Lao Dong Newspaper wins 4 awards at the political commentary contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation

Spreading beyond borders

On October 19th, in Hanoi, the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front and central mass organizations organized the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony of the 2nd political commentary contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation, year 2026.

The highlight of this year's contest is the diversity of participants, from officials, party members, union members, association members to people with disabilities, overseas Vietnamese and international friends. Among them are Mr. Pham Viet Thu - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Blind, Ms. Dinh Viet Anh - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Blind, Editor-in-Chief of Doi Moi Magazine.

The contest also had the participation of Prof. Dr. Vladimir N. Kolotov - Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute of the State University of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Also participating were Mr. Pedro de Oliveira - Secretary General of the Brazil - Vietnam Friendship and Cooperation Association, Ms. Kusum Jain - Chairwoman of the India - Vietnam Solidarity Committee, members of the Switzerland - Vietnam Friendship Association and Dr. Hoang Thi Hong Ha - Chairwoman of the Vietnamese Essence Association in France.

The participation of authors from many countries shows the spread of the contest, while expanding the participation of overseas Vietnamese and international friends in political activities.

In terms of scale, the contest attracted 10,220 entries, an increase of more than 16 times compared to 2025. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association mobilized members to submit 5,000 entries. The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Fatherland Front, and central organizations have nearly 3,000 entries.

The Organizing Committee selected 100 works to submit to the Central level competition, of which 3 works won prizes. At the Party Committee level, 47 works were awarded prizes, including 2 A prizes, 8 B prizes, 15 C prizes and 22 Consolation prizes.

Notably, Lao Dong Newspaper has 4 award-winning works, including 1 A prize, 1 B prize and 2 Consolation prizes, marking the themes of policy building, political work, ideology, resignation culture and workers' belief in the Party.

Bringing political works into life

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Phi Long - Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central Agencies, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front emphasized that the task of protecting the Party's ideological foundation must be associated with consolidating the relationship between the Party and the People, creating social consensus.

Politics only has vitality when there are solid arguments, authentic evidence and answers to what the people care about," Mr. Nguyen Phi Long affirmed.

Officially launching the 2027 Contest, he proposed to strive for 100% of directly affiliated party organizations to have contest entries at the Party Committee level, focusing on practical issues, using verified data and making feasible recommendations.

He especially noted the distinction between distorted and hostile views and the goodwill and legitimate concerns of the People.

Quality works need to continue to be selected, published and used in propaganda work, Party cell and mass organization activities, thereby improving the persuasiveness of political theory in practice.

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