Party General Secretary To Lam attends the award ceremony of the press awards themed “Steadfast Under the Party’s Flag.” (Photo: Thong Nhat/ VNA)

The event was held to mark the 96th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930–2026) and celebrate the success of the 14th National Party Congress.Launched on February 5, 2025, the contest became a broad and meaningful political and ideological activity, encouraging strong emulation movements across society and within the military.

The organisers received more than 8,000 entries in five categories: commentary, feature, reportage, photo and multimedia. Many entries were of high quality and strong combativeness, clearly demonstrating the dedication, responsibility, courage and intellect of journalists as pioneering soldiers on the ideological and cultural front, affirming their political commitment and responsibility to the Party, the Fatherland and the people.

Party General Secretary To Lam and General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence take photos with the prize winners. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

The preliminary jury selected 116 works for the final round and gave awards for 66 authors and groups of authors with outstanding works, including five A, 11 B, 25 C and 25 consolation prizes. Certificates of merit were also presented to 10 collectives with outstanding achievements in organising and promoting the contest.

Journalist Nguyen Phan Huong Xuan of VOVWORLD and Mr. Vyacheslaw Gennadievich Kalganov, Vice Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg, Russian, won a third prize with their work titled “Ho Chi Minh’s ideological legacy continues to spread strongly in Vietnam and around the world.”