Nghe An won 2 third prizes at the Press Award contest 'For national security and peaceful life'

On November 9, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Public Security coordinated with the Vietnam Journalists Association to organize the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the journalism contest with the theme "For national security and peaceful life", period 2019 - 2020.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thanh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security, Head of the contest organizing committee; Le Manh Hung - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Hoang Vinh Bao - Member of the Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications; Ho Quang Loi - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Co-Head of the contest organizing committee; Representatives of the Publishing Department, the Press Department and related departments, branches and units. Photo: Hoai Thu

“For National Security and Peaceful Life” is a large and meaningful press award, organized to affirm the role and importance of the press, which has been and is an important bridge between the People's Public Security Forces and the People; at the same time, it is an opportunity to recognize, honor and encourage journalists inside and outside the People's Public Security Forces and all walks of life to write and compose many press works on the theme “For National Security and Peaceful Life”.

Authors and representatives of the group of authors who won First Prize. Photo: Hoai Thu

Thereby affirming the important position and role of the press, which has been and is an important bridge between the People's Public Security Forces and the People. At the same time, recognizing, honoring, encouraging, and creating the interest of reporters, editors of news agencies, newspapers and all cadres, party members, and people in writing and composing more and more excellent press works on the topic."For National Security and Peaceful Life".

The award is also held to recognize, encourage and create interest among reporters, editors of news agencies, officials, party members and people of all walks of life in writing and composing many excellent journalistic works on the topic of national security and peaceful life.

Authors and groups of authors won Third Prize from Nghe An. Photo: HT

According to the Organizing Committee's assessment, the 67 finalists' works are of good quality, demonstrating the meticulous and serious investment of the authors and groups of authors. The works vividly depict the image of the People's Public Security soldier, new models, and good ways of doing things "forgetting oneself for the country, serving the people" of the People's Public Security force.

The Nghe An Newspaper group won third prize at the contest. Photo: HT

As a result, in the period of 2019 - 2020, the Organizing Committee decided to award prizes to 44 works, including 20 Encouragement prizes, 12 Third prizes, 8 Second prizes and 4 First prizes. Of which, Nghe An has 2 works winning Third prizes, including: Special topic "Peaceful and happy parish" - 3 episodes, by the group of authors Chu Thi Khanh Ly - Nguyen Hoai Thu, Nghe An Newspaper; Reportage "Preventing drug smuggling: Stories recorded from the border gate" by author Nguyen Thien Thao, Nghe An Police Newspaper.

In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded 5 collective prizes to 5 units with outstanding achievements in participating in the press award For national security and peaceful life.