On Tuesday, the awards ceremony of a city-level reportage-writing contest entitled ‘Da Nang - 20 Years of Innovation’ took place at the offices of the DA NANG Newspaper.

Vice Chairman Dung (right) and the second prize winner Van Thanh Le

Addressing the event, the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Mr Truong Cong Dinh, said “The contest is part of activities to mark the 20 years since Da Nang’s recognition as a centrally-governed city on 1 January 1997.  It aims to highlight the city’s remarkable achievements during its renewal process.  It attracted many professional and amateur writers from the city and other localities nationwide. In particular, Le Thi Thu Thanh from Quang Tri Province sent the highest number of entries with 6, whilst the oldest writer was 90-year-old Nguyen Xuan Thieu from Da Nang”.

Speaking at the event, municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman and Head of the event’s organising board Dang Viet Dung praised the success of the contest.  He added that contestants focused on introducing the remarkable achievements and innovations of the city over the past 2 decades, as well as advertising the image of a civilised, modern, peaceful and liveable city to domestic and international friends.

Editor-in-Chief Dinh (1st left) and the third prize winners

After launching, the contest’s organising board received 46 entries in total, 39 of which were chosen for the final round. 

In the end, there was no first prize winner.  The ‘Thanh Pho Phao Hoa’ (City of Fireworks) article by reporter Van Thanh Le from DA NANG Newspaper won the second prize.

Third prizes went to Bui Cong Minh with his ‘Me Con Nguoi Lay Nuoc Com’ (Mother and Her Daughter Take Leftovers) story, Nguyen Dinh An with ‘Dot Pha Tu Khai Thac Quy Dat’ (Remarkable Achievements from Exploiting the City’s Land Fund), and Huynh Van Chinh with ‘Giao Thong Di Truoc’ (Top Priority Given to Transport).

Five consolation prizes were given out to Bui Van Tieng with ‘Lang Thang … Tim Can Bo’ (Wandering … to Find Employees), Tan Hoai Da Vu with ‘Da Nang, Thanh Pho Toi Yeu’ (Da Nang, My Beloved City), Ho Duy Le with ‘Buoc Do Cua Thoi Gian’ (Measurement Step of Time), Trieu Tung from DA NANG Newspaper with ‘Nhat Chuyen Song Han’ (Daily Stories about the Han River), and Truong Dien Thang with ‘Bien Khong Noi Voi Ban Dieu Gi’ (Sea Does Not Tell Anything to You).