First invention contest winners named
Winners of the first Vietnam Invention Contest have been announced, with top prize going to a rice combine harvester invented by Pham Hoang Thang from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Second prize was presented to the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Drainage and Urban Development Co. Ltd. for its wastewater treatment system, while third prize was awarded to Nguyen Vinh Son from Ho Chi Minh City who invented the upside-down ball bearing for motorcycles.
The winning inventions were innovative, widely applicable, socially and economically effective.
The contest was jointly organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the World Intellectual Property Organisation and the Vietnam Books of Record Organisation.
It received 146 entries from 100 individuals and teams from southern cities and provinces.