(VOVworld) - Outstanding press works have been awarded with the Golden Hammer and Sickle Prizes in a contest to promote Party building. 3 first prizes, 7 second prizes and 12 third prizes were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday in the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

A dance performance at the award ceremony on February 3.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission Pham Minh Chinh said that the contest aims to  help strengthen the Party and push back corruption and bureaucracy. The contest drew more than 1,000 entries.