Summary and national award ceremony of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition

On the afternoon of May 17, in Ninh Binh city, the Ministry of Information and Communications , the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Writers Association, the Vietnam Post Corporation, the Young Pioneers and Children Newspaper jointly organized the summary and national award ceremony of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition in 2024.

Attending the event were comrades: Bui Hoang Phuong, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Contest; Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Chairman of the Central Council of Young Pioneers, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the Contest; Tong Quang Thin, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Also attending were representatives from the Ministry of Information and Communications; Ministry of Education and Training ; Young Pioneers and Children Newspaper; Vietnam Post Corporation; Departments of Education and Training, Departments of Information and Communications of provinces and cities; schools with students participating in the contest and prize-winning contestants.

Summary and national award ceremony of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition — Comrade Tong Quang Thin, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee delivered a welcome speech at the closing ceremony and awarding of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition.

Speaking at the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition, Comrade Tong Quang Thin, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, on behalf of the provincial leaders, sent the best congratulations to the delegates, teachers and students attending the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony of the competition.

He introduced the general features of the potential and strengths of Ninh Binh province in socio -economic development as well as the historical traditions of the land with a rich history and culture, a locality with a tradition of learning, mandarin examinations, and respect for talented people.

He affirmed: This is an opportunity for students in Ninh Binh province to understand more about the contest and the postal industry in general. Hopefully, students in Ninh Binh in particular and in the whole country in general will know more, love the land and people of Ninh Binh, introduce and spread the typical cultural values, famous landscapes and Trang An World Heritage to domestic and international friends.

The 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition (2024) is organized by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) with the theme "Over the past 150 years, the Universal Postal Union has served more than 8 generations of people around the world. Since then, the world has changed a lot. Write a letter to future generations to talk about the world you hope they will inherit".

In Vietnam, this is the 36th time the Contest has been held. The Contest was launched and implemented nationwide from January 5 to March 31, 2024.

The Organizing Committee has received nearly 1.5 million entries from students nationwide. Localities with many quality entries are Hanoi, Hai Duong, Da Nang, Thua Thien - Hue, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Nghe An, Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa... The entries were carefully selected and invested in by the school, many letters were invested in depth.

The theme of the competition is associated with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Universal Postal Union (1874 - 2024), but it does not only focus on the history - or the role of the Postal industry in serving the world, but this year's theme encourages young people to express their thoughts on the world we live in facing global challenges and propose solutions for change.

The letters that were selected for the final round and were highly appreciated were those that were creative, had unique emotions, and made an impression. There were many letters that were carefully written, outstanding with great ideas and messages, but there were also many letters that were written in an innocent, cute voice, suitable for the age of the students.

After 5 rounds of judging, the National Jury selected 130 entries for the final round. As a result, the Organizing Committee awarded 1 First Prize, 3 Second Prizes, 5 Third Prizes, 30 Encouragement Prizes, 61 Promising Writer Prizes; 12 prizes for disabled contestants; First and Second Prize winners were awarded the Creative Youth Badge by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

Among them, the letter that won the National First Prize of the 53rd UPU International Letter Writing Competition belonged to Nguyen Do Quang Minh (class 9/1, Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School, Cam Le District, Da Nang City).

Speaking at the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony of the contest, Mr. Bui Hoang Phuong, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, emphasized: The closing ceremony and awarding ceremony of the contest took place near the birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, and was a meaningful activity to report to Uncle Ho about the results and achievements of the contest.

Over the past time, the UPU International Letter Writing Competition has always received the attention, support and active participation of schools and students nationwide. Vietnamese students have been enthusiastically participating in the Competition, winning many high international awards. These are very proud achievements, demonstrating the international humanitarian spirit and responsibility towards society and global issues of Vietnamese students.

To prepare for the next journey of the UPU International Letter Writing Competition, the Deputy Minister of Information and Communications requested that the competition organizing agencies at the central and local levels, teachers, education managers, Youth Union officials, and Young Pioneer officials continue to coordinate with the Organizing Committee of the competition to provide better organization guidance so that Vietnamese students can participate with quality and achieve new successes.

Bui Dieu - Ngoc Linh

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