50th UPU International Letter-writing Contest 2021 awarded
On December 27, the Department of Information and Communications of Long An province organized the awarding ceremony of the 50th UPU International Letter-writing Contest 2021 with the theme "Write a letter to a family member to share your experience about the Covid-19 pandemic” at Tan Tru Townlet Secondary School, Tan Tru District.
Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications – Ho Van Dan presents the “Prospective Writer” award to Tran Khai Minh - Tan Tru Townlet Secondary School
As a result of the contest, in Long An, Tran Khai Minh, a student of class 7/5 (currently studying in class 8/5), Tan Tru Townlet Secondary School won the "Prospect Writer" award of the Letter Writing Contest. The 50th UPU International in 2021 attracted more than 1 million handwritten letters from students from grades 5 to 10 across the country. The Organizing Committee selected more than 100 excellent letters to award.
Participating in the contest, the children will play the role of messengers to tell international friends about the fight against Covid-19. The contest was co-organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Post Corporation, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, and the Youth Newspaper Pioneer and Children.
The purpose of the Competition is to contribute to the development of students' writing ability and creative thinking; foster and nurture the feelings and responsibilities of the young generation towards society, the country and the world; help them understand more about the role of the postal industry in life and social development. Every year, the Universal Postal Union selects an outstanding issue, global and human issues, to create a theme for the contest.
It is known that the 51st UPU International Letter-writing Contest in 2022 was held with the theme "Write a letter to an influential person to explain why and how they need to act on the climate crisis"./.
By Hung Cuong – Translated by Duc Tam
Source: https://baolongan.vn/trao-giai-thuong-cuoc-thi-viet-thu-quoc-te-upu-lan-thu-50-nam-2021-a127790.html
