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)
Hanoi (VNA) – The knowledgequiz about history of the Vietnam - Laos special relations attracted over85,500 participants in its fifth week, held from 4pm on July 11 to 3pm on July18.
Among the 85,532 contestantsfrom Vietnam, Laos and some other countries, 36,533 answered all the 10questions correctly.
Earlier, the fourth week from 4pm on July 4 to 3pm on July 11 attracted 36,537 participants.
In the fifth week, aparticipant from the Dang Thuc Hua High School in Thanh Chuong district of NgheAn province won the first prize.
The second prizes went to aparticipant from the Vang Danh Coal Company in Uong Bi city of Quang Ninhprovince and another from the Minh Quang B Primary School in Hanoi’s Ba Vidistrict.
The third prizes belonged tocontestants from Hanoi and the provinces of Nam Dinh, Ben Tre, Ha Nam and NgheAn.
The localities with thelargest numbers of contestants in the week were Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Can Tho, HoChi Minh City and Hanoi, respectively.
The quizis 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 areeligible to take part in the competition./.
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A performance at the opening ceremony of the Lao Culture Week in Vietnam in Hanoi on July 18 (Photo: VNA) 
