Three students winning the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) 2018 in Vietnam were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 30. 

Doan Thuc Thanh from the Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in the northern province of Nam Dinh earned the first prize at the Microsoft Word 2013 category. 

Meanwhile, Nguyen Ba Trong Dai from the Hanoi-based Phan Huy Chu High School in Hanoi, and Dao Ngoc Anh Thu from the Ho Chi Minh City Banking University were the winners in Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 and Microsoft Excel 2013 categories, respectively. 

The trio will present Vietnam to compete in the world final round in Orlando, Florida, the United States on July this year. 

Addressing the event, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan, who is also head of the Steering Committee of the contest, said the winners would be presented with Creative Youth badges. 

Meanwhile, the runners-up and third-prize winners, and teachers who made great contributions to training competitors will receive certificates of merit from the HCYU Central Committee. 

The MOSWC 2018 - the 9th edition held in Vietnam, drew over 1,000 candidates from nearly 200 universities, colleges and high schools across the country.-VNA