Wednesday, 29/05/2024 16:02 (GMT+7)
The Vietnamese Women's Association in Hungary and the Vietnamese Embassy in Budapest have jointly organised an award ceremony for the contest theme "Vietnam through the eyes of children" for junior high school age.
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao (front, first, right) and President of the Vietnamese Women’s Union in Hungary Dr. Pham Bich Thien (front, first, left) present certificates of merit to winners of the contest (Photo: VNA) |
The contest has attracted hundreds of works from more than 50 schools across Hungary. It aims widely popularize Vietnam's culture, land, and people to international friends, as well as the second and third generations of Vietnamese people in Hungary.
The contest was even more successful when recording impressive numbers with 364 entries, 87,867 post updates on the contest's Facebook page, and many Hungarian newspapers reporting on it.
Surprisingly, the first prize in the contest went to two Hungarian students, with Szabó Zétény winning first prize for ages one to four and Sebok Lilla notching up the first prize for ages five to eight.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao hailed the Vietnamese Women's Association in Hungary’s initiative of organizing the drawing contest about Vietnam.
The Ambassador awarded Certificates of Merit to six prize winners. In addition to the two first prizes, whilst the second and third prizes went to contestants from Vietnam, China, and Denmark. In particular, the Organizing Board also received a certificate of merit for its creative ideas and successful organisation of the competition.
The contest has served to truly bring the nation closer to the Hungarian people as a means of contributing to further cultivating the relationship between the two sides moving forward./.
Compiled by BTA