Twenty-four teams will represent Viet Nam at the 2013 International Robothon Competition which is being held in Manila in the Philippines between 21 and 24 November.

Amongst the Vietnamese teams, there are 6 from Da Nang, and the city is honoured to be taking part in this competition for the first time.  There are 3 teams from Tran Cao Van Primary School, and 3 from Huynh Ngoc Hue Primary School.  The teams from Tran Cao Van Primary School were placed first and joint second in the senior category (Years 4 and 5 pupils) at the 2013 National Robothon Competition which was held in Da Nang on 3 November.  The teams from Huynh Ngoc Hue Primary School came joint second and joint third in the same category, and also joint third in the junior category (Years 1 to 3 pupils). 

This year’s international competition will see 70 competing teams from Viet Nam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.