(VOVworld) - Vietnam ranked 5th among 104 countries and territories participating in the 56th International Mathematics Olympiad held in Thailand from July 4 to July 16. The six-member team claimed two gold medals, three silvers and one bronze. 11th grader Vu Xuan Trung of Thai Binh province was one of the two gold medalists.

(VOVworld) –Major General An Thuyen was a renowned musician, who had a great love for his home province of Nghe An. He helped to train many influential musicians and artists in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – The passing of 94-year-old musicologist Tran Van Khe on June 24 was a great loss to people who love traditional Vietnamese music. Professor Khe has dedicated his entire life to preserving Vietnam’s culture and introducing it to the world.

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese localities are celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, a prominent student of President Ho Chi Minh. Mr. Linh was best known as the architect of Vietnam’s renewal.

(VOVworld) – Phan Huynh Dieu was considered one of the most renowned musicians of Vietnam’s revolutionary music. His compositions, whose melodies and lyrics embrace Vietnamese folk music, cover many themes: love, comradeship, and love for the homeland.

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien was a phenomenon at the just-concluded 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. Vien won 8 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal and broke 8 SEA Games records. She has become one of Vietnam’s most prominent athletes.

(VOVworld) – Village elder Ho Thanh Binh in Lao Bao town, Quang Tri province, started to develop the economy after he retired just because he wanted to help people in Ka Tang village to escape poverty.

(VOVworld) – Farmer Bui Do Hau of Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, has invented a number of automated food processing machines, which turn out higher quantity and quality than traditional methods.

(VOVworld) – Vinh Moc Tunnel, an underground miniature village, in Quang Tri province’s Vinh Linh district, is a famous national historical site. During the Vietnam War, the tunnel was a safe shelter for thousands of people. In today’s program, VOV introduces Le Xuan Vy, the first builder of Vinh Moc Tunnel, who left school after the fourth grade.

(VOVworld) – Military doctor Dang Cat is familiar to many people in Tay Ho district, Hanoi, because he has been providing free medical check-ups and treatment for 25 years. He said President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example is worth following.