The Vietnamese team finished third overall, after China and Russia, with all seven members claiming medals.
According to a report by VNExpress, Vietnamese students earned high achievements at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad with one gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
Pham Duc Thang, a 12th-grader from Hanoi, won the gold medal and helped put Vietnam in the third place overall after China and Russia, according to the results revealed on Monday.
The Vietnamese team has four high school students from the north, one from the central province of Thanh Hoa, one from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and another from Ho Chi Minh City.
They were selected from 15 students who participated in an online examination at the University of Technology in Hanoi.
This year’s competition, which was held in Russia from May 13-21, drew 586 contestants from 31 countries and territories.
Last year, Vietnamese students came seventh overall by winning five silver and one bronze medals.
A report by Business Insider showing that, Vietnam ranks among the smartest countries based on math and science.
Complete Rankings:
1. Singapore 2. Hong Kong 3. South Korea 4. Japan (tie) 4. Taiwan (tie) 6. Finland 7. Estonia 8. Switzerland 9. Netherlands 10. Canada 11. Poland 12. Vietnam 13. Germany 14. Australia 15. Ireland 16. Belgium 17. New Zealand 18. Slovenia 19. Austria 20. United Kingdom 21. Czech Republic 22. Denmark 23. France 24. Latvia 25. Norway 26. Luxembourg 27. Spain 28. Italy (tie) 28. United States (tie) 30. Portugal 31. Lithuania 32. Hungary 33. Iceland 34. Russia 35. Sweden 36. Croatia 37. Slovak Republic 38. Ukraine 39. Israel 40. Greece 41. Turkey 42. Serbia 43. Bulgaria 44. Romania 45. UAE 46. Cyprus 47. Thailand 48. Chile 49. Kazakhstan 50. Armenia 51. Iran 52. Malaysia 53. Costa Rica 54. Mexico 55. Uruguay 56. Montenegro 57. Bahrain 58. Lebanon 59. Georgia 60. Brazil 61. Jordan 62. Argentina 63. Albania 64. Tunisia 65. Macedonia 66. Saudi Arabia 67. Colombia 68. Qatar 69. Indonesia 70. Botswana 71. Peru 72. Oman 73. Morocco 74. Honduras 75. South Africa 76. Ghana
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