They are:
1. Đinh Quang Hiếu - a Vietnam National University (VNU) student who won two consecutive gold medals at the International Chemistry Olympiads;
2. Dr. Vũ Bích Ngọc from VNU in HCMC, a leading Vietnamese researcher in stem cell technology;
3. Phạm Huy - a high school student from Quảng Trị Province whose robotic arm for people with disabilities won third prize at the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in California;
4. Vũ Văn Bình from Viettel;
5. Trần Minh Châu - the first prize winner in the Ricard Vines International Piano Competition;
6. Captain Phạm Văn Dân - a police investigator from Hải Dương Province;
7. Athlete Lê Tú Chinh - winner of three goldmedals at the 2017 SEA Games;
8. Captain Tô Hồng Thái - a commissar of Military Region 5;
9. Nguyễn Khôi - founder and CEO of WeFit - a mobile app connecting gyms;
10. Nguyễn Văn Hiếu - a young doctor who volunteered in remote Điện Biên Province.