All 36 Vietnamese students won prizes when competing in the World Mathematics Team Competition (WMTC) held in Varna, Bulgaria from November 19 -26.
All Vietnamese students won prizes when competing in the World
Mathematics Team Competition (WMTC) held in Varna, Bulgaria from November 19
-26. (Photo: kenh14.vn)
They brought home a total of nine gold, 13 silver, and 13 bronze
medals, and a consolation prize.
One notable contestant was Vu Hong Phuc, 8th grader from Cau Giay Junior High
School, who ranked 3rd place in the competition’s individual event.
Besides, in the team category, teams from Giang Vo and Cau Giay Junior High
School were listed amongst the teams with highest scores in the competition. Of
the teams, the group from Cau Giay Junior High School achieved a third place.
The WMTC 2018 attracted a total of 387 candidates made up of 67 teams
representing 16 countries and territories from across the world.
This year, Vietnam has sent 36 students from both primary and secondary schools
in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, and Cau Giay districts to the competition.
First launched in 2010, the WMTC offers an opportunity for students to
compete, develop teamwork skills and share experience and culture through tours
and other academic and cultural activities together.
Source: VNA
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
