Hồ Chí Minh Prize Explained

The Hồ Chí Minh Prize (Vietnamese: Giải thưởng Hồ Chí Minh) is an honorary award given by the government of Vietnam in recognition of cultural and/or scientific achievement. The prize was established by decree in 1981,[1] and has been awarded in 1996, 2000, 2005 and 2012,[2] often posthumously.[3] [4] The prize is named for Ho Chi Minh, who was Chairman and founder of the Workers' Party of Vietnam, that is considered one of the highest honors bestowed by Vietnam.[5]

Recipients

1996

Social sciences

Medicine

Natural sciences and engineering

Agriculture

Literature

Fine arts

Photography

Theatre

Folk Arts

Music

Dance

Film

Architecture

2000

Sciences

Literature

Fine Arts

Photography

Theatre

Music

2005

Sciences

Literature

Theatre

Film

2012

Social sciences

Natural Sciences

Medicine

Music

Theatre

Literature

Notes and References

  1. The Vietnamese Government 1945-2000, p. 214, 2000.
  2. Summary of world broadcasts: Far East: Part 3 British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service - 1981 "Nominations for prizes will be made annually on 2nd September, the Ho Chi Minh Prize being awarded with a certificate and 20,000 dong in cash, and the State Prize with a certificate and 10,000 dong in cash."
  3. http://vxartnews.com/2011/11/bui-xuan-phai’s-artistic-career/ Bùi Xuân Phái’s Artistic Career
  4. http://www.vietstamp.net/2/Product/2224/ Birth Centenary of Nguyễn Huy Tưởng
  5. Vietnam Social Sciences, p. 110, 2001.
  6. http://news.gov.vn/Home/A-wellknown-prof-talks-of-power-and-responsibility-of-Govt-and-PM/201011/9348.vgp VGP News Vũ Khiêu - A well-known prof. talks of power and responsibility of Gov’t and PM
  7. https://books.google.com/books?id=si3xAAAAMAAJ&q=%22ho+chi+minh+prize%22 Acta Mathematica Vietnamica, vol.24.
  8. Taus-Bolstad, Stacy. Vietnam in Pictures, pp. 69-70. 2003.
  9. Do Nguyen, Paul Hoover, eds. Black Dog, Black Night: Contemporary Vietnamese Poetry, p. 9. 2008.
  10. https://archive.today/20130117233727/http://www.baomoi.com/Nen-my-thuat-hien-%C4%91ai-Viet-Nam-bat-%C4%91au-tu-nam-nao/52/7425584.epi Baomoi.com When did modern Vietnamese painting begin?
  11. http://www.witnesscollection.org/the_collection/Pages/Tran_Van_Can_(1910-94).html Trần Văn Cẩn
  12. Taylor, Nora A. Painters in Hanoi: An Ethnography of Vietnamese Art, p. 68. 2009.
  13. Quang, Đình. Vietnamese Theater, p. 122. 1999.
  14. http://witnesscollection.org/the_collection/Pages/Nguyen_Van_Ty_(1917-92).html Witnesscollection. Nguyễn Văn Tỵ
  15. Lara D. Nielsen, Patricia Ybarra eds. Neoliberalism and Global Theatres: Performance Permutations, p. 155. 2012.
  16. http://www.vnmusicology-inst.vnn.vn/english/information/bai_phanhuynhDieu.htm Phan Huỳnh Điểu - Composer of love
  17. http://snn.quangngai.gov.vn/quangngai/english/news/2010/50248/ quangngai.gov.vn "Don’t Burn" film wins six Golden Kite Awards