HCMC – The awards ceremony for a writing competition named ‘Experiences with Opera web browser’ was held at the hall of Saigon Times Group yesterday two months after the launch of the contest.
Winners of ‘Experiences with Opera web browser’ named
By Kinh Luan - The Saigon Times Daily
Winners of the writing competition ‘Experiences with Opera web browser’ pose for photographers - Photo: Kinh Luan HCMC – The awards ceremony for a writing competition named ‘Experiences with Opera web browser’ was held at the hall of Saigon Times Group yesterday two months after the launch of the contest.
The contest was jointly organized by Opera Software ASA Company from Sweden, Thoi bao Kinh te Sai Gon Online and Thoi bao Vi Tinh Sai Gon, 2 editions under Saigon Times Group.
Speaking at the ceremony, Tran Minh Hung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the group, said that though the number of writings was limited, the judges found it difficult to choose the best of them.
“It takes us a long time to consider the criteria used for assessing writings such as practical value, and the originality of ideas,” said Hung, who also served as head of the Organizing Committee.
The first prize went to Tran Duc Khiem, project expert from Emerald Company. His writing, ‘From Angry Birds game, thinking about the future of website application’ was awarded this prize thanks to its original idea and coherent structure.
Nguyen Dang Hoang, a computer engineer, was the runner-up with the writing ‘Opera connects the world’ focusing on the conveniences and flexibilities of cross-platform applications.
Vo Dang Khoa and Nguyen Chanh Trung, graphic designers and Ho Thanh Phong, student of HCMC Economics University, won the third prizes.