Le Ngoc Quang.

According to the Organising Board, the jury selected the 64 best press works to present with six A prizes, 12 B prizes, 16 C prizes, and 30 consolation prizes in addition to 10 thematic prizes.

In addition, three press agencies with creative communication products on Party building will be commended at the ceremony.

Politburo member Truong Thi Mai lauded the efforts of the organising board for completing the grading of such a large number of entries on scheduled despite the pandemic. She also commended the active participation of press agencies in the awards which demonstrated the attractiveness of the awards and the diversity and creativity in press works.

She noted that the co-organisers of the awards should make careful preparations for the award ceremony and promote communications about the awards and award-winning works to create a spillover effect among people and Party members.