All seven Vietnamese students win silvers at Asian informatics contest

All seven Vietnamese students win silvers at Asian Informatics Olympiad

All the seven Vietnamese students participating at the recent 2019 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad won silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
All seven Vietnamese students win silvers at Asian Informatics Olympiad ảnh 1Vietnamese students participating in the contest (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
All the seven Vietnamesestudents participating at the recent 2019 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad wonsilver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

The winners are three 11th gradersand four 12th graders from Hanoi, northern Hung Yen and Nam Dinhprovinces, and central provinces of Nghe An and Quang Tri.

This year’s contest was hosted by Russia,drawing 660 contestants from 31 countries and territories. The Vietnameseteam finished eighth.

Last year, Vietnam won one gold, four silver andthree bronze medals, standing third after China and Russia.-VNA
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