Vietnamese wins numerous world’s creative awards

The Vietnam Guinness Book Centre (Vietkings) has recognised Hoang Duc Thao as the first Vietnamese who won the most awards from the world’s scientific organisations for his innovations.

Thao, General Director of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Drainage and Urban Development Ltd. Co, won five awards from the Vietnam Fund for Scientific and Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and four Techmart ASEAN+3 gold prizes in 2008.

In addition, he bagged one special prize, two gold and one silver from the Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF) in 2008 and 2009, an award from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for the best Vietnamese technological innovation in 2009, and a gold prize from the International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) in Malaysia in 2010.

Thao’s inventions, which are honoured for their high practicality and have been applied in 38 localities nationwide, include dredging equipment for urban drainage systems, tides sluices, tanks for collecting rain water in streets and technologies to produce precast steel-reinforced concrete for drainage systems.

The Vietkings will present its recognition certificate to Thao on Dec. 18./.

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Overseas Vietnamese always welcomed in homeland: official

Ho Chi Minh City Hall

Photo: Tuoi Tre

Overseas Vietnamese are always welcomed to live and work in Vietnam, thus contributing to the national development, said Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Phuong Thao.

Thao made the statement while receiving newly-appointed US Consul General in HCM City Le Thanh An on Wednesday. An is the first Vietnamese-American holding the position of the US Consul General in HCMC.

Thao spoke highly of the role and contributions of the Vietnamese community in the US, especially young people, and affirmed that the city has always created favorable conditions for Vietnamese youths overseas in general and in the US in particular to visit and live in the homeland.

The US’s cooperation programs and projects implemented over the past time, including those of Vietnamese people, have remarkably contributed to the city’s development, she said.

For his part, the US Consul General stressed that during his tenure, he will try his utmost to develop the cooperation between the two countries.

He expressed his wish to join the municipal authorities to organize more exchanges between the Vietnamese community in the US and local residents, especially programs for young people.

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Overseas Vietnamese always welcomed in homeland

Overseas Vietnamese, including those in the US , are always welcomed to live and work in Vietnam , thus contributing to the national development, said Chairperson of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Phuong Thao.

Thao made the statement while receiving newly-appointed US Consul General in HCM City Le Thanh An on August 25. An is the first Vietnamese-American holding the position of the US Consul General in HCM City .

Thao spoke highly of the role and contributions of the Vietnamese community in the US , especially young people, and affirmed that the city has always created favourable conditions for Vietnamese youths overseas in general and in the US in particular to visit and live in the homeland.

The US ’s cooperation programmes and projects implemented over the past time, including those of Vietnamese people, have remarkably contributed to the city’s development, she stated.

For his part, the US Consul General stressed that during his tenure, he will try his utmost to develop the cooperation between the two countries.

He expressed his wish to join the municipal authorities to organise more exchanges between the Vietnamese community in the US and local residents, especially programmes for young people./.

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