Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 22 helda ceremony to honour winners of a writing contest on history of Vietnam-Laosspecial relations.
The contest was launched in response to a national-scale competition initiatedby the Commission for Information and Education under the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) Central Committee.
It received 30,000 entries from local officials, Party members and people fromall walks of life.
One first, one second, one third andtwo consolation prizes were presented to units. Meanwhile, in the individualcategory, one first, two second, three third and seven consolidation prizeswere also announced. The 30 top entries were also selected for the national-levelcontest.
Addressing the event, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee BuiThanh Ha stressed the significance of the contest, saying it helped tightensolidarity between Vietnam and Laos.
There will be more practical activities in Thua Thien-Hue to consolidate relationsbetween Vietnam and Laos as well as between Thua Thien-Hue and Lao provinceswith which it shares the border such as Salavan and Sekong, and others, hesaid.-VNA