2024 National Press Festival completes in HCM City
The 2024 National Press Festival wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17.
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| Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Nguyen Duc Loi speaks at the closing ceremony of the 2024 National Press Festival in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA) |
With the theme of "Vietnamese Press - Pioneering, Innovation for the Revolutionary Cause of the Party and the People", the three-day event is a highlight of the professionalism and modernity of the Vietnamese press.
Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Nguyen Duc Loi, who is also head of the festival’s organising board, said it brought together representatives from central and local press agencies nationwide, with 120 booths displaying outstanding publications covering all aspects of economic, political, cultural, social, defence, security, and foreign affairs.
Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education, urged press agencies to focus on popularising the implementation of the socio-economic development tasks, spreading good and compassionate values in society, and bringing Party, State, and Government guidelines, policies and laws into life, thus meeting the expectations of all people.
He also asked them to strengthen the work of building a clean and strong Party, constantly fostering and improving political bravery, revolutionary ethics, and professional expertise for journalists.
Within the framework of this year's press festival, the Organizing Committee and Awards Council awarded 11 A prizes, 29 B prizes, 53 C prizes and 88 consolation prizes to press agencies in the categories "Excellent Exhibition Booth"; “Impressive Tet Radio Programme”; “Impressive Tet Television Programme”; “Impressive Tet electronic newspaper interface” and “Impressive Tet newspaper cover”.
The World & Vietnam Report won the "Excellent Exhibition Booth" award and the Certificate of "Active participation, contributing to the success of the 2024 National Newspaper Association".
