Border guard wins French-speaking Young Reporter contest

(Baonghean.vn) - Surpassing nearly 60 entries from all over the country, Senior Lieutenant Le Nhu Tien from Nghe An successfully left a strong impression in the 2016 Francophone - Vietnamese Young Reporter contest.

Senior Lieutenant Le Nhu Tien, winner of the Impressive Contestant award in the "Young Francophone - Vietnamese Reporter" contest in 2016.

Senior Lieutenant Le Nhu Tien, born in 1985, with his work “Le Trésor de la montagne de Que Phong” (The Treasure of Que Phong Mountains) successfully left an impression on the judges and won the Impressive Contestant award of the “Young Francophone - Vietnamese Reporter” contest in 2016.

“The Treasure of Que Phong Mountain” (The Treasure of Que Phong Mountain) is a photo news story describing the beauty of the mountains and the simple people of Que Phong land, where Mr. Tien once had the opportunity to visit. However, under the influence of humans, that beauty is facing the risk of disappearing. From then on, with all the heart of a son of Nghe An, a soldier, he wants to call on everyone to join hands to protect the beauty of the people and of this land.

At the award ceremony of the contest, Mr. Eric Normand Thibeault - Director of the Asia and Pacific Regional Office of the International Organization of Francophonie (OIF) said that among nearly 60 works from different regions of Vietnam, he was very impressed with the work of Mr. Le Nhu Tien.

Candidates, organizers and judges took souvenir photos at the award ceremony of “Young Francophone Reporters - Vietnam” 2016 in Hanoi. Due to the nature of his work, Senior Lieutenant Tien could not attend the ceremony.

Mr. Thibeault himself knows that the working and studying environment of a border guard is very difficult and arduous. Therefore, learning and using foreign languages ​​in such an environment requires Mr. Tien to make continuous efforts. From the pictures and information about Que Phong land sent to the contest, Mr. Thibeault and the judges were very interested and appreciated.

From Mr. Tien's entry, Mr. Thibeault expressed that he just wanted to take a trip to explore this land.

Currently, Lieutenant Tien has been working at Nghe An Border Guard for more than 4 years.

Sharing about the award he received from the competition, Tien said he was very surprised to win the award as well as receive sincere feelings from the judges. He himself was very happy because his efforts to learn foreign languages, specifically French, helped him initially receive encouraging results.

Born in Thai Hoa Town, Le Nhu Tien began to learn French since his high school years. When preparing to enter university, in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a soldier to follow his family's career and to learn a foreign language, he decided to study for a bachelor's degree in foreign languages ​​at the Military Science Academy.

Throughout his university years and even when he was assigned to work at the Nghe An Border Guard until now, his love for foreign languages ​​has always been full in him. Whenever he has free time, he studies and practices not only his knowledge of French but also English. Since he did not have an environment to practice, every day Mr. Tien improves his vocabulary by reading newspapers, listening to the radio, and listening to songs in French, whether he is stationed in the highlands or the plains.

Knowing about the contest “Young Francophone Reporters - Vietnam” through reading a French newspaper, Mr. Tien decided to try his hand at participating with the desire to introduce the beauty, culture and especially the people of Nghe An to international friends in the Francophone community. Because in the eyes of that Uncle Ho soldier, the land and people of Nghe An, his homeland, have many wonderful things for friends from all over the world to discover.

Chu Thanh