A combined total of 178 school pupils across Da Nang were honoured for overcoming their difficulties to gain good academic results in the 2019-2020 academic year at Saturday's ceremony.

Vice Chairman Chinh handing Certificates of Merit to honourees

The honouring ceremony was co-hosted by the Da Nang Department of Education and Training and the municipal Study Encouragement Association.

The honourees were children of families living below and near the city's poverty threshold who overcame their difficulties to gain good study results.

Each of them received a Certificate of Merit from Da Nang Department of Education and Training and the Study Encouragement Association, along with a the Da Nang- Central Viet Nam Investment JSC-funded cash reward of one million VND.

In his remarks at the event, Da Nang People's Committee Vice Chairman Le Trung Chinh highly praised the honourees for their good study results over the past school year. He also encouraged them to continue their efforts to obtain better results in the next academic year.

By LVT - Translated by M.D