The eight-member Vietnamese team brought home five gold medals from the 2019 Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS 2019), ranked only after host Singapore.
Vietnam has taken the top spot among 23 participating nations at the 2016 International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School with seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals in terms of mathematics, according to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.
From 15th September, students in grades 3 classes of 4 primary schools in Hanoi include Nguyen Du primary school, Khuong Thuong primary school, Chu Van An primary school, Gateway international primary school and Vietnam-Australia school in Ho Chi Minh city have to study Japanese.