At the final round held virtually on October 8, Thuy together with Tayzar Min Aung from Myanmar’s University of Economics and Trisa from the University of Indonesia, was selected from the 10 contestants for the prize, each worth 750 USD.

The poster of the competition.

Co-hosted by the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), the event aimed to raise ASEAN youths’ awareness of ocean plastic waste pollution and guide them in how to use digital platform to express their creative ideas about the field.

It was also meant to support the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN member states.

The event attracted 150 entries by candidates from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. Its board of juries comprised experts from Facebook, Google, BBC, CNN, ASEAN Foundation and NIVA.

Twenty-five provinces and cities allow students to return to school

As many as 25 provinces and cities have allowed students to return to school from primary to high school levels as of September 28.

Bac Giang presents bicycles and scholarships to impoverished students with good academic result

(BGO) – On September 26, the Red Cross Society (RCS) in Bac Giang province joined hands with Vietnam Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited to launch programme “Accompany students to school – Uphold dreams ”

Vietnamese students win ASEAN prize for idea of reducing plastic waste

The project "Flatten the Plastic Curve" by Vietnamese students Hoang Nguyen Nhat Vi and Pham Quang Vinh (RMIT University) has won the third prize at the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest.

100 “Dreams on the wings” scholarships granted to impoverished students

(BGO) - The Bac Giang provincial Association for Protection of Children’s Rights, Bac Giang Newspaper and the provincial Study Promotion Association on September 19 cooperated to present the scholarships of the 6th “Dream on the wings” programme in 2021 at the districts of Lang Giang, Yen The, Tan Yen, Hiep Hoa and Viet Yen.

370 Bac Giang’s students awarded “Because you are studious” scholarship

(BGO)- The provincial Study Promotion Association of Bac Giang province, Viettel Bac Giang and the Department of Education and Training on September August morning jointly held the “Vi em hieu hoc” (Because you are studious) scholarship awarding programme for poor students gaining good study results in Son Dong district.

Source: NDO/VNA