Party Central Committee and Politburo Member Dinh The Huynh attended the December 28 presentation ceremony in Hanoi.
Vietnam Publishers Association Chairman Do Quy Doan said the books recognised span political theory, sociology and the humanities, and technological sciences.
A history of the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos from 1930 to 2007 won a special award.
Former Government Border Committee Head Dr Tran Cong Truc’s “Traces of Vietnam in the East Sea”, a work written with Dr Nguyen Nha, won the silver prize.
The book documents the substantial evidence indicating early traces of a Vietnamese presence in the East Sea, enlightening the reading public and affirming Vietnam’s valid defence of its maritime sovereignty.
