Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (4th from right) and permanent member of  Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong (3rd from left) present A prize to winners. (Photo:Khanh Linh/tuoitre.vn)

At the ceremony, permanent member of  Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong applauded the role of the press in informing people at home and abroad  and international friends about the Communist Party of Vietnam, its Party building and rectification, and Vietnam's achievements under the leadership of the Party. This has contributed to consolidating and enhancing the people's trust in the Party, State and regime, according to Mr. Thuong.

He urged the press reporting Party building to continue reform, fight negativity, backwardness, and false and hostile claims, and protect the Party’s ideological foundation, platform, and guidelines to meet the requirements of Party building and rectification and the development of modern journalism.

The Organizing Committee awarded 6 A prizes, 12 B prizes, 16 C prizes, 30 Consolation prizes and 10 thematic prizes. VOV won 3 prizes, including 1 B prize, 1 C prize and 1 Consolation prize.