(VOVworld)-Algerian reporters Aoura Racha and Ryad Abada have received a third prize of Vietnam’s National External Information Service Awards 2015 for their article on Ho Chi Minh City. The article, titled “Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s economic heart”, gave insights into the Vietnamese southern economic hub and how the local reform policy had changed it since 1986.

Ambassador Pham Quoc Tru and the prize winners (Source: VNA)

At the awards ceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Algiers on Wednesday, Aoura Racha expressed her honour to win the prize, saying it is a remarkable milestone in her career as a reporter. Racha spent 10 days 10 travelling across Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang and Can Tho, which were later articulated in her writing. Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru said the two reporters have done an excellent job, hoping the prize will inspire them to write more valuable articles. The National External Information Service Awards 2015 attracted approximately 800 entries in 11 languages, including Vietnamese, French, Chinese, English and Japanese.