Ha Anh Phuong is the only Vietnamese recognized by the Varkey Foundation as one of the 10 best teachers globally in 2020. The award is considered the "Nobel prize" of teaching to identify teachers' outstanding contributions worldwide.

At the 4th Princess Maha Chakri Award (PMCA) Forum and the 2nd International Conference for Equitable Education, PMCA 2021 recipient Ha Anh Phuong represented Vietnam to discuss teaching and learning innovations with fellow teachers, educators, policy makes and legislators from the Asia region.