After a successful animal study, the Institute of Vaccines and Biologicals (IVAC) recommended the Ministry of Health to allow the testing of Covid-19 Covivac vaccine on volunteers in January 2021, almost 2 months earlier than the next original plan.

Recently, the ISO 939 standard on water content in spices has just been updated.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education and Training will strengthen coordination and continue to effectively implement the National S&T program; creating investment mechanisms for strong research groups; promote innovation, start-up activities in universities, and etc.

In the afternoon of January 20, 2021, Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology established an Advisory Council to determine the city-level science and technology task to perform in 2021 for engineering technology.

That is the conclusion drawn from the results of an independent national project for the period of 2016-2020 on the research, calculation of neutron characteristics, hydrothermal and safety analysis of nuclear reactors research for the Nuclear Science and Technology Center (DTĐL.CN-50/15). The project is implemented by Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Nhi Dien (VINATOM).

In the period 2016 - 2020, there are 600 projects supported under the framework of the SME and innovation program, improvement of competitiveness and integration of Ho Chi Minh City's international economy.

Acceptance of the results of the project "Evaluate and propose solutions to improve the effectiveness of propaganda among the Khmer ethnic minority in Can Tho city"

There are many shortcomings in handling criminals of infringement of intellectual property rights, including the responsibility of enterprises to coordinate with functional forces in handling violations. Therefore, the fight against counterfeiting goods are limited, the number of prosecuted cases is small.

All humanity is entering a new living space, moving from the real world into the digital world - the greatest movement in history.

In the Conference on summary 2020 and implementing the 2021 missions of the Ministry of Information and Communications in the morning of January 12, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung assessed that the information and communication industry has never had such a great mission and this is also a rare opportunity for the industry to reposition itself.