Published:  00:00 Monday - January 28, 2008

Writings in a contest “Vietnam in 2030” for school children have sent out a message of optimism for the future of the nation, the jury board said at the awards ceremony in Hanoi on January 27.

The contest, launched in September 2007 under the co-sponsorship of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Education and Training, has received over 350,000 entries from all parts of the country.