Award Ceremony and Exhibition of the 3rd National Art Photography Contest "Pride of a Border Strip" in 2024

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department spoke at the ceremony.

The award ceremony was attended by comrades: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; comrades of the Party Central Committee, alternate members of the Party Central Committee, and comrades leading the Central Committees, Ministries, branches, agencies, and representatives of press and media agencies.

The contest is chaired by the Central Propaganda Department, in coordination with the Central External Relations Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, the Border Guard Command, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and related units.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia praised and highly appreciated the authors who actively participated in the contest. In order to improve the quality and effectiveness of propaganda and foreign information on national border and territory work, the Head of the Central Propaganda Department suggested continuing to strongly innovate the content, form and methods of propaganda and foreign information to promote the image of the country and Vietnamese people internationally, especially information on economic, cultural and social development in border areas... Special attention should be paid to grasping the ideological situation and public opinion among the people to have appropriate propaganda measures. Timely detect, prevent and effectively combat wrong views and activities that take advantage of border, territory, ethnic and religious issues to sabotage the great national unity bloc and the good traditional friendship between Vietnam and neighboring countries.

President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists Tran Thi Thu Dong introduced comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia and delegates to the excellent works displayed at the "Pride of a Border" Art Photography Contest exhibition.

This is the third time the Central Propaganda Department has launched the Artistic Photography Contest on the theme of national land borders. The Organizing Committee received more than 14,000 entries from nearly 2,000 authors from 63 provinces and cities.

At the end of the contest, 128 works were selected by the Jury to be exhibited and introduced to the public across the country, the Vietnamese community abroad and international friends. Of these, 22 best works were awarded Gold, Silver, Bronze and Encouragement Medals.

Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army Trinh Van Quyet awarded the Gold Medal of the "Pride of a border" art photography contest.

2 Gold Medals:

- Photo: People and tourists welcome helicopters flying over A1 hill during the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory - Author: Vu Minh Hien (Hanoi )
- Photo work: Central Highlands Coffee - Author: Nguyen Khac Hao (Hung Yen)

Comrade Mai Van Chinh, member of the Central Party Committee, Head of the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization and Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong, member of the Central Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Committee for External Relations awarded Silver Medals to the authors.

4 Silver Medals:

- Photo work: Raft racing on Ky Cung river - Author: Chu Van Minh (Lang Son)
- Photo work: Military-civilian relationship during flood season - Author: Duong Hoang Hanh (Long An)
- Photo work: Preserving traditional features - Author: Le Duc Thanh (Quang Binh)
- Photo work: Keeping the electricity flowing at the border - Author: Bui Viet Duc (Vinh Phuc)

Comrade Hau A Lenh, member of the Central Committee, Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee and Comrade Do Tien Sy, member of the Central Committee, General Director of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) presented Bronze Medals to the authors.

6 Bronze Medals:

- Photo work: Soldiers in green uniforms, nurturing the future of the country - Author: Cao Minh Det (An Giang)
- Photo work: Youthful smiles - Author: Nguyen Dang Giang (Bac Giang)
- Photo work: High concentration - Author: Ngo Minh Phuong (Dak Nong)
- Photo work: Unique Shoe Embroidery Craft of Xa Phang People in Dien Bien - Author: Do Thu Quyen (Phu Tho)
- Photo work: Heroic Vietnamese Mother - Author: Vu Tien Dung (Quang Ninh)
- Photo work: Sustainable energy - Author: Le Anh Tuan (HCMC)

Comrade Nguyen Minh Vu, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Artist Tran Thi Thu Dong, Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, presented the Encouragement Prize to the authors.

10 Encouragement Prizes:

- Photo work: Road to the highlands - Author: Nguyen Quoc Hung (Bac Ninh)
- Photo work: The village awakens - Author: Dao Van Vinh (Hanoi)
- Photo work: Border guard station adopted child model - giving wings to dreams for poor students in mountainous areas - Author: Dinh Hai Ngoc (Hanoi)
- Photo work: The 8th Vietnam - China Border Defense Friendship Exchange - Author: Do Duy Liem (Hanoi)
- Photo work: Morning in Ha Lang - Author: Le Viet Khanh (Hanoi)
- Photo work: Cao Bang Mountains and Rivers - Author: Nguyen Thi Bich Huong (Hanoi)
- Photo: Ha Tinh Border Guards visit and help Lao people - Author: Tran Nhat Linh (Ha Tinh)
- Photo work: Crossing the stream - Author: Le Van (Quang Nam)
- Photo work: Energy at the border - Author: Le Ngoc Tu (Quang Tri)
- Photo work: The first Vietnam - Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange - Author: Nguyen Trung Truc (HCMC)

See the winning entries here.

Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army Trinh Van Quyet took souvenir photos with delegates and the Organizing Committee.

President of Vietnam Association of Fine Arts Tran Thi Thu Dong and the authors who won the contest

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