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The organizing board of the contest received 202 entries from the US, the UK, France, Russia, the Republic of Korea, China, Laos and Finland. However, the largest number of entries are from overseas Vietnamese youth and students in the US with 99 entries; the UK, 55 entries and the Republic of Korea, 40 entries.
Most of the entries have diversified content and lively presentation style.
The examiners of the contest selected 15 entries to be awarded, including one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes and nine consolation prizes.
The first prize was presented to the entry "Building information and data systems about Vietnam’s sea and islands" by two authors of Nguyen Dinh Phu and Le Quoc Chien from group of VietData from the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in the US.
The two second prizes belong to Do Cao Son from the Republic of Korea and Bui Minh Dung, a student from the Russian Federation.
The entries winning prizes are given certificates of merit from the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation; a certificate from the organizing board of the contest and cash prizes, including first prize worth VND30 million; second prize worth VND10 million; third prize worth VND5 million and VND2 million to consolation prizes.
Particularly, the authors winning first, second and third prizes will join a working delegation of the Ministry of Information and Communications to visit the army and people on Truong Sa island district.
The writing contest aims to promote information and communications of tasks on the sea and islands sovereignty protection and territorial integrity of country.
It contributes to promoting revolutionary tradition, education, patriotism, national pride for overseas Vietnamese youth and students; cheer and encourage ideas, innovations, solutions and practical contributions of overseas Vietnamese youth and students for the task of protecting sovereignty over the sea and islands of the country, thereby improving knowledge and responsibility of the youth for the national construction and protection in the new situation.
The content of the entries focuses on the collection, provision of documented information, historical and legal documents claiming Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos; proposing and introducing innovations, ideas and solutions of youth and students in the fight to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the sea and islands./.