The World and Vietnam Report wins 3rd Prize at the National Press Awards 'For the Development of Vietnamese Culture' 2025
WVR - The third edition of the National Press Awards "For the Development of Vietnamese Culture" honoured 95 individual awards and 3 collective awards for media organizations with high-quality works. The World and Vietnam Report was awarded the Third Prize for the work "The Story of the Vietnamese Language Sower" by author Pham Thi Thuan.
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On the evening of November 6, at Ho Guom Theater (Hanoi), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (VHTT&DL) in collaboration with the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilization, the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Vietnam Television organized the third National Press Awards Ceremony "For the Development of Vietnamese Culture".
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| Art performance at the awards ceremony. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
This year's awards selected and honoured authours or groups of authours with outstanding journalistic works on culture, information, family, sports, and tourism published or broadcast by central and local media agencies within the stipulated time; awards were also given to exemplary media organizations with many winning entries.
The awards aim to recognize and honour the outstanding contributions of collectives, individuals, and journalists in the development of culture, information, sports, tourism, and family.
The awards also acknowledge the persistent efforts of media organizations in transforming culture into a source of spiritual energy, spreading it to millions of people, and collectively implementing the strategic action declaration: "Culture is the foundation – Information is the conduit – Sports is the strength – Tourism is the connecting bridge".
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| The organizers present awards to outstanding authors/groups winning the First Prize. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
Attracting 1,040 entries
This year's awards expanded the core content of the entries. Besides topics revolving around culture, sports, and tourism as in previous seasons, this year, participants could submit entries discussing journalism and publishing.
With a larger scale and scope, the awards received 1,040 journalistic works from almost all central and local media agencies.
The entries were published or broadcast across various media types: print, online, radio, television, and photojournalism, from June 16, 2024, to July 31, 2025.
After compiling, filtering, evaluating, discussing, and judging the works, the preliminary council selected 122 outstanding works to present to the final council. After the preliminary and final rounds.
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| The organizers present awards to authours/groups of authours winning the Second Prize. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
As a result, the organizers decided to award 95 individual prizes, including: 5 First Prizes, 15 Second Prizes, 25 Third Prizes, and 50 Consolation Prizes. Among them, World and Vietnam Report was awarded the Third Prize for the work "The Story of the Vietnamese Language Sower" by authour Pham Thi Thuan.
Three collective awards were given to media organizations with many quality works: Voice of Vietnam: Bac Ninh Newspaper and Radio and Television; Vinh Long Newspaper and Radio and Television.
Evaluating the professional quality of this year's awards, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Final Council, journalist Le Quoc Minh shared: "This year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Press Awards have reached a new level, demonstrated by the scale and quality of the entries.
With over 1,000 entries submitted from central and local media agencies, we see this as a very positive response from the national journalism community.
This number not only reflects the appeal of the awards but also shows the increasing interest of reporters and editors in the fields of culture, sports, and tourism".
This year's entries were quite diverse in genre and topic. In the final round, many works demonstrated depth in content, reflecting major issues in the industry such as cultural policy, legal framework, the role of culture in the digital age, and building family culture…
These topics align well with the direction "culture must light the way for the nation", in line with the Party and State's policies on cultural development.
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| The organizers present awards to authors/groups winning the Third Prize. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
Honouring the spread of culture
A notable highlight of this year's awards is the first-time presentation of 6 "Vietnamese Inspiration" awards. This award aims to honour the persistent efforts of media organizations, communication channels, and individuals who have contributed to transforming culture into a spiritual energy source spreading to millions of people.
The honoured works, programs, and artistic – media products all create a broad social impact, contributing to promoting Vietnamese cultural values, inspiring positive living, and awakening national pride, solidarity, compassion, and creativity among Vietnamese people.
The list includes; Special Award (Nhan Dan Newspaper); First Prize (Vietnam Television); Second Prize (Military Broadcasting and Television Center); Third Prize (Hanoi Radio and Television); Social Media Channel Award (Schannel Network); Individual Award (Actor Nguyen Quoc Hung).
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| The organizers present the "Vietnamese Inspiration" awards. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
This award affirms the role of media organizations, communication channels, and individuals in creating and nurturing positive values, contributing to building an advanced Vietnamese culture rich in national identity.
"Vietnamese Inspiration" is also a symbol of the soft power of culture, a strength that touches hearts, awakens aspirations, and spreads the Vietnamese spirit in the new era.
| First Prize Winning Works: 1. Print Media (01 work): Series of 4 articles "Preserving Historical and Cultural Values in Naming After Mergers"; Authours: Lai Thi Thuy Ha (Dinh An), Nguyen Thi Thu Trang (Phuong Anh), Ngo Thi Thuy Trang (Son Thuy), Huynh Thi Thuy Trang (Thuy Trang). Unit: Culture Newspaper. 2. Online Media (01 work): Series of 5 articles "Hanoi Capital: The Everlasting Memory of 70 Years of Victory Return"; Authour: Do Minh Thu Unit: VietnamPlus Electronic Newspaper, Vietnam News Agency. 3. Radio (01 work): Work: Awakening Heritage; Authors: Viet Anh, Thanh Huyen, Dinh Chau, Dieu Linh. Unit: Voice of Vietnam. 4. Television (01 work): Work: Talkshow The Era of Rising with the theme "The Rising Generation"; Authours: Vu Kieu Trinh, Luu Hoang Tuan, Do Huy Hoang, Nguyen Hoai Luong, Pham Bich Thuy, Tran Viet Linh, Nguyen Linh Chi, Tran Ngoc Son, Nguyen The Anh, Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Le Chuc Thuy Duong, Nguyen Lan Anh, Vu Hoang Hiep, Vu Van Nhat, Pham Hung, Dao Le Quang, Nguyen Thanh Hoang, Nguyen The Hung. Unit: News Department, Vietnam Television. 5. Photojournalism (01 work): The Family Tradition Preserving "Ethnic Colours"; Authour: Tran Van Huan. Unit: Culture Newspaper. |
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