HA NOI — The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and international engineering firm Siemens last week signed an agreement under which VietnamPlus, VNA's online newspaper, will be a media sponsor for Siemens Green Technology Journalism Award 2010.
The award is intended to acknowledge journalists in the Southeast Asia region for excellence in reporting on energy efficiency, industrial productivity and sustainability issues in both print and online media.
"We are very pleased to receive strong co-operation and support from VietnamPlus for this important initiative," said Siemens Viet Nam president and CEO Erdal Elver. "Thanks to this agreement, information about this prestigious award will be able to reach the media community more widely and attract a more diverse pool of good candidates."
"Green technology and sustainable environment are important issues to the entire society, and VietnamPlus, as part of the Vietnam News Agency, is ready to be an active player to promote good reporting in this field and the quality of journalism in general," said VietnamPlus editor-in-chief Le Quoc Minh.
Submissions in the three award categories will be evaluated in English, so entries in other languages must be accompanied by an English translation. Winners will receive cash prizes as well as an opportunity to attend a seminar on sustainability and new technologies held by the Technical University of Berlin, and to visit Siemens' R&D and production centre in Germany.
Submission will be received until December 31, with more information about the award available at www.siemens.com.vn/SGTJA2010. — VNS