In 2017, the Academy of Science and Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) has published 206 scientific works, including 107 articles of international standard ISI / SCOPUS.

Decree 70 was issued to create a legal framework for the comprehensive management of assets formed through the implementation of S & T tasks using state budget, including two types, such as Intangible assets, often resulting from scientific and technological research tasks; tangible assets, usually machineries and equipment, to carry out S & T tasks.

Especially, at this event, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ky Phung, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, Director of ICST, will introduce the air quality monitoring and warning system to help people actively monitor level of pollution and make appropriate choices.

The Inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has checked 140 establishments, found and sanctioned 102 establishments violating the quality of agricultural materials (accounting for 72.8%) with the total fines of more than 1, 8 billion VND.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has formally asked universities to set up start-up disciplines and put them into compulsory or self-selective training program in accordance with school practices.

More than 250 stores display Vietnamese and international medical and pharmaceutical products in Danang - Danang International Medical Exhibition 2018 opened in the morning of July 18.

On July 18, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the Vietnam Information Technology Summit 2018 (Vietnam ICT Summit 2018). Also, there were leaders of ministries, committees, branches, central and local agencies, business community; experts, diplomatic bodies and international organizations.

In New York, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released a report on the global index of innovations in 2018. Vietnam continues to improve its position, rise 2 levels to position of 45/126 countries and ranked economies.

On July 10, at the Technology Center of Cornell University in New York, the United States, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) collaborated with Cornell and the INSEAD Business Academy (France) to publish the report on Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII 2018).

This is the topic that the Ho Chi Minh City Startup Youth Support Center under Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union has coordinated with organizations in some universities of Ho Chi Minh City to deploy the Vietnam Startup Wheel Contest 2018.