Attending the ceremony were Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council Nguyen Thi Le, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council Huynh Thanh Nhan, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc...

True artists and artisans cultivate good values.

Speaking at the honoring night, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai emphasized that true artists and artisans, whether honored or not, are "valuable assets of the country".

They have made valuable contributions to Vietnamese culture, contributing significantly to the great achievements of historical significance of the country.

He expressed that the city's leaders recognize and honor talented, virtuous artisans and artists who have made lasting contributions to their profession.

Loyal to the city and the country, dedicated to serving the community and people.

And they are truly people with a noble mission to protect and promote advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity.

"The city's leaders would like to affirm that artists and artisans are the ones who have cultivated good values, aroused professional pride and national pride," said Mr. Mai.

Que Tran shed tears remembering her father Thanh Tong

In the 10th round of awarding the titles of People's Artist and Meritorious Artist, Ho Chi Minh City had 25 artists posthumously awarded the title of People's Artist, 40 artists posthumously awarded the title of Meritorious Artist.

On March 6, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to award the titles of People's Artist and Meritorious Artist in Hanoi.

However, there are some artists who cannot go to Hanoi due to work, so on the evening of March 28, the city held a ceremony to honor People's Artisans, Meritorious Artisans, People's Artists, and Meritorious Artists in 2024 .

In this conferment ceremony, the city has many familiar artists awarded the title of People's Artist such as Hung Minh, Thanh Dien, Thanh Kim Hue, Thanh Thuy, Trinh Kim Chi, My Uyen, Phuong Loan, The Hien, Trong Phuc, Huu Quoc...

Meritorious Artists include directors Tuong Phuong, Minh Nhi, Dai Nghia, Chi Linh, Linh Trung, Quoc Kiet, Bao Tri...

In addition to the new People's Artists and Meritorious Artists, in 2024, Ho Chi Minh City will also have three individuals awarded the title of People's Artist and 12 Meritorious Artists.

During the ceremony, city leaders also presented flowers and souvenirs to honor People's Artists and Meritorious Artists.

In addition to the honoring ceremonies, the program also featured many outstanding performances by the artists who had just been awarded the title.

The reformed opera section has an excerpt from "The Singer" performed by Que Tran and Vo Minh Lam.

In this conferment ceremony, artist Que Tran was awarded the title of People's Artist, and Vo Minh Lam was the new Meritorious Artist.

Que Tran was moved to tears remembering her father Thanh Tong on this special day: "My father always wanted his daughter to follow his career. Today, I have inherited the profession and love for singing from him.

At this moment, I want to thank my father, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters who taught and guided me to grow up.

Thank you to the audience for your love, which helped me to try my best, achieve the results today, and now have been recognized by the State with this noble title."