Implementing the direction of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on organizing activities to care for union members and workers during Tet, and at the same time serving the Party and State leaders in visiting and presenting gifts to union members, unions and workers in difficult circumstances on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, the Standing Committee of the Can Tho City Labor Confederation organized a meaningful gift-giving ceremony.

In the afternoon of January 10, 2025, at Thoi Thanh Secondary and High School, FPT Corporation and Hope Foundation solemnly held a ceremony to present 2 electronic libraries to Thoi Lai 1 Primary School and Thoi Thanh Secondary and High School, Thoi Lai District, Can Tho City, to open up opportunities for pupils in disadvantaged areas to proactively access information and support their learning process. This event not only demonstrates FPT Corporation's social responsibility but is also an important step in improving the quality of education in the locality.

In order to evaluate the results of science and technology activities in 2024 and deploy key science and technology tasks for 2025, Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology organized a Science and Technology Sector Summary Conference in 2024 in the morning of January 14, 2025, at the City People's Committee hall.

On December 18, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology held a ceremony to summarize and award the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation and Startup Award I-Star 2024.

In District 12 (Ho Chi Minh City), the deployment of GIS software applying and remote sensing technology to manage housing information, environmental resources and urban order has helped detect cases of illegal construction with 99% accuracy.

In order to evaluate the results of science and technology (S&T) activities in 2024 and deploy key tasks for 2025, on January 14, 2024, Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology held a Conference to summarize the S&T sector in 2024.

In order to develop the purple onion cultivation in Soc Trang province and other provinces/cities in the region, the Institute of Technology Application, Ministry of Science and Technology has been assigned to preside over the implementation of the independent state-level project: "Research on the application of scientific and technological advances in the preservation and processing of purple onions (Allium ascalonium) in Soc Trang province".

With the goal of applying digital technologies in managing the "One Commune One Product Program for the period for 2021-2025" (OCOP Program), the project "Research on building a digital transformation model in managing the One Commune One Product Program in Ben Tre province" was implemented, aiming to take advantage of the great benefits of digital technology to promote the sustainable development of products under the OCOP Program in the locality.

Hanoi continues to lead the rankings of the 2024 local innovation index (PII) constructed and announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology, on December 30, 2024 in Hanoi.

On January 13, 2025, in Hanoi, the Politburo and the Central Party Secretariat held a national conference on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. The conference was held in both in-person and online form. General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the Central bridgehead.