Knowledge quiz on Vietnam - Laos ties see rising participants
The knowledge quiz about history of the Vietnam - Laos special relations attracted over 85,500 participants in its fifth week, held from 4pm on July 11 to 3pm on July 18.
A performance at the opening ceremony of the Lao Culture Week in Vietnam in Hanoi on July 18 (Photo: VNA)Among the 85,532 contestants from Vietnam, Laos and some other countries, 36,533 answered all the 10 questions correctly.
Earlier, the fourth week from 4pm on July 4 to 3pm on July 11 attracted 36,537 participants.
In the fifth week, a participant from the Dang Thuc Hua High School in Thanh Chuong district of Nghe An province won the first prize.
The second prizes went to a participant from the Vang Danh Coal Company in Uong Bi city of Quang Ninh province and another from the Minh Quang B Primary School in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district.
The third prizes belonged to contestants from Hanoi and the provinces of Nam Dinh, Ben Tre, Ha Nam and Nghe An.
The localities with the largest numbers of contestants in the week were Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, respectively.
The quiz is available weekly on the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Online Newspaper (vietlao.dangcongsan.vn) and social network VCNet until September 5.
All Vietnamese and foreign nationals aged 14 and above are eligible to take part in the competition./.
You should also see
Airports to offer 9,000 domestic flights during upcoming holidays
Vietnamese airlines are expected to operate 9,000 flights on domestic routes to meet the travel demand during the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holidays, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
See more
Society
Documents, artifacts related to Dien Bien Phu Campaign unveiled in Yen Bai
More than 200 precious artifacts, photos and documents related to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign have been announced in the northern province of Yen Bai, demonstrating activities taken by the provincial Party Organisation, administration, army and people to serve the campaign 70 years ago.
Society
French court to hold hearing on AO lawsuit
The Court of Appeal of Paris will open a hearing in early May regarding a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese-French Tran Thi To Nga against US chemical corporations that supplied Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin for the US army during the war in Vietnam.
Society
Kon Tum culinary contest honours 120 dishes from local ginseng
An international culinary contest opened in Tu Mo Rong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on April 25 set a record by making 120 dishes using bastard ginseng (codonopsis tangshen), a medicinal plant grown in the locality.
Society
VNA honors journalistic excellence at 2023 Press Award ceremony
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Press Awards 2023 winners were honored at a ceremony held at the agency's headquarters in Hanoi on April 25. Let’s take a look.
Videos
Traditional ceremony honours ancient Hoang Sa flotilla
An annual ceremony commemorating sailors of the historic Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla took place in the communal house of An Vinh village, Ly Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, on April 24.
