The municipal Department of Education and Training announced the six contestants on September 23.
The students, from the Hanoi-Amsterdam and Chu Van An High Schools,were selected after passing a two-round competitive examinationorganised by the department.
This is the fifth year thedepartment has been tasked with setting up a national team participatingin the annual event, which offers a playground for students good atnatural science subjects such as physics, chemistry and biology.
Last year, the Vietnamese team won one gold and five silver medals at the competition.-VNA