Winners of writing contest on protecting Party’s ideological foundation honoured

The event was attended by Politburo members: General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence; General Luong Cuong, Chairman of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA); Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; and Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communications and Education.

The thirty-eight most outstanding entries were selected for three categories including the awards for central newspapers, local newspapers, and magazines. In particular, the organising committee presented 3 first, 7 second, 13 third, and 15 consolation prizes.

In addition, 5 press agencies which have recorded many high-quality entries were also honoured at the ceremony.

Journalist Phong Diep from Nhan Dan Newspaper receivesthe third prize on behalf of a group of journalists from Nhan Dan Weekly Newspaper.

The three first prizes went to the series of five articles titled “It is impossible to distort and deny the achievements of ethnic policies in Vietnam” published by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Online Newspaper (for central newspaper category); the series of five articles titled “Keeping cyberspace clean – a creative way of Bac Giang” published by Bac Giang Newspaper (for local newspaper category); and the article “Resolutely upholding the principle of the Party's close bond with the people, ensuring the Party's invincible and endless source of strength” published by the Journal of Political Theory and Communication (for magazine category).

The Capital Defence Newspaper, the Military Political Science Magazine, the Border Guard Newspaper, the Journal of Political Theory and Communication, and Vinh Phuc Newspaper are the five units with most entries to the contest.

Addressing the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Member of the PCC and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics under the VPA, stressed that this year’s contest continued to receive special attention and enthusiastic response from journalists throughout the country.

Many works have a new and deeper approach with contents meeting the requirements of the spirit of combat, theory, and education while expressing messages in a more vivid manner, thus contributing to improving the persuasion and making positive impact on readers' trust in the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The contest shows that protecting the Party's ideological foundation is not only protecting the Party's platform and guidelines and the State’s policies and laws but also contributing to protecting the regime and protecting the achievements of the Party as well as identifying, exposing, and fighting against the plots and tricks of the hostile and reactionary forces to sabotage the revolutionary cause of Vietnamese Party and people.

Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, launches the fourth writing contest on "Protecting the Party's ideological foundation in the new situation" (2024-2025).

During the awards ceremony, a special art programme featured many songs and dances praising the Party, Uncle Ho, and patriotism.

On the occasion, the organising committee officially launched the fourth writing contest on “Protecting the Party's ideological foundation in the new situation” (2024-2025).