National Press Festival wraps up

ABO/NDO- The National Press Festival concluded in Hanoi on March 19 after highlighting some of the most outstanding works in the sector.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highly appreciated the valuable entries with high quality that portrayed concerned issues in various fields of day-to-day life to the people and met the readers’ diversified demands.

The organising committee presented six A prizes, 15 B prizes, 27 C prizes and 62 consolation prizes.

The three-day event is the biggest festival in the press circle. It brings together 63 journalists’ associations of the country's cities and provinces, and 60 central and local press agencies, with 87 booths displaying outstanding publications in 2022 and the first quarter of this year.

The festival provided an opportunity to honour the strong development of Vietnamese journalism and creative works, and to promote exchange and cooperation between journalists and the public.

The fair attracted thousands of public visits to watch special press publications, take part in multiple seminars on journalism, exchange with their favorite reporters and enjoy vibrant, attractive cultural and artistic activities.

(Source: NDO)