Launching the 8th "Young Francophone Reporters" Contest

Le Courrier du Vietnam (under the Vietnam News Agency) - the only French-language newspaper in Vietnam, launched the 8th "Young Francophone Reporters" contest for all young people aged 18 to 35, who can speak and write French.

With the theme “Francophone and Culture of Sharing”, the contest is a playground for French-speaking youth in Vietnam and around the world to share and discuss cultural diversity, one of the top priorities of the Francophone Community.

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Delegates and contestants take souvenir photos at the 2022 Award Ceremony. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA/CVN)

The competition will also help candidates demonstrate their efforts and initiatives through their French writing skills, thereby conveying the vitality of this language.

The contest is organized with the main sponsorship of the Asia- Pacific Regional Representative Office (REPAP) of the International Organization of the Francophone (OIF) and the Vietnam News Agency, as well as the support of the Francophone University Organization (AUF), the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation, the Group of French-speaking Embassies and International Delegations in Vietnam (GADIF), universities in the Francophone bloc...

Entries must not have been published in any mass media, either domestically or internationally.

Authors or groups of authors must ensure their copyright for the works submitted to the contest. Valid entries are those that do not violate the regulations and laws of the Vietnamese State, and do not go against the national customs and culture.

The submission period is from August 1 to 31, 2023. Twenty finalists will be published from October 10 to 29, 2023 on the online newspaper https://lecourrier.vn for readers to vote. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on November 10, 2023.

The Organizing Committee will award 3 official prizes: 1 First prize (1 laptop worth 20 million VND), 1 Second prize (1 tablet worth 10 million VND), 1 Third prize (1 smartphone worth 5 million VND).

In addition, the Organizing Committee will award a number of Consolation Prizes and other secondary prizes such as Readers' Choice Prize, Talented Student Prize, Impressive Contestant Prize, etc.

For more information about the contest, please visit Le Courrier du Vietnam newspaper at https://lecourrier.vn, section “Concours Jeunes Reporters Francophones 2023”, or contact: Organizing Committee of the “Young Francophone Reporters” contest, Le Courrier du Vietnam Editorial Office, 79 Ly Thuong Kiet - Hoan Kiem - Hanoi .

Phone: (+84-96) 3 94 59 05, (+84-98) 3 88 61 61, (+84-24) 38 25 20 96.

Email: [email protected].

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