The Peruvian Embassy in Hanoi held a ceremony on September 30 to honour
the winners of an essay writing contest on Peru launched two months ago.
The first prize went to Duong Quoc Trung, a student at the
British University Vietnam while the second prize was taken by Tran Thi
Hoai Phuong, a student at Hanoi University and the third by Hoang Trung
Nghia, a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City’s Economics and Law University.
At the awards ceremony, Charge d’Affairs Luis Tsuboyama said the
contest helped increase the Vietnamese people’s understanding of Peru
and promoted cultural exchange between the two nations.
He said each of the contestants had built “a piece of a bridge” between the people of Peru and Vietnam.
The contest, which lasted from July 25 to August 22, 2014, is part of a
series of events to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of Vietnam-Peru
diplomatic ties and Peru’s Independence Day (July 28).
The
contest attracted entries from six cities and provinces throughout
Vietnam – Hanoi, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and
Dong Thap, as well as from Vietnamese people working in Peru.
In addition to the essay competition, the Peruvian Embassy is organising
a range of events to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of bilateral
diplomatic ties, including a Peruvian food festival in Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City in November, and a film festival in Hanoi in December.-VNA