The 2011 Nobel season kicks off

This year's Nobel season begins with the Nobel Prize in Medicine published in Sweden's capital Stockholm, opening a week of awards in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Economics and Peace.

Robert G. Edwards, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine last year. (Photo: Newsbully)

The Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded at 11:30 local time (16:30 Hanoi time), AFP reported. The Nobel Prize for Medicine, worth about 10 million Swedish kronor (about 1.5 million USD), was awarded last year to Robert G. Edwards for the development of in vitro fertilization techniques. Since its introduction in 1978, the work of the British medicinalist has brought about the birth of 4 million creatures across the planet.

As usual, the Nobel Peace Prize won the most attention of public opinion. This prestigious award will be announced on October 7 in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee will jointly select the most worthy of the 241 nominated people. This list is always a secret to the last minute.

The Nobel laureates predict that this year's Nobel Peace Prize could be awarded to activists linked to the Arab Spring rebellion in Middle East and North Africa countries. A series of decades-long regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have collapsed, while similar scenarios are thought to be possible in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.

If this prediction is correct, one of the top candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize will be Tunisian blogger Lina ben Mhenni, who inspired her revolution in the country through the Internet. Another potential name is the Egyptian Israa Abdel Fattah, who together with Ahmeh Maher founded the Youth Movement on April 6 in 2008.

Ms. Israa Abdel Fattah. (Photo: AFP)

"This movement was grouped on Facebook and played an important role in maintaining the orientation and non-violent nature of the uprising in Egypt," said Kristian Berg Harpviken, head of the Research Institute. Peace Oslo, said. Berg also mentioned Google marketing director in Egypt, Wael Ghonim, an activist based on non-violence and an important inspiration for protesters in Tahir Square in Cairo.

Other individuals and organizations are also mentioned as Afghan human rights activists Sima Samar, Russia's Memorila human rights organization, Liberia activist Leymah Gbowee, Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, former German Chancellor Helmut. Kohl and the European Union.

Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was given to a Chinese man named Liu Xiaobo.

Last year's Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa, which is also a prize category that gained much attention. The developments in the Middle East are expected to continue to affect the Swedish Academy's choice, with the leading candidate now being Syrian poet Adonis.

Real name Ali Ahmed Said and now living in France, Adonis in June sent an open letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a Lebanese newspaper, which urged Assad to stop the bloodshed in Syria. .

The online dealer Ladbrokes on September 30 set the door for Adonis to win the Nobel Prize for Literature at a higher rate than the Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer. In addition to Adonis and Transtroemer, nearly 10 other candidates for the award will be announced on October 6.

Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden,
in 2007. (Photo: Nobelprize)

The Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Economics will be published in 3, 4 and 10/10 respectively. All prizes included in the Nobel Prize system will be awarded together in solemn ceremonies held in Oslo and Stockholm on December 10, to commemorate the death of the founder Alfred Nobel.

Since 1901, Nobel Prize in Physics, Medicine, Chemistry, Literature and Peace has been given to individuals who contribute in these fields in turn. The Nobel Prize is not compulsory every year, but must be awarded at least once every 5 years. The maximum number of people to win a Nobel Prize is 3 people. Since 1968, the Swedish bank has added the Nobel Prize in Economics to the Nobel Prize system to remember scientist Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.