Vietnam has won championship at the 13th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s Robot Contest held in India, defeating the 12th champion – Japan. The victory was made on Aug 24 after the team won the highest scores at the contest with the participation of 18 teams coming from 17 countries, including strong rivals from Japan, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. This is the fourth time Vietnam wins the championship at the Asia-Pacific Robocon after the victories in 2002, 2004, 2006. At the ABU Robocon 2013, Vietnam ranked second after losing to Japan. In 2012, it ranked second, too. (Tienphong.vn Aug 24)
