The awards ceremony took place in Paris on October 17. The award was presented to Hoa, a lecturer at Hue University of Education, and Giang, a researcher of the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Genetics, along with two French scientists who are their co-researchers. Established in 1666, the French Academy of Science aims to encourage scientific research in the country. It presents about 80 awards, scholarships and medals with a total value of more than 1 million EUR each year./.