From centuries-old manuscripts in Son La to classrooms in Vietnam's northern mountains, five Hanoi high school students are using AI to help preserve the traditional script of the ethnic Thai community and bring it into the digital age.

More Vietnamese students are considering universities in China and Singapore as alternatives to traditional destinations such as the US, UK, Australia and Canada, driven by costs, proximity and the growing standing of Asian institutions.

All 10 Vietnamese students competing at the 2026 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics won medals, taking six golds and four silvers at the largest edition of the competition to date.

Although he did not study at Hanoi Medical University, Vu Hong Duc surpassed thousands of candidates to rank among the top four in the university's medical residency  exam.

With a GPA of 3.98 out of 4, Nguyen Thanh Binh was named the graduating valedictorian of the Advanced Program in International Economics at Foreign Trade University (FTU) in 2026.

1. For Thang Ga Lo and Vang Thi Mai, university meant leaving a remote La Hu community for Hanoi and navigating challenges they had never faced before. They finished four years later as joint top graduates.

As a young Hmong boy facing the risk of dropping out, Tho Ba Xa was taken in and raised by officers and soldiers at the Nam Can Border Guard Station.

Vo Gia Thinh in Dak Lak, has become a double valedictorian at the HCMC University of Technology after topping both the comprehensive admission assessment and the university's competency assessment exam.

Vietnam’s sole entrant at the international Chinese Bridge contest beat a field of 124 contestants to become Asia’s champion and reach the global top three.

Once barely scoring enough points to enter Hanoi Medical University, Anh Tuan rose to become valedictorian in Odonto-Stomatology while securing a Japanese Government PhD scholarship before graduating.

Scoring 29.5 points on the 2026 High School Graduation Exam, Vo Ngoc Thanh Ngan became the highest-scoring admitted student at HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT). She has chosen to major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Having won an International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Gold Medal, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc chose not to pursue pure physics, instead taking a different path into engineering.

With a cumulative GPA of 3.78/4, Ngo Thu Trang (Hanoi) was named the valedictorian in Odonto-Stomatology, and achieved the highest graduation score at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Vietnam National University, Hanoi in 2026.

After six years of study at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tran Minh Dung was honored as the valedictorian of the Medical program, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.75 out of 4.0.

They grew up just one kilometer apart, studied in the same high school class and entered the same university. Four years later, the two Vietnamese friends are graduating as valedictorians with perfect 4.0 GPAs.

Eight students from a Chinese-language class at a Vietnamese high school have been admitted to Tsinghua and Peking universities, two of China’s most prestigious institutions.

A 54-hour social media break led by young Vietnamese is shifting the debate beyond whether platforms should be restricted - toward how a generation raised online can develop healthier relationships with technology.

Pham Phuong Doanh and Pham Thi Hong Hoa are valedictorians who both graduated with a GPA of 3.96 from the University of Economics and Finance, HCMC. Phuong Doanh had an IELTS score of 8.0, while Hong Hoa scored 865 on the TOEIC.

Vietnamese math Olympiad medalist Tran Dai Thanh Danh has earned direct admission to a gifted mathematics program and a four-year scholarship worth about $12,000.