The National External Information Service awards ceremony 2017, the fourth of its edition, will take place at the headquarters of Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi on June 14.
Deputy head of the Steering Committee for
External Information Service Pham Van Linh (Source: VNA)
The organising board has received a total of 970
entries in the categories of print newspaper, electronic newspaper, radio
broadcast, television broadcast, press photo and book written in 15 languages
from 115 press outlets, publishing houses, units and localities nationwide as
well as authors from Russia, China, Spain, Cuba, Bulgaria, Slovakia, India and
France.
A total
of 105 entries were selected for the final round, and the best 67 will be
chosen for 7 first prizes, 15 second prizes, 18 third prizes and 27 consolation
prizes.
The
National External Information Service Awards 2017 was launched by the Party
Central Committee’s Communication and Education Commission, the Steering
Committee for External Information Service and Nhan dan newspaper.
Nhan dan
newspaper is the standing agency of the 2017 awards.
First
launched in 2014, the contest has drawn great attention from both domestic and
foreign press organisations, publishers and reporters. The number of entries to
the competition has increased through years from 515 works in 10 languages in
2014 to 893 entries in 17 languages in 2016.
The award
will continue to be held in 2018, open to Vietnamese or foreign individuals and
groups, each of them could submit no more than 7 entries or entry series to the
organising board.
Source: VNA
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