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Vietnamese farmer invents unmanned ditching machine

VietNamNet Bridge - The unmanned ditching machine invented by Vo Van Phuoc, a farmer in HCM City, has been favored by farmers because it saves labor and expenses on field work.

Minister chides public, calls “barefoot scientist’” achievements modest

While the public and the media have showered praise on farmers who have made new machinery, the Minister of Science and Technology has called their achievements “modest”, and chided the public and media for describing them as “inventions”.