Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/23
By: Chen Chih-chung and Lilian Wu
Taipei, July 23 (CNA) All four Taiwanese students taking part in the 2016 International Biology 
Olympiad (IBO) in Hanoi, Vietnam, received gold medals Saturday, to become the best-performing team.
Seventy-one nations and regions took part in this year’s competition, including 252 students and 228 teachers.
The four students representing Taiwan are Liu Yi-chen (劉奕辰) and Hsieh Yun-neng (謝允能) from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, Huang Ching-wei (黃靖惟) of National Taichung First Senior High School and Lin Meng-hung (林孟黌 ) of the Tainan First High School.
This year’s competition started July 17, and a total of 151 students received awards, including 26 gold medals, 51 silvers and 74 bronzes, after a week of fierce competition. [FULL STORY]
