Hanoi (VNA), March 28 -- Winners of the 18th Cong hien (Devotion) Awards were honoured at a ceremony organised by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports & Culture) newspaper at the Hanoi Opera House on March 27 evening.

This was the second time the annual awards have featured categories relating to sports, in additional to music.

The award ceremony saw the attendance of Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong, VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang, and representatives from relevant agencies,

The awards honour outstanding authors, works and programmes in music, and athletes and coaches voted by journalists, said Editor-in-Chief of The Thao & Van Hoa Le Xuan Thanh, who is also head of the Organisin...