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A rare feat: Vietnam has only three female math professors in 70 years

Although mathematics is considered a "hot" field, the number of women achieving the title of professor in Vietnam is remarkably low, with only three in seven decades.

Associate Prof Dr Nguyen Xuan Hung: “Returning to Vietnam is my choice”

“It is the right of everyone to make decisions for his future. As for me, living and working in the homeland is the top priority,” said Nguyen Xuan Hung, a Vietnamese, one of the world’s most influential scientists.

Vietnam’s mathematics, physics institutes attain UNESCO recognition

 The UNESCO General Conference has recognised the Institute of Mathematics and the Institute of Physics of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology as its Category 2 centres.