Attending the ceremony were: Former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Former Vice President Truong My Hoa; Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung; representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, and a number of provinces and cities; representatives of embassies of Cuba, the Russian Federation, Laos, Romania, Malaysia, Thailand; and the award-winning authors.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that for the first time, the Ministry of Information and Communications organized the "Happy Vietnam" Contest online, on the Vietnam Image Promotion Platform - Vietnam.vn, with the goal of encouraging all people across the country, overseas Vietnamese and international friends, to apply digital technology to create photos and videos about the image of the country and people of Vietnam.
Since the launch of the contest in June 2023, after 4 months, the contest has attracted the participation of more than 7,000 photos and videos. From there, the Organizing Committee has selected 28 works for awards and 70 photos and 14 videos for exhibition.
On the Vietnam.vn platform, over 90 million people have viewed these 7,000 works, of which over 40% are from abroad. Some works have been viewed by over half a million people. These are very large numbers, surprising even the organizers.
"Each work is a unique perspective, a unique moment, an interesting story, a beauty, a reflection that life, that heaven and earth bestow upon humans, if not recorded at that exact moment, at that exact place, it will be lost. And if it is not recorded, it will be a loss," Minister Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized.
The Minister affirmed that digital technology and digital platforms have created conditions for every citizen, no matter where they are, with a smartphone and 4G/5G coverage, to be creative and contribute their voice to create a Vietnam of the people.
"Our Party and State always create favorable conditions for people to participate, contribute, and promote their capacity and intelligence in the cause of national construction, development, and integration. The strength of the people has been gathered with the aspiration for a strong, prosperous, prosperous, and happy Vietnam," Minister Nguyen Manh Hung shared.
The contest is a vivid demonstration of the deep concern and consistent policy of our Party and State towards the work of caring for the material and spiritual life of the people, taking the people as the center, in the spirit of "Leaving no one behind" and creating all favorable conditions for people to participate, contribute, promote their capacity and intelligence in the cause of building, developing, protecting the Fatherland and international integration of the country.
Through the contest, the image of Vietnam and its people is widely introduced to the world, arousing the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy nation; promoting cultural values and the strength of the Vietnamese people in the new era.
At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee announced and awarded 28 winning works of the photo and video contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam 2023". In which, the First Prize in the photo category went to the work "Flying up Vietnam" by author Bui Cuong Quyet; the First Prize in the Video category went to the work "Da Nang - City of Biodiversity" by author Nguyen Thanh Paven.
According to the Organizing Committee, the total value of the prizes awarded is up to more than 400 million VND, including: 2 First prizes worth 100 million VND/prize, 2 Second prizes worth 30 million VND/prize, 2 Third prizes worth 20 million VND/prize, 20 Consolation prizes and other prizes.
Within the framework of the program, the Organizing Committee also organized an exhibition space, displaying 70 photos and 14 videos that realistically depict Vietnamese life and culture.
Winning the Encouragement Prize in the photography category with the work "Morning sunshine in the highlands" capturing the dawn moment at Co La waterfall (Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang), Ms. Luc Thi Nien (Tay ethnic group, residing in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang) expressed her emotion when she introduced the beauty of her homeland to all Vietnamese people and international friends. "This contest is very meaningful, I hope that the Organizing Committee will organize more so that the image of Vietnam can be promoted more widely", Ms. Nien confided.
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