Official stresses importance to increase effectiveness, pervasiveness of external information
Entering the ninth edition, the National External Information Service Awards have affirmed its prestige and quality, and attracted big attention from Vietnamese and foreigners who both engage in and do not engage in the external information service.
First prize winners of eighth National External Information Service Awards (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Entering the ninth edition, the National ExternalInformation Service Awards have affirmed its prestige and quality, andattracted big attention from Vietnamese and foreigners who both engage in anddo not engage in the external information service.
The statement was made by Le Hai Binh, alternate member ofthe Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’sCommission for Information and Education, and Standing Vice Chairman of theSteering Committee for External Information Service, on the threshold of theawarding ceremony of the ninth edition to be held at the Hanoi Opera House onOctober 12 evening.
According to him, the external information service hasreceived increasing attention of all levels and sectors, while the nationalawards have been expanded to various categories, for not only outstanding pressand media works, but also ideas and activities that help spread the image ofVietnam in the international arena.
In addition, the awards have been organised more professionally,and broadcast live on a Vietnam Television (VTV) channel with the participationof senior Party and State leaders.
Le Hai Binh, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and Standing Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee for External Information Service (Photo: VNA)
To ensure the prestige of the Awards, Binh proposedcontinuing to improve the effectiveness and pervasiveness of externalinformation and use them as criteria for scoring and award consideration.
There may be very good and profound articles, highlyappreciated by many experts, but if there is no way to help them reach a largenumber readers or spread to the international community, they cannot beconsidered perfect external information works, he stressed.
As many as 112 works, including 10 first, 21 second, 30third and 51 consolation prizes, were honoured at the awarding ceremony of theeighth National External Information Service Awards.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) won 20 prizes, including two first,six second, three third and nine consolation prizes./.
The ninth National External Information Service Awards was launched by the Steering Committee for External Information Service and the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education in collaboration with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, Nhan Dan Newspaper, the Vietnam News Agency, the Vietnam Television, the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, and the Vietnam Publishers’ Association.
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First prize winners of eighth National External Information Service Awards (Photo: VNA) 
Le Hai Binh, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and Standing Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee for External Information Service (Photo: VNA) 
