The jury of the Vietnam Journalist Association granted four Prize As (first prize awards), 11 Prize Bs and 24 Prize Cs.
Journalist Hoang Hai Van of Thanh Nien won a Prize B for his in-depth coverage of the quality of imported fuel in Vietnam.
The report, “Euro II and Fuel Quality: the Efforts to Damage the Country,” criticized the government’s policy of applying Euro II emission standards on all new vehicles and also examined how fuel importers who sell low-quality fuels were contributing to pollution.
Triet praised the strong growth of the local press and called on the media to strive to improve themselves to “become an active force in building the country.”
Party Central Committee Secretary and head of the Party’s Central Committee for Ideology and Education To Huy Rua, Deputy Prime Minister cum Education Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and Fatherland Front Chairman Huynh Dam also attended at the ceremony.
Reported by Xuan Toan |