The winners were the ViettelStudy online learning social network and Hocmai.vn - an online learning platform owned and operated by HOCMAI Education Inc.

ViettelStudy is a 3-in-1 platform that includes a social network for user identification, a training management system and e-commerce to help educators connect and collaborate with students and their parents.

Vietnam won a gold prize and a silver prize at the categories of corporate social responsibility and digital content at the ASEAN ICT Awards 2019.

Hocmai.vn is a personalised and customised online learning platform with full learning support facilities. Based on the ability of students, the network makes suggestions for appropriate learning pathways.

Vietnam’s leading ICT firms such as Viettel, VNPT, FPT, Misa and HOCMAI registered to compete in 16 categories at AICTA 2019 – the highest number since the award started.

Representatives from Hocmai.vn at the awards ceremony.

Vietnam has won prizes at the awards in all categories in the previous years. Notably, in 2018, the Da Nang-based Duy Tan University won a silver prize in the R&D category.

The AICTA, an initiative approved at the ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Ministers’ Meeting in 2012, aims to seek and honour creative ICT products and solutions that can be applied in reality, helping promote technological application and enhance trade relations among ASEAN countries.

Vietnamese honoured at ESCI Best Practices Awards Programme

Deputy Minister of Public Security, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Thanh has won the silver prize of Best Practices Awards Programme of the Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI) under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

Hip-hop queen to represent Vietnam at MTV Europe awards

Vietnamese hip-hop queen Suboi has been invited to attend the MTV European Music Awards, a prestigious event held this November in Spain. The MTV Vietnam music channel announced that rapper Suboi would be representative the country, competing in the "Best Southeast Asia Act" category at MTV EMA 2019. This is the first time there is a nomination from the Vietnamese hip-hop scene. 

Winners of international photo contest on Hanoi awarded

The Hanoi People’s Committee on October 10 held an award presentation ceremony for winners of an international photo contest themed “Proud of Hanoi” on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the capital.

Vietnam wins 26 awards at 10th international artistic photo contest

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) on October 8 presented 73 awards to the best photos at the 10th International Artistic Photo Contest in Vietnam in 2019 (VN-19), 26 of which going to Vietnamese photographers.

Four Vietnam buildings shortlisted for international design awards

Four buildings in Vietnam are among 53 shortlisted for the 2019 Dezeen Awards instituted by the London-based online architecture, interiors and design magazine.

Source: VNA