PANO – An artistic exchange and a grand ceremony to present prizes to the winners of the third writing contest “Simple but Noble Examples” will take place in Hanoi and be broadcast live on Vietnam Television Channel 1 and People’s Police Television Channel (ANTV) on June 9th, according to Major General Le Phuc Nguyen, the head of the organizing panel of the contest at a press conference on June 5th.
The event, organized by the People’s Army Newspaper, aims to honor simple but noble examples, including volunteers, scientists and former high-ranking officials of the Party, State and Army, who have rendered good services over the past years, and to present prizes to outstanding articles of the third writing contest, “Simple but Noble Examples”.
Launching the contest in 2011 by People Army’s Newspaper, the Press and Publication Department under the Central Information and Education Commission and People’s Army Publishing House, the organizing panel received hundreds of entries from writers nationwide and then selected 114 outstanding works to publish on various publications of the People’s Army Newspaper. After the qualifying rounds, the organizing panel selected 15 best pieces to present one first, two second, three third and consolation prizes.
During the live-show, audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy songs performed by famous singers, namely People’s Artist Trung Duc, Trong Tan, Anh Tho and Phuong Thao and to exchange with the good examples, including war veteran Le Dinh Duat in Thanh Xuan Trung commune, Thanh Xuan District, Ha Noi, who has mobilized 267 people to donate blood over the past 12 years.
Earlier, the organizing panel launched the fourth writing contest and started receiving entries from January 1st, 2012.
Translated by Tran Hoai