On December 20, Thanh Nien Newspaper organized a closing and award ceremony for the Beautiful Living Contest season 4 with the theme "Sharing Love". The final round jury selected and awarded more than 30 prizes, with a total value of nearly 400 million VND.
Speaking at the event, Journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper said that the contest received 686 entries in the categories: reportage - memoir - notes, short stories, photo series. Of which, more than 200 entries were selected to be published in print and online newspapers with a variety of community-oriented models, rich in humanity, inspirational characters and many warm stories, touching acts of kindness from all over the country.
This year, in the short story category, there is a harmonious harmony between the subject of the works and the theme of the contest. The authors themselves have focused on humanity, expressing sympathy for the lives and fates in society; praising good people, good deeds, sacrifices shared from within the family to society, contributions to the community...
Winning first prize in the short story category with the work "Spell", author Nguyen Ngoc Tan shared that the two characters in the work are based on real-life prototypes. In which, Mr. Uech is a gong artist who has encountered many misfortunes but still perseveres in sharing happiness and has received happiness.
Tang is a border guard who got married after completing his military service. People say he was bewitched, but he said he didn't know if he was bewitched or not, but he couldn't leave the village. Tang and his wife's life was difficult, but he was determined to plant the first cashew trees in the village in the hope of changing the villagers from his job as a hired singer at weddings.
"Life without kindness would be stifling. Kindness is a treasure that must be promoted and integrated into the flow of life to make life better and better" - author Nguyen Ngoc Tan shared.
In addition to the professional awards, the Organizing Committee also selected and awarded the Honored Person Award to 5 individuals mentioned in the contest entries to honor and spread the inspiration of beautiful living to the community.
Also within the framework of the event, Thanh Nien Newspaper officially launched the book collection "Sharing Love", gathering quality articles throughout the contest. At the same time, officially launched the 5th Beautiful Living contest in 2025.
