The first prize went to Do Trung Kien from
Hanoi. Other awards presented at the event included two second, three third and
14 consolation prizes.
On the occasion, the Grassroots Culture
Department published DVDs and a collection of four posters serving public
promotion on the APEC Vietnam Year 2017.
The competition ran from December 30, 2016
to February 28, 2017, attracting 552 submissions nationwide.
Vietnam has been hosting a series of APEC
meetings since the beginning of 2017. The APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2017, the
most important event of the APEC Year 2017, will take place in Da Nang from
November 6-11
Established in 1989, the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum comprises 21 economies, including Australia,
Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, the Republic
of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the
Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam.
APEC represents about 39 percent of the
world’s population and contributes 57 percent to global GDP and 49 percent of
international trade.-VNA