The Hanoitimes - With these achievements, the Vietnamese team ranked 9th among 87 countries and territories competing at the 2020 IOI. All four Hanoi students competing at the 2020 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) have bagged medals, including one gold, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. All four Vietnamese students competing at the 2020 IOI win medals. Photo: Vietnamnet Bui Hong Duc, a 12th grader from High School for Gifted Students of the Hanoi University of Science under Vietnam National University, won the gold medal. Duc also won a gold medal at last year's competition. Vu Hoang Kien, a 12th grader, and Le Quang Huy, an 11th grader from High School for Gifted Students of the Hanoi University of Science under Vietnam National University, secured silver medals. Tran Quang Thanh, a 12th grader from High School for Gifted Students of the Hanoi National University of Education, won a bronze medal. With these achievements, … [Read more...] about Hanoi student bags gold medal at Informatics Olympiad
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16-year-old Vietnamese student saves money to build automated bike
Mai Quoc Huy is neither an outstanding student nor a teacher’s favorite. However, the 16-year-old student used the skills he has learned through first-hand experience to earn first prize at the Ho Chi Minh City Informatics Competition for Youth 2018. Huy might spend most of his free time helping his father sell second-hand speakers and repairing his neighbors’ electric devices, but every now and then he finds a reason to sneak off to local bookstores and read up physics, electricity, and programming. Though he is just an ordinary student from a low-income family, his ability to remember even the smallest detail of electrical devices is a skill others can only dream of. A ninth grader who can turn bikes from manual to electric Thanks to his teacher’s proposition, Huy was chosen to represent Ban Co Middle School in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City at two municipal competitions: the Science Fair for Daily Inventions and Informatics Competition for Youth, both of which awarded him … [Read more...] about 16-year-old Vietnamese student saves money to build automated bike
Cerebral palsy student wins 2nd prize at national competition
Giving birth to a child with soft body and hands folded down, San never gave up hope. Seventeen years later, the boy has seen success. Nguyen Duc Thuan and his mother Nguyen Duc Thuan, a 12th grader majoring in informatics at the Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, recently won the second prize at the national competition for excellent students. This is the second time he has won high prizes from the competition. Do Thi Hoai San from Que Vo, Bac Ninh province, the mother of Thuan, Naps counted in seconds Thuan was a difficult birth, which lasted 4.5 hours. The mother noted that the child’s hand was folded down and abnormally dark purple. And he did not cry for the next two days. San asked for help from physicians. But when Thuan began crying, he cried loudly all night. San brought her son to all hospitals over four months and collapsed when hearing that the boy had cerebral palsy. He sobbed convulsively every night, while the body was as soft as a noodle. San shed … [Read more...] about Cerebral palsy student wins 2nd prize at national competition
August 17-23: Meeting marks 75th anniversary of August Revolution
Meeting marks 75th anniversary of August Revolution Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a ceremony held at the NA House on August 19 to mark the 75th anniversaries of the Tan Trao National Congress (August 16), the August Revolution (August 19), and National Day (September 2). Tan Trao, known as the cradle of Vietnam’s revolution, was once the home of President Ho Chi Minh and Party agencies in the period before the success of the August Revolution in the resistance war against French colonialists. On September 2, 1945, at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, President Ho Chi Minh delivered the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. As part of the meeting, the delegates watched a documentary that reconstructs the atmosphere of September 2, 1945 and underlines the significance of the Independence Day. A number of cultural events were also held across the country to mark the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution and … [Read more...] about August 17-23: Meeting marks 75th anniversary of August Revolution
September 21-27: Party, State leader sends message to High-level General Debate of 75th session of UNGA
Party, State leader sends message to 75th UNGA session's High-level General Debate Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on September 25 (Vietnam time) sent an important message to the High-level General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which is taking place from September 22-29 in New York, USA. In his message, the Vietnamese Party and State leader welcomed the theme of the session: “The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action”. On behalf of the Vietnamese people, he took the occasion to express the deepest gratitude to countries and international friends for their generous support towards Vietnam’s past righteous struggle for national independence and present national development. He also briefed the attendants on Vietnam’s remarkable achievements after thirty-five years of Doi Moi reform, while affirming … [Read more...] about September 21-27: Party, State leader sends message to High-level General Debate of 75th session of UNGA