The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on December 18 launched the Creative Awards 2019, aiming to honour collectives and individuals with outstanding research works, innovative solutions, products and services for the development of the city.
HCM City (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh Cityon December 18 launched the Creative Awards 2019, aiming to honour collectivesand individuals with outstanding research works, innovative solutions, productsand services for the development of the city.
Addressing the launching ceremony, Chairman of the committee NguyenThanh Phong said that the dynamism and creativity of locals are the largestresources deciding the growth of the city.
Although the city has conducted many creative campaigns targetingdifferent groups, the potential of locals, many of whom are intellectuals,scientists and experts, in innovative research and creativity is still huge andremains untapped, he said.
Phong said that the Ho Chi Minh City Creative Awards is expected to helppromote locals’ creativity, making it a social trend.
In the new period, Ho Chi Minh City is pursuing sustainable economicdevelopment to have the knowledge-based economy and green growth based onscience, technology, innovation and startup, stated the city leader.
The organising board will present 70 awards to winners in sevencategories, including innovative research; art; administrative reform;communications; studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example;startup; and new national and international-level scientific researches.
The first prize is worth 100 million VND (4,300 USD), the second prize’svalue is 80 million VND (3,440 USD) and the third prize, 60 million VND (2,580USD).
Entries can be submitted from now until January 30, 2019.
The municipal People’s Committee will present awards to the winners fromApril 16-30, 2019.-VNA
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The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
