Nghe An Newspaper won the Excellent Collective Award at the 7th National Press Award on Party Building.

On the evening of February 3, on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2023), at the Hanoi Opera House, the Central Organizing Committee coordinated with Nhan Dan Newspaper, Communist Magazine, Vietnam Television and the Vietnam Journalists Association to organize the award ceremony of the 7th National Press Award on Party Building (named Golden Hammer and Sickle) - 2022.

PRESS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO PARTY BUILDING WORK

Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State attended the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee attended the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking at the announcement and awarding ceremony of the 7th National Press Award on Party building (Golden Hammer and Sickle Award) - 2022, comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Chairman of the National Assembly emphasized that in the country's overall achievements in 2022, there are important contributions from the Vietnamese revolutionary press.

Warmly welcoming and praising the award-winning authors and press agencies, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized that in 2023 and the coming years, along with the whole world, our country will continue to face many great challenges and unpredictable difficulties.

Art program to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Photo: Pham Bang

To successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, along with continuing to synchronously and effectively deploy the Party and State's guidelines and policies on socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security, we need to continue to promote the work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system with a more positive, serious, quality and effective spirit.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue requested that all classes of people and all comrades and compatriots, whether at home or abroad, in the lowlands or highlands, in the plains or in remote, border and island areas, continue to enthusiastically and actively participate in building and rectifying the Party and the political system with concrete, practical actions, in appropriate and effective forms.

Comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Chairman of the National Assembly spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

The country's press needs to continue to explore, discover, and create excellent works that truly move and contribute to political and ideological orientation; promptly summarize and disseminate good experiences and lessons; praise, honor, and spread and replicate new factors and advanced models.

In addition, ensure political, ideological and cultural orientation, participate in creative theoretical development; strengthen the protection of the Party's ideological foundation, resolutely fight against erroneous and hostile viewpoints; actively fight against corruption, negativity, waste and steadily move towards the National Press Award on Party building - the 8th Golden Hammer and Sickle Award - in 2023.

"All for the sake of the Party's comprehensive purity and strength, contributing to building "Our Party is ethical and civilized", "a leader and a truly loyal servant of the People" as advised by beloved President Ho Chi Minh", National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized.

HONORING 72 OUTSTANDING WORKS AND TOPICS

The 7th Golden Hammer and Sickle Award - 2022 has 2,032 entries, including 697 print works, 454 electronic works, 530 television works, 293 radio works and 58 photojournalism works.

This year's entries continue to be rich in themes and genres, closely following current events, prominent politics and key tasks in Party building, political system building and the country. The quality of works from local newspapers compared to central newspapers has been narrowed.

Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper received the Excellent Collective Award presented to Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Pham Bang

Many works promptly reflect issues that attract the attention of the whole society, such as the organization of the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the resolutions of the 4th, 5th and 6th Central Executive Committee conferences (term XIII); the work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system; the strict handling of cadres and party members who have degraded in political ideology, ethics and lifestyle; the fight against corruption and negativity; building a culture of resignation, etc.

Some contents on studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, setting examples of good people and good deeds, affirming human rights issues in Vietnam... have been expressed in new ways, creating appeal and receiving good reviews from readers.

The Steering Committee and Organizing Committee of the Award commended 15 press agencies, the Journalists Association, the Propaganda Department, and the Party Committee's Organizing Committee for their outstanding achievements in organizing and participating in the Award. Photo: Pham Bang

Of the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities, 34 provinces and cities organized the provincial Golden Hammer and Sickle Awards, creating an exciting atmosphere in response to the 7th Golden Hammer and Sickle Awards - 2022 and promoting information and propaganda work on Party building and political system building.

The preliminary jury selected 110 works to introduce to the final round. The final jury reviewed and unanimously selected the best works to award 6 A prizes, 12 B prizes, 18 C prizes, and 30 Encouragement prizes.

Representatives of the Nghe An Newspaper authors were honored to receive the Encouragement Prize. Photo: Pham Bang

Standing member of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong took a photo with the group of award-winning authors of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Pham Bang

The Organizing Committee also awarded 8 thematic prizes, including: Prize for excellent works on organizing the implementation of the Party Congress Resolution; Prize for excellent works on innovation and improving the quality of political and ideological education work; Prize for excellent works on innovating the Party's leadership and governance methods; Prize for excellent works on developing theories on Party building; Prize for excellent works on protecting the Party's ideological foundation; Prize for excellent works on fighting against "peaceful evolution"; Prize for excellent works on discovering typical examples in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; Prize for excellent works by Vietnamese authors living abroad.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the Central Council for Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts Nguyen The Ky took a photo with leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders and award-winning authors of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Pham Bang

The Steering Committee and Organizing Committee of the Award also commended 15 press agencies, the Journalists Association, the Propaganda Department, and the Party Committee's Organizing Committee for their outstanding achievements in organizing and participating in the Award. The Organizing Committee also selected 3 outstanding Party members in the Award-winning works to commend and reward.

The Organizing Committee awarded 30 Encouragement prizes to authors and groups of authors. Photo: Pham Bang

Nghe An Newspaper was honored to receive the Excellent Collective Award for its outstanding achievements in organizing and participating in the Award; with the following works:"Leaders contact and dialogue with the people: The key to creating consensus"by the group of authors: Ngo Chuyen - Mai Hoa - Pham Bang - Huu Quan won the Encouragement Prize; work:"Developing female ethnic minority party members: Focusing on villages"by author Khanh Ly entered the Final Round. Nghe An Radio and Television Station had 1 work winning the Encouragement Prize.

Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh took a photo with leaders of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and the award-winning authors of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Pham Bang

On this occasion, Head of the Central Organizing Committee and Head of the Steering Committee of the Award Truong Thi Mai launched the 8th National Press Award on Party building named Golden Hammer and Sickle - 2023.