(CLO) On the morning of December 2, 2024, in Hanoi, the People's Army Newspaper, the Press and Publication Department (Central Propaganda Department), and the People's Army Publishing House held a press conference to introduce the Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony of the 15th Writing Contest "Simple but Noble Examples" (2023-2024); launching the 16th Writing Contest (2024-2025).
This is a practical activity towards the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024), the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2024), and the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024).
The writing contest was launched from June 8, 2023 to October 31, 2024, to discover and honor typical examples of soldiers, veterans, and ex-servicemen with outstanding contributions to the cause of building the Army and strengthening national defense in the new period.
Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee of the 15th Writing Contest "Simple but Noble Examples" spoke at the press conference.
Speaking at the press conference, Major General Doan Xuan Bo, Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, Head of the Contest Organizing Committee, said that after more than 1 year of launching, the quantity and quality of entries in the Writing Contest have increased compared to previous years. The Organizing Committee received nearly 1,000 entries (the most ever), in the categories of reportage, memoir, portrait memoir... The People's Army Newspaper selected nearly 400 outstanding entries to be published in the Newspaper's publications: People's Army Daily, People's Army Weekend, Events and Witnesses Monthly, and People's Army Electronic Newspaper.
"Through two rounds of judging by the Preliminary and Final Councils, the Organizing Committee has selected 35 best works to award to authors and groups of authors, including: 1 Special Prize (50 million VND) (awarded for the first time after 15 times of organization), 3 A prizes (each prize worth 30 million VND), 8 B prizes (each prize worth 20 million VND); 11 C prizes (each prize worth 10 million VND) and 12 Encouragement prizes (each prize worth 5 million VND). The total value of the prize is 820 million VND" - Major General Doan Xuan Bo added.
Organizing Committee members answer questions from attending journalists/reporters.
Along with that, the Organizing Committee also awarded certificates of honor, souvenir cups and bonuses (10 million VND/character) to 35 characters in 35 winning works, of which 14 characters are generals (6 retired generals, 8 active generals).
According to the Organizing Committee, the success of the 15th Writing Contest was to attract many writers, journalists and a large number of information workers and collaborators nationwide to submit entries. Many works were carefully invested, many series of articles from 2 to 3 periods, with vivid and attractive expressions.
The characters honored in the articles are very diverse in terms of subjects, ages, fields of work, regions, etc. They are all typical examples of qualities, personalities, kindness, always actively studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style. Whether in wartime or peacetime, they always maintain their bravery, constantly create, innovate, and contribute their intelligence and efforts to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland...
Event scene.
"The Organizing Committee hopes that the 16th Writing Contest will be of better quality than the 15th Contest, each year will be better than the previous year. That is the Organizing Committee's determination, partly thanks to the cooperation of reporters from press agencies, to honor and spread more "beautiful flowers" in the fragrant "flower garden" of good people and good deeds of the nation" - Major General Doan Xuan Bo emphasized.
Along with the Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony of the Writing Contest, the Organizing Committee will organize the following activities: Ceremony to report achievements to Uncle Ho; visit President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum; display photos at the Command to Protect President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.
The closing ceremony and award ceremony of the 15th Writing Contest “Ordinary but Noble Role Models” (2023-2024); the launching ceremony of the 16th Writing Contest “Ordinary but Noble Role Models” (2024-2025) will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 6, 2024 at the Ho Chi Minh Museum (No. 19 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi).
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/an-tuong-cuoc-thi-viet-nhung-tam-guong-binh-di-ma-cao-quy-lan-thu-15-post323800.html
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