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Winners of writing contest on Hanoi announced

Winners of a writing contest marking the 1,010th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi were honoured during a ceremony held in the capital city on October 31.
Winners of writing contest on Hanoi announced ảnh 1HUFO Chairwoman Nguyen Lan Huong (R) presents the first prize to Saleem Hammad from Palestine (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of awriting contest marking the 1,010th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi werehonoured during a ceremony held in the capital city on October 31.

Organised by the Hanoi Union of FriendshipOrganisations (HUFO), the contest offered a chance for international friendsand overseas Vietnamese to express their sentiments with Hanoi, thus enhancingunderstanding about the “City for Peace”.

As many as 206 entries were sent to theorganisers, including those from Japan, France, Russia, Germany, India andIndonesia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Laos and Palestine.

Saleem Hammad from Palestine won the firstprize while the two second prizes were presented to Nilov Roman, Third Secretaryat the Russian Embassy in Vietnam and Nguyen Thi Tram, an overseas Vietnamese livingin Germany.

Pascoela Barreto dos Santos, Ambassador ofTimor Leste to Vietnam; Chansida Inkhavilay, Secretary at the Lao Embassy inVietnam; and Okabe Chikara from Japan, clinched the third prizes.

Many foreign contestants submitted theirworks in fluent Vietnamese language, voicing their impression on Hanoi’sarchitect, landscapes, street foods and friendly residents, HUFO ChairwomanNguyen Lan Huong said./. 

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