VietnamPlus receives WAN-IFRA International Journalism Award for the second time

On the evening of April 23, the work "70 years of liberation of the capital: Hanoi sacred and proud" of VietnamPlus Electronic Newspaper was honored in the category "Best Innov Lumpur (Malaysia).

The work receiving the DMA 2025 award was launched on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Hanoi Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024), one of the first interactive 3D products of the Vietnamese press, bringing a completely new experience to readers.

At www.vietnamplus.vn/70namhanoi, historical stories will be told vividly in a different form, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the story. The heroic history of the capital Hanoi in particular and the nation in general is told through unique interactive 3D technology, with chuot coils (on desktop) or "touch strokes" on the smartphone screen.

From the 3D model of the Hanoi flagpole, the symbol of the 70th anniversary of the Capital Liberation, readers can go to important historical milestones, from the moment President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, and the call for national resistance in December 1946, to the famous Dien Bien Phu victory in the five continents, shock the globe, to open the revelation day of exactly 70 years ago.

In addition to the above options, readers can also learn about other diverse topics, ranging from history, economics to cultural slides about the land and people of Hanoi, through special Mega Story card clusters. Thereby, we will have an overall image of a Hanoi that is both sacred and splendid, worthy of being a place to rest the soul of the mountains and rivers, the heart of the whole country...

This is the second time VietnamPlus has received the prestigious award from WAN-IFRA. Previously, on September 28, 2014, rap news agency Rap news agency (RapNewsPlus) received the First Prize in the special category "Digital First" to honor news publishers for their creative measures to attract the participation of young people through mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices.

Taking place over 3 days (from April 23-25) in Malaysia, DMA 2025 is the largest and most prestigious annual press and media event in Asia-Pacific as well as in the region. As of 2025, this is the 17th event held.

DMA has always been a leading event on digital transformation in the press and media industry since it was first held in 2009 in Singapore, attracting hundreds of leading news publishers, journalists and media managers to share experiences, business models, research on the best applications and solutions in the field of media business.

The DMA Awards are awarded to outstanding media products in different categories such as graphic information, online videos, mobile services, news sites, tablet news publishing, and multimedia media campaigns.