Book on islands wins gold prize
The children's book Let Me Tell You Truong Sa's Story by military writer Nguyen Xuan Thuy was among several works to win a Golden Prize at the Vietnam Publishers Association's Best Book Awards.
Thuy said he hopes his book will help young readers clearly picture life in the islands, and consequently develop a love for the nation's sacred land.
The other Golden Prize winners include the National Political Publishing House's History of Southern War Resistance, the Social Science Publishing House's Vietnamese - English Dictionary, the Medical Publishing House's Coronary Artery Intervention in Clinical Practice and the Education Publishing House's Biology Book Glossary.
The eighth Vietnam Book Awards drew about 270 books from the country's 35 publishing houses to compete for the golden prize in the two categories of best book and best cover.
The Best Cover Awards went to the Kim Dong Publishing House's Those Whose Names Are Young Forever and Animals – Childhood Friends, the Tre Publishing House's Trinh Cong Son – Love Letter to Friend, the Vietnam Education Publishing House's Vietnamese version of Biology and the HCM City Culture, Literature and Arts Publishing House's HCM City's Sculpture in the 1975-2010 Period.
The cover of the Complete Works of President Ho Chi Minh by the National Political Publishing House, designed by artist Phung Minh Trang, was awarded a Special Prize.
Other books received silver, bronze and encouragement prizes.