7th National Press Prize on Party Building - 2022

Party Building Process Clearly, Substantively Reflected

The 7th National Press Prize on Party Building (named Golden Hammer and Sickle) - 2022 has been bountiful with thousands of entries on a variety of topics, rich in genres, closely following hot topics, outstanding events, key tasks of the political system and the country. Content relating to party building process was clarified and further exploited compared to previous years.
February 05, 2023 | 05:36

On the evening of February 3, 2023, at the Hanoi Opera House, the Central Organization Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam presided over and coordinated with Nhan Dan Newspaper, Communist Magazine, Vietnam Television, and the Vietnam Journalists Association to hold an awarding ceremony for the 7th National Press Prize on Party building (named Golden Hammer and Sickle) - 2022.

Closely follow hot topics in Party building

According to the Contest's Organizing Committee, the prize standing agency (Party Building Journal) has received a total of 2,031 works, of which 697 are in print and 454 electronic press products, 529 television programs, 293 radio articles, and 58 press photo articles. Many works have timely reflected issues attracting society's attention. Those include the organization of the implementation of the 13th Party Congress Resolution and that of the 4th, 5th, and 6th plenum of the Central Committee of the Party Meeting (3rd course), the construction and rectification of the Party and political system, the strict handling of cadres and party members who have degraded in political ideology, morality, and lifestyle, the protection of the ideological foundation of the Party, fighting against the distorting claims of hostile forces; corruption and negativity; building a culture of resignation; continue to renovate cadre work and strengthen the construction and consolidation of grassroots party organizations, improve the quality of party members; the democracy promotion in the Party and society; the consolidation of the flesh-and-blood relationship between the Party and the People; preserving and promoting good cultural values in the spirit of the National Cultural Conference in November 2021.

The Prize Committee has reviewed and selected 72 high-quality works to award 6 A prizes, 12 B prizes, 18 C prizes, 30 Consolation prizes, and 8 topic prizes.

The council also selected three typical people interviewed in the winning works, including Party member Vu Y Do, Mong ethnic group, Secretary of Luu Thong village cell, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An; Party member Dang Thi Dan, Dao ethnic group, Head of Nam So village, Ban Phiet commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai and Party member Tran Van Nhan, doctor - war invalid class 3/4, 73 years old, more than 50 years old serving as a Party member (Tan Thinh ward, Thai Nguyen city, Thai Nguyen province).

Some topics such as studying, following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style, setting an example of good people doing good deeds, and affirming human rights issues in Vietnam are attractive and well-reviewed by readers.

Many articles are carefully invested in choosing topics, collecting materials, doing practical research, sharp presenting and analyzing, and containing new features in the topic and arguments.

Most of the entries have closely followed hot topics in Party construction and rectification. In particular, the strict handling of Party members with moral degradation, and corrupt and negative lifestyles continues to receive special attention. Major General, journalist Doan Xuan Bo, a representative of the People's Army Newspaper group of authors who won the A prize said: "The Party's anti-corruption process has always been trusted and supported by all classes of people. However, there is also a view that the fault was in the mechanism. If this mechanism does not change, whoever sits in that position will also appear in court, even with more serious mistakes. Through the series "A series of "officials" in court: Mechanism error or personal quality?", the authors have confirmed that this view is not correct."

"Our mechanism, policy, and law still have many obstacles. However, the mechanism is operated by people. When an official is on trial, his quality is the decisive factor. Officers with a pure mind, vision, and morality will overcome material temptations," said journalist Doan Xuan Bo.

Party building and rectification - precious material for articles

Speaking at the ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said: The country's rich, lively practice and important results in Party building and rectification over the past time have become valuable materials and a source of great inspiration for journalists to create quality works to make the 7th Golden Hammer and Sickle Award a bountiful season with thousands of entries that are diverse topics, rich in genres, covering all aspects, all provinces and cities, well received and appreciated by readers.

Party Building Process Clearly, Substantively Reflected
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong presented the A prize to authors and groups of authors (Photo: Thu Ha).

"The attractiveness and pervasive effects of the journalistic works on Party building further confirm the great responsibility and support of the Party committees, governments at all levels, and the political system, especially the people's enthusiastic support for the revolutionary press in Vietnam," said the National Assembly Chairman.

Out of 63 provinces and municipal cities, 34 have organized the Provincial Golden Hammer and Sickle Awards, creating an exciting atmosphere to respond to the 7th Golden Hammer and Sickle Awards - 2022 and promoting communication work on building the party and political system. According to preliminary statistics, about 20,000 works nationwide are written about building the Party political system.

The Steering and Organizing Committee of the prize decided to reward 15 units, which are the propaganda department, provincial organizing committees of the Party committees, press agencies, and journalist's associations with outstanding achievements in organizing, propagating, and responding to Golden Hammer and Sickle Award.

According to National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, to successfully implement the 13th Party Congress Resolution, along with continuing to implement synchronously and effectively the Party and State's guidelines and policies on the development socio-economic, ensuring national defense and security, raising the position of foreign affairs, it is necessary to continue promoting the construction and rectification of the Party and the political system with a more positive, serious, quality and effective spirit.

President Vuong Dinh Hue respectfully proposed to all classes of people and all comrades, whether living in the country or abroad, to actively participate in building and correcting the Party and the political system by taking concrete and practical actions with appropriate and effective forms.

On the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organizing Committee, Head of the Press Prize Steering Committee.

VietnamTime Magazine won prize for "Excellent works of overseas Vietnamese authors"

Party Building Process Clearly, Substantively Reflected
Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Fatherland Front Do Van Chien presented the Award for excellent work by overseas Vietnamese authors to Steve Bui (Vietnamese in Japan) and Ngo Pham Tran (Vietnamese in Taiwan), VietnamTimes magazine. (Photo: Thu Ha).

Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Fatherland Front Do Van Chien presented the award for excellent work by overseas Vietnamese authors for "From regional development plan, it is necessary to organize a national development space" by Steve Bui, overseas Vietnamese in Japan and Ngo Pham Tran, overseas Vietnamese in Taiwan, published in VietnamTimes magazine.

Politburo has issued resolutions on the direction of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in the regions. The policy has received deep attention and responsibility from Vietnamese experts and intellectuals abroad. VietnamTimes magazine has recorded and selected outstanding reviews and proposals, including articles by businessman Steve Bui and Ngo Pham Tran, President of the Vietnam-Taiwan Economic Association (Taipei, Taiwan, China). The work shows the viewpoint, vision, timing, and appropriateness of Vietnam's promulgation of resolutions on socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security for regions.

According to overseas Vietnamese authors, VietnamTimes magazine (Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations) is a reliable address for overseas Vietnamese to update political, economic, cultural news, and social issues in the country. The magazine has formed a useful forum and connection between expatriates and the motherland. Therefore, they chose VietnamTimes to express their attachment to the homeland and make plans for the country's socio-economic development policies.

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