Da Nang student wins first place at final round for 53rd UPU

Nguyen Do Quang Minh, a ninth grader, in Da Nang city wins the national round for the 53rd UPU letter-writing contest. (Photo by TL)

The ninth grader surpassed 1.5 million entries with his letter about children who lack love and need a place to express their feelings.

According to VNA, in his writing, addressed to the UPU General Director in 2174, Nguyen Do Quang Minh from Nguyen Khuyen Secondary-High School expressed his hope that in the next 150 years when electric emails and other advanced means of communications become popular, postal services will still be provided for free for children to write letters to the Santa Claus.

He also wished that there will be more Santa Claus schools so that people can learn how to bring happiness to children.

Minh’s letter will be translated into either English or French. The translated version and its Vietnamese original will be sent to the UPU organising board based in Switzerland.

In 2024, participants are encouraged to reflect on the future of the world under the theme: "At 150 years old, the UPU has served people around the world for more than eight generations. The world has changed enormously since then. Write a letter to future generations about the world you hope they inherit."

The contest has been held in Vietnam for 36 times so far./.