On the evening of October 22, the Award Ceremony of the 3rd Political Essay Contest on Protecting the Party's Ideological Foundation in 2023 took place in Hanoi. The contest was organized by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in coordination with the Central Propaganda Department, the Central Theoretical Council, the Communist Magazine, Vietnam Television and the Vietnam Journalists Association.
Delegates attending the award ceremony of the 3rd Political Essay Contest on Protecting the Party's Ideological Foundation.
Attending the award ceremony were Politburo members: Standing member of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Organization Committee Truong Thi Mai; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35, Head of the Competition Steering Committee Nguyen Xuan Thang; together with Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35 Nguyen Trong Nghia and a number of Party Central Committee members, alternate members of the Central Party Committee, leaders of the Central Steering Committee 35, central departments, ministries and branches.
After more than 9 months of launching, the contest has received close attention and direction from provincial, municipal, and central party committees, along with the important role of Steering Committee 35 and propaganda committees at all levels. Many units and localities have launched the contest extensively, down to the grassroots level, with creative and effective implementation methods. Some units and localities organize the contest at their level such as: Central Military Commission, Party Committee of Central Agencies, Hanoi City, Hai Phong City, Bac Giang, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Tri...
Notably, the entries have been expanded to include Magazine (printed and electronic magazines), Newspaper (printed and electronic newspapers) and Radio, Television, and Video clip categories, further demonstrating the growing influence of the Contest.
Member of the Politburo, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang - Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35 - Head of the contest organizing committee spoke at the ceremony.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35 Nguyen Xuan Thang affirmed: The organization and successful implementation of the Political Contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation is one of the specific and vivid evidences for the creative, practical and meaningful implementation of Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW of the Politburo.
From the reality of the Contest, it can be seen that the Party's ideological foundation is not dry, lofty, abstract theoretical issues; protecting the Party's ideological foundation is protecting the Party's Platform, guidelines, policies, and the State's policies and laws; protecting the Party, the regime, and the people; protecting what is right and progressive; criticizing what is wrong and negative, has become a regular, familiar activity, closely associated with the work of agencies, units, and the daily life of each cadre, party member, and each citizen.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang suggested that in the coming time, the work of Party building, building the political system, protecting the Party's ideological foundation in general and organizing the Political Contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation in particular should focus on a number of contents. First of all, it is necessary to continue to focus on steadfastly protecting, applying and creatively developing Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought; protecting and disseminating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, the cause of innovation on the path to socialism in Vietnam; identifying and resolutely fighting against erroneous, hostile and anti-Party, State and regime viewpoints.
Member of the Politburo, Permanent member of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Organization Committee Truong Thi Mai and Member of the Politburo, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang - Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35 awarded the A prize to the authors and groups of authors.
Along with that, continue to encourage the summary and dissemination of good models, good practices, and good experiences in localities, agencies, and units in the organization to protect the Party's ideological foundation, and fight against erroneous and distorted views of hostile, reactionary, and opportunistic political forces.
It is necessary to pay more attention to the connection between building and fighting, between protecting and supplementing, creatively developing the Party's ideological foundation, connecting the identification, criticism and refuting of erroneous and hostile arguments; continue to mobilize the active participation of not only those working in ideological, theoretical and professional journalism but also widely gather the participation of a large number of cadres, party members and people of all walks of life; the sympathy and support of people and friends around the world, of progressive forces that love peace, justice and reason in the world.
Summarizing the 2023 Contest and launching the 4th Political Contest in 2024, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35 Nguyen Trong Nghia affirmed that the 3rd Political Contest on Protecting the Party's Ideological Foundation in 2023 was a great success. The Contest has become a profound political activity, spreading widely in the political system, the whole society and even abroad.
Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia - Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee 35 delivered a speech summarizing the 2023 Contest and launching the 4th Political Contest.
The Head of the Central Propaganda Department suggested that the work of protecting the Party's ideological foundation and fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints should be given more attention in order to both steadfastly and persistently protect, affirm, supplement, and develop the Party's ideological foundation; and resolutely and promptly fight against and refute erroneous viewpoints and distorted arguments of hostile forces and reactionary and opportunistic politicians.
With that in mind, on behalf of the Steering Committee of the contest, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia launched the 4th political essay contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation in 2024.
At the award ceremony, the Steering Committee and Organizing Committee of the competition awarded the following prizes: A, B, C, Encouragement and Promising.
The Organizing Committee also awarded 15 "Excellent Collective" prizes to agencies, organizations and localities that have organized and implemented the contest extensively and creatively at the grassroots level, effectively serving the implementation of Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW of the 12th Politburo at localities, agencies and units.
Specifically, there are 10 A prizes, with the works: "Cadres are afraid of responsibility - a "disease" that needs to be treated immediately" by author Tran Nam Cuong (Propaganda Department, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army); "The values of the book "Resolutely and persistently fight, prevent and combat corruption and negativity, contributing to building our Party and State increasingly clean and strong" for the work of refuting wrong and hostile views on the issue of preventing and combating corruption in Vietnam" by author Truong The Nguyen (Region 4 Political Academy, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics); "Criticizing the view: "Purifying the Party is purging and internal fighting" by a group of authors Vu Xuan Truong, Le Tuan Anh, Vu Thanh Huyen (Political Officer School, Ministry of National Defense); 3-part work: "Fighting against the distorted argument of the policy of encouraging and protecting dynamic and creative cadres for the common good" by author: Nguyen Hai Dang (Nhan Dan Newspaper); work "From meritorious person to degradation - Just one hyphen" by the group of authors Linh Tam - Dao Thi Lanh (Binh Phuoc Province Literature and Arts Association, Binh Phuoc Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department).
2-part work: "Be alert to the variations of the "soldier-loving" association and group by Doan Duc Phuong, Nguyen Dinh Xuan (Thai Nguyen Provincial Police); "Creating resistance for young people" by the group of authors Nguyen Kim Ton, Vu Ngan Giang, Tran Hai Anh, Tran Van Doanh, Tran Van Toan, Dinh Thai Bao, Truong Thanh Phong, Nguyen Thi Thuy (Army Radio and Television Center); "Proactively identifying and fighting against the plot to exploit ethnic and religious issues of hostile forces" by the group of authors Dang Khang, Kinh Bang, Tien Manh, Duc Trong, Kim Quang, Nam Ha (People's Police Television, Ministry of Public Security); 2-part work: "Refuting the arguments distorting the legitimacy of the Communist Party of Vietnam" by the group of authors Nguyen Thi Hang Nga, Dao Thanh Truong, Nguyen Thi Minh Chau, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien (Current Affairs Department - Voice of Vietnam); "Young people contribute to purifying social networks" by the group of authors Dinh Thi Thu Hang, Bui Thu Minh (Academy of Journalism and Communication, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics).
Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Party Central Committee's Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Party Central Committee member, Secretary of the Party Committee of Central Agencies Nguyen Van The presented Certificates of Merit to the authors and groups of authors who won the B prize.
In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded 20 B prizes, 32 C prizes, 60 Encouragement prizes, and 20 Promising prizes.
In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded 15 "Excellent Collective" prizes to agencies, organizations and localities that have organized and implemented the contest extensively and creatively at the grassroots level, effectively serving the implementation of Resolution No. 35-NQ/TW of the 12th Politburo at localities, agencies and units.
The organizing committee honored two senior authors: veteran cadre Nguyen Dinh Yen, 101 years old in Hai Phong city; veteran Nguyen Dinh Hau, Khuong Mai ward, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi city. Through the vivid realities of their lives, the veteran party members clarified their own understanding of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought, and at the same time called on the people to actively fight to protect the Party's ideological foundation, refuting erroneous and hostile viewpoints.
Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association and Comrade Le Ngoc Quang - member of the Party Central Committee, General Director of Vietnam Television awarded Certificates of Merit to the authors and groups of authors who won the C prize.
The Organizing Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to the authors and groups of authors who won the Encouragement Prize.
Awarding prizes to outstanding senior authors (oldest 101 years old) and outstanding young authors.
In addition, there are two groups of young authors: Pham Phuong Thuy and Pham Huynh My, students of Khanh Hung High School, Tran Van Thoi District, Ca Mau Province; and Tran Thi Dieu Linh (representative of the group of authors), students of Vietnam - Poland High School, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi.
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