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2007-1201 - VietnamNet Bridge - Vietnam-Laos literature
contest wraps up

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2007/12/757692/

Vietnam-Laos literature contest wraps up
14:31' 01/12/2007 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge - A literature contest themed “Vietnam and
Laos in my heart”, jointly organized by the Nhan Dan
newspaper, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ho Chi
Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam-Laos Friendship
Association wrapped up yesterday in Ha Noi.

The Patousai Monument or Arch of Triumph in Laos
Truong Tan Sang, member of the Politburo and standing member
of the Secretariat, on behalf of the organizers, bestowed
prizes to winners.

The contest was launched on July 18 to commemorate the 30th
anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation
Treaty, July 18, 1977, and 45 years of diplomatic relations
between the two nations, from September 5, 1962.

By the end of October, organizers had received over 1.2
million submissions from individuals and groups all over the
country, of which 82 works were selected by the organizers for
prizes.

The first collective prizes were awarded to the officers and
soldiers of Quyet Thang Multi-Battalion. Students of the
Vietnam-Laos People’s Security Institute won the special group
prize. And first prize for an individual work was granted to
Lieutenant Nguyen Xuan Ninh of the Capital Military School.

Notably, Nguyen Xuan Ninh’s writing impressed organizers not
only with its content but with Ninh’s dedication to his work.
It was presented in three different versions, one printed in
Vietnamese on pearl paper, another in English and the other in
Vietnamese Braille. Ninh said, “I hope many blind people will
have a chance to read my work.”

Eight second prizes were also awarded along with ten third
prizes and sixty-one consolation prizes.

(Source: SGGP)

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