Authors receive first prizes at the Fourth Dien Hong national press awards.
The fourth National Press Awards on the National Assembly and People’s Councils, known as the Dien Hong Awards, were held on December 18 at the Vietnam–Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi under the theme “80 years of the Vietnam National Assembly.”
Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended and delivered keynote remarks.
Attendees included former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former Politburo member and former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, and Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary and Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac.
Also present were Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Van Chien, Head of the Awards Steering Committee, General Trinh Van Quyet, Party Central Committee Secretary and Head of the Central Commission for Publicity, Education and Mass Mobilization, Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, National Assembly Vice Chairpersons Nguyen Khac Dinh, Nguyen Duc Hai, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Vu Hong Thanh and Le Minh Hoan, and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra.
Representing Hanoi, Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Phung Thi Hong Ha attended the ceremony.
In his remarks, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that with the theme "80 years of the Vietnam National Assembly", this year's Dien Hong Awards attracted broad participation from journalists and strong public interest.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivers his remarks at the event.
The Organizing Committee received many well-invested, meticulous, innovative and creative journalistic works that generated wide social impact, earned reader appreciation and received high evaluations from the judging council.
Many entries highlighted the National Assembly's achievements over 80 years alongside national development and offered in-depth analysis of National Assembly activities, People's Councils at all levels and elected representatives as the country enters a new era.
The National Assembly Chairman expressed confidence that in 2026 journalists will continue to uphold professional passion, responsibility and courage, provide objective and multi-dimensional reporting, accompany the National Assembly, promptly and fully convey its activities, and identify shortcomings in lawmaking and enforcement to help elected bodies operate more effectively.
He stressed that the press must strongly spread renewed determination and momentum across the Party, people and armed forces in implementing the 14th National Party Congress Resolution and organizing elections for the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils for the 2026–2031 term.
The press should continue to reflect innovations in National Assembly operations, treat lawmaking as the "breakthrough of breakthroughs" that leads the way, ensure substantive supervision with clear accountability, accelerate digital transformation and application of information technology and artificial intelligence and further improve the quality of decisions on major national issues.
As Party General Secretary To Lam has stated, every decision of the National Assembly must demonstrate strategic vision, meet immediate needs and ensure long-term development orientation, NA Chairman Man said.
Delegates tour the exhibition during the awards ceremony.
The fourth Dien Hong Awards attracted more than 3,500 entries. After a rigorous, objective, scientific and responsible review process, the preliminary jury selected 91 works for the final round.
The final jury proposed awards for 64 outstanding works, including five first prizes, 12 second prizes, 22 third prizes and 25 consolation prizes.
According to the Organizing Committee, this year's entries showed high quality, closely aligned with political tasks, comprehensively reflected innovations and notable results of the National Assembly and People's Councils in 2025 and portrayed achievements of the 15th National Assembly term and the proud 80-year journey of the National Assembly.
Many works explored historical milestones, reforms and achievements across periods and clarified the National Assembly's development in building a socialist rule-of-law state.
Entries also reflected practical operations of People's Councils at all levels, especially organizational innovation, and improved supervision quality and protection of people's mastery.
They also carried strong timeliness, promptly institutionalized new Party policies and highlighted pressing issues requiring solutions in the current development stage.
Launching the fifth Dien Hong Awards, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Van Chien said 2026 holds special significance as the year of the 14th National Party Congress, the election of the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils for the 2026–2031 term and the first year of implementing the 2026–2031 five-year plan.
In this context, organizing the fifth Dien Hong Awards will hold great importance, providing an opportunity for media agencies, journalists and the public to continue reflecting and spreading activities of the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels.
Individuals and units earn recognition for their contributions to the awards.
The awards will also help improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of elected bodies, strengthen national unity, enhance social consensus and promote fast and sustainable national development.
With that spirit, on behalf of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the Dien Hong Awards Steering Committee, Chien officially launched the fifth National Press Awards on the National Assembly and People's Councils.