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18th Devotion Awards to reveal winners on March 27

The 18th Cong hien (Devotion) Awards by the Vietnam News Agency’s The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) newspaper will announce winners at a ceremony held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 27 evening.
18th Devotion Awards to reveal winners on March 27 ảnh 1Poster of the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 18th Cong hien(Devotion) Awards by the Vietnam News Agency’s The Thao & Van Hoa (Sportand Culture) newspaper will announce winners at a ceremony held at theHanoi Opera House on March 27 evening.

The event will be livestreamed on various channels, includingthe Facebook Page of the awards, VNews, YAN News, YANTV, YAN Talents, Bestie,and dienanh.net.

The awards have been organised since 2005, with the press nationwideparticipating in the selection process. From the 17th edition last year, the organisingcommittee expanded its scope to also featuring sports from solely focusing onmusic as previously.

The new realm covers four categories, namely the sportachievement of the year, athlete of the year, young athlete of the year, andaspiration for devotion.

The traditional awards for music, meanwhile, consist of tencategories, including those for the song, music video, new artist, album,producer, and composer of the year.

This year, apart from the standard award categories andselection procedures, the organising committee and the voting council willpresent the Impressive Devotion Award to acknowledge and honour individuals ororganisations whose musical activities have left a profound impact and impressionon both the general public and industry experts./.
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