Hanoi (VNA) – The 49th edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition forYoung People was launched at a ceremony held at Thanh Cong secondary school inHanoi on December 6.
The contest, organised by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), tasks students to“Write a message to an adult about the world we live in”.
The contest, the 33rd time held in Vietnam, is open to all Vietnamese childrenunder 15. Each contestant is required to submit a handwritten letter of lessthan 800 words before February 25, 2020.
The contestants can write their letters in any language but foreign-languageletters must be accompanied by their translations into Vietnamese, which is thelanguage used for judgement.
The organisers will award one first prize worth 5 million VND (216 USD), threesecond prizes worth 3 million VND each, five third prizes worth 2 million VNDeach, 30 consolation prizes worth 1 million VND each, along with several otherprizes such as those for ethnic minority contestants and contestants withdisabilities will be awarded.
The winning Vietnamese letter and its English or French translation will besent to the international UPU writing contest.
At the 2018 international competition, Vietnamese student Nguyen Thi Bach Duongfrom Hai Duong province won the third prize for her letter that were imaginedto have come from the 19th century./.
VNA