Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-03
Two students and a teacher from Taipei City University of Science and Technology won a gold medal and
A cell phone scale
a special prize at the 2017 Seoul International Invention Fair over the weekend. Their winning entry was a cell phone scale which can be used to weigh things. (CNA photo provided by TPCU)
Taiwan was the biggest winner at the 2017 Seoul International Invention Fair, which concluded on Sunday. Inventors from Taiwan walked away with 33 gold medals, 40 silvers, and 27 bronzes, along with seven special prizes.
The invention fair kicked off last Thursday in the South Korean capital, featuring 632 entries submitted by 30 countries.
The Taiwan Invention Association said that nearly a fifth of the entries – 124 in total – came from Taiwan. That was the highest of any participating country. [FULL STORY]