The event took place at the Bac Ninh City Convention Centre on November 7, bringing together representatives of central agencies and local authorities.

Pham Tat Thang (fourth from left) and Bui Quang Huy (sixth from right) honour outstanding young officials, civil servants and public employees from across the country.

Among the central-level delegates were Pham Tat Thang, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee for Mass Mobilisation, the Fatherland Front and central mass organisations; Bui Quang Huy, member of the Party Central Committee and First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee; and Nguyen Kim Quy, Secretary of the Union's Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Youth Federation.

Representing Bac Ninh were Nguyen Viet Oanh, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People's Council; Tran Huy Phuong, Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee; and Nguyen Thi Ha, member of the municipal Party Committee's Standing Board and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Bac Ninh.

In his opening remarks, Nguyen Kim Quy said the movement promoting young people's pioneering role in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation was one of five key priorities for Vietnamese youth in the new era.

He stressed that young people needed to actively acquire knowledge, master technology and turn innovative ideas into practical products and solutions.

He also called on those honoured, along with other youth union members and young people, to take the lead in spreading effective initiatives and good practices within their agencies and organisations.

The programme also featured discussions with four outstanding young innovators.

They included Vu Hong Son, head of the Infection Control Department at Vinh City General Hospital in Nghe An province, who developed an automatic medical instrument pouch-cutting machine; To Thao Dang from Ca Mau province, who developed a livelihood model adapted to climate change; Giang Quoc Hoan and his colleagues, who researched an intelligent automated guided vehicle (AGV) sorting system for Viettel Post; and Le Cao Thien from the Son La provincial police, who applied artificial intelligence to support legal document searches and question-and-answer services.

Chairman of the municipal People's Council Nguyen Viet Oanh presents awards to authors and research teams behind outstanding innovative projects, solutions and products recognised at the 2026 national awards.

At the ceremony, organisers honoured 45 outstanding young officials, civil servants and public employees from across the country for 2026.

Among them was Nguyen Giang Tuan, an officer at the Centre for Innovation and Digital Transformation under the municipal Department of Science and Technology in Bac Ninh.

The organisers also presented the 2026 National Youth Innovation Awards to 30 outstanding projects, solutions and products.

The awards aim to identify and recognise exemplary individuals and initiatives, while encouraging young people to improve working methods, promote innovation and enhance the quality of public service delivery.

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The programme will introduce delegates to Vietnam's rich cultural heritage, including UNESCO-recognised sites such as the Complex of Hue Monuments, My Son Sanctuary, Hoi An Ancient Town and Hue Royal Court Music. It combines heritage tours with history lessons, cultural experiences and Vietnamese language activities to strengthen participants' understanding of their roots and foster national pride.