Officials and union members of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association enthusiastically participated in the cooking contest.

Participating in the contest are union members and workers from departments and units of 6 union groups in the Central Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association. The teams will compete in cooking with the theme of family meals, each team will cook a family meal for 6 people, with basic ingredients, spices, and stoves prepared by the organizers.

Union members of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Press Association participated in the cooking contest picture 1 — The Central Trade Union of the Vietnam Journalists Association organized the first cooking contest "Journalists in the kitchen - Connecting love".

Team members cook within a certain time limit, no pre-cooked food is allowed. Each team has 3 minutes to present the content and meaning of the dish. The organizing committee will monitor from the preparation stage to the cooking stage, ensuring hygiene during the entire process.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the cooking contest “Journalists in the Kitchen - Connecting Love”, journalist Le Tran Nguyen Huy, Acting Editor-in-Chief of the Journalists and Public Opinion Newspaper - Chairman of the Trade Union of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said that modern life brings convenience to people, but sometimes it also takes away profound values. When my generation was young, we ate three meals a day at home, and did not know about “eating out”.

Central trade union members of Vietnam Press Association participate in cooking contest picture 2 — Journalist Le Tran Nguyen Huy, Acting Editor-in-Chief of the Journalists and Public Opinion Newspaper - Chairman of the Trade Union of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the contest.

When we grow up, when we have a chance to sit down together, the stories we tell will also return to the dinner table when we were young. It is like a lasting connection, so that even if there are conflicts that arise when we sit down together at the dinner table, each person has sad stories to remember, and then big things become small, small things become nothing. Because we are all brothers and sisters, we have had happy moments around the simple dinner table.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of life, people have to race against time and work, but each person needs to know how to arrange everything harmoniously to have precious moments for family, to gather around the dinner table after a day of work.

Central trade union members of Vietnam Press Association participate in cooking contest photo 3 — Members of the Jury at the 1st "Journalists in the Kitchen - Connecting Love" Cooking Contest.

That is the reason why the Trade Union of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association wants to have a day when all members, regardless of gender, come together in the kitchen, to connect with love, to see that life, no matter how glamorous it is, no matter what you do, where you are, or how far you go, still wants to come back to have a family meal.

Mr. Thai Hoai Nam, Vice President of the Vietnam Civil Servants' Trade Union, said that in recent years, the Trade Union of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists' Association has done a good job in women's trade union work, including organizing patriotic emulation movements among female cadres, union members and workers. The unit's "Good at public work, good at housework" movement has become a traditional beauty, contributing to enhancing the position and role of women in all areas of work, society and family.

Union members of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Journalists Association participated in the cooking contest picture 4 — Members of the jury at the cooking contest "Journalists in the kitchen - Connecting love" evaluated the meals of each union group.

Through that, the women's Union of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association affirmed its important role and made contributions to the strong and comprehensive development of the Vietnam Journalists Association.

The cooking contest “Journalists in the kitchen - Connecting love” is not only an occasion to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Women's Union but also for each cadre, civil servant and employee of the Trade Union of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association to demonstrate their talents and the meaningful role of family in modern life, contributing to raising awareness of the quality of family life and preserving the nation's culinary culture.

Central trade union members of Vietnam Press Association participate in cooking contest picture 5 — Members of the jury at the first "Journalists in the Kitchen - Connecting Love" cooking contest scored and commented on family meals.

This is also an opportunity for each union officer to affirm that he or she is not only good at professional expertise but also truly skillful and good at housework, where everyone learns to closely unite all officers, civil servants and workers.

Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi assessed that the Cooking Contest is one of the practical activities to create a useful playground for officials and employees of the Central Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association to demonstrate their talents, roles and significance of family in modern life, contributing to raising awareness about the quality of family life and preserving the culinary culture of the Vietnamese people.

Central trade union members of Vietnam Press Association participate in cooking contest photo 6 — The Trade Union of the Journalists and Public Opinion Newspaper introduces traditional dishes that are not only nutritious, diverse, aesthetically pleasing, and delicious in quality, but also ensure food hygiene and safety.

This is also an opportunity for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers working in the Central Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association to affirm that they are not only good at professional expertise but also skillful and good at housework. It is an activity to exchange, learn and strengthen solidarity among all cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers in the unit.

At the end of the contest, the Organizing Committee awarded the Special Prize to the Office Trade Union Group - Vietnam Journalists Association; the First Prize to the Journalists and Public Opinion Newspaper Trade Union Group; the Second Prize to the Vietnam Journalists Association Electronic Information Portal Trade Union Group; the Third Prize to the Trade Union Group of the Association's Working Committee and the Center for Journalism and Culture. 4 Encouragement Prizes to the Trade Union Groups: Vietnam Journalists Association's Professional Committee; Center for Journalism Training; Vietnam Journalism Museum; Nguoi Lam Bao Magazine.

Some photos at the first cooking contest "Journalists in the kitchen - Connecting love":