Raising the flag: Members of the Lac Hong University Robocon team celebrate after beating Japan in the finals of the International Robocon contest in Pune, India, yesterday. — Photo zingnews.vn

HA NOI (VNS) — The Lac Hong University Robocon team yesterday triumphed over their Japanese rival to take out this year's International Robocon contest in Pune, India.

The contest attracted 18 teams from 17 countries and territories, including two teams from India and remaining teams from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, South Korea and Russia.

This year's contest, organised under the theme "A Salute to Parenthood", saw top performances from Viet Nam, Japan and Indonesia. Viet Nam also overcame Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Egypt and Indonesia to set up a finals clash with Japan.

This is the fifth time the team has represented Viet Nam at an international contest and claimed prizes. — VNS