Nearly 460,000 people test knowledge on Vietnam-Laos relations through online quiz
Nearly 460,000 people participated in an online quiz on the history of the special Vietnam-Laos relations after nine weeks to August 15, the organising board of the contest said at its meeting in Hanoi on August 16.
Lao students in Son La province perform traditional Lao dance - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 460,000 people participated in an online quizon the history of the special Vietnam-Laos relations after nine weeks to August15, the organising board of the contest said at its meeting in Hanoi on August16.
The contest forms part of the activities to mark the Vietnam –Laos and Laos – Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022, the 60thanniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962 – 2022), and 45 years of thesigning of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 – 2022).
The quiz is available weekly on the Communist Party ofVietnam’s e-newspaper (dangcongsan.vn) and social network VCNet until September5.
Each week, there is one first prize worth 3 million VND(128.3 USD), two second worth 2 million VND each, and five third worth 1 million VND each.
All Vietnamese and foreign nationals aged 14 and above areeligible to participate in the competition.
The online quiz has contributed to popularising thehistorical significance and the importance of the two countries’ specialrelations, said Tran Doan Tien, Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Party ofVietnam’s e-newspaper.
A ceremony summarising the contest will be broadcast live ona Vietnam Television (VTV) channel next month./.
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Lao students in Son La province perform traditional Lao dance - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
