Awards given to winners of song writing contest to honor martyrs
(VOVWORLD) -The Youth Union and Ha Tinh province have given awards to winners of a song writing contest to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dong Loc victory July 24. The award ceremony in Ha Tinh on Friday night was attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) and winners of the song contest (Photo: VNA) |
Since its launch 2 months ago, the contest entitled “Immortal flowers” received 87 entries, of which 10 won prizes. The A prize, the highest prize was given to the song “Fairy tale of our homeland” composed by Ngoc Thinh from lyrics written by Ngoc Vuong. Nguyen Ngoc Luong, Secretary of the Youth Union, said: “Authors have skillfully used traditional music to create warmness and love in their songs. Many songs are written in a modern and emotional way, feeling the sacrifices of our predecessors in the struggle for national independence and responsibility of today’s young people to deserve those sacrifices.”