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The Ministry of Information and Communications held an award ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday for the “Happy Vietnam” photo and video contest.
This marks the first time a photo and video contest about human rights in Vietnam has been held online.
During the award ceremony, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung remarked that the greatest strength, creativity, and vitality always stem from the people. The collection of 7,000 photos and videos from Vietnamese individuals across the nation serves as compelling evidence of their strength, creativity, and vitality.
The vietnam.vn platform has recorded over 90 million individuals viewing these 7,000 works, with over 40% of them from abroad. Some individual works have been viewed by over half a million people, remarkable figures that have surprised even the organizers themselves.
The most voted work in the Video category is “Discovering a beautiful Hmong village in Hua Tat, Moc Chau district, Son La province” by the author group Pham Mina and Mui Khanh Ly; while in the photo category “The joy of working at TH” by author Luong Sy Phu received the awards.
Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the Department of Foreign Information of the Ministry of Information and Communications, presented the Consolation Prize to the authors of the photo category.
In the photo category, Hieu Minh Vu was awarded the third prize for the work "A Harvest of Tangerines." In the video category, Le Tan Thanh received the third prize for the work "Growing Flax, Weaving Fabric - Traditional Cultural Identity of the Mong People" (Photo: Authors receiving the third prize in the contest).
The second prize in the photo category went to author Catalin Chitu with the work "Skyscraper Shrouded in Clouds", while in the video category, author Vuong Manh Cuong received the second prize for the work "Nha Trang's Calling Sea". (Photo: Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department Le Hai Binh and General Director of Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang presenting the second prizes).
The first prize in the photo category was granted to the work “Flying to Vietnam" by author Bui Cuong Quyet; while the first prize in the video category was bestowed upon the work "Da Nang - City of Biodiversity" by author Nguyen Thanh Paven.
Former Vice President Truong My Hoa and Minister Nguyen Manh Hung presented the two first prizes in the photo and video categories to authors Bui Cuong Quyet and Nguyen Thanh Paven.
The photo exhibition "Happy Vietnam 2023" was also inaugurated at the Opera House during the award night. (Photo: Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition.)
Catalin Chitu, the only foreign recipient of the Second Prize for his work “Skyscraper Shrouded in Clouds” said: "I took this photo in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. After the rain, I looked outside and saw the entire skyscraper floating in the clouds, which left a great impression on me. Upon learning about the contest through the press and its extension to foreigners, I felt that the content had a positive message, portraying a joyful Vietnam. This motivated me to participate."
The authors took photos next to their works.
The “Happy Vietnam” contest exemplifies the Vietnamese Party and State's deep concern and unwavering policy on prioritizing the material and spiritual well-being of the people, placing them at the center, leaving no one behind.

“Happy Vietnam 2023“: First-ever human rights photo and video contest in Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The "Happy Vietnam 2023" photo and video contest honored 28 works, including 14 works in the photo and photo set categories.

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