On August 28, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat had a working session with Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups of Korea (MSS) OH Youngju to discuss promoting cooperation, developing the innovative startup ecosystem and smart manufacturing.

In the morning of August 16, at Phan Dinh Phung Primary School, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, the 4th District 3 Science and Technology Festival 2024 took place with the theme: "Science and technology together with digital transformation - The power to change lives".

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision No. 13/2024/QD-TTg promulgating the list of sectors and facilities emitting greenhouse gases that must conduct greenhouse gas inventories (updated).

On August 16, 2024, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) coordinated with the Ben Tre province People's Committee and Can Tho University to organize a scientific workshop on the coconut industry with the theme: "Ben Tre develops green and sustainably towards net zero".

The Science and Technology Information Resources Library Consortium has been constantly developing and growing, gathering resources from information agencies and libraries nationwide to enhance the capacity to negotiate additional international science and technology information resources and share internal information resources. The activities of the Science and Technology Information Resources Library Consortium (Consortium) have made important contributions to the implementation of the Law on Science and Technology, the Law on Libraries, the Project "Developing science and technology information resources to serve scientific research and technology development to 2025, with a vision to 2030" and the National Digital Transformation Program.

In recent times, the Vietnam Library Consortium on Science and Technology Information Resources has introduced a rich source of information to the community of researchers, lecturers and students, changing the style of learning and research, contributing to strengthening international integration, and improving the ability to access the Industrial Revolution 4.0 for Vietnamese people.

Implementing the local quality measurement standards work plan in 2024, on August 23, 2024, the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality held a periodic online professional workshop for the third quarter on state management activities in the field of local quality measurement standards with the theme Measurement Assurance.

In the afternoon of August 25, the semi-finals, finals, ranking finals and award ceremony of the Playground for Learning about Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) under the Digital Summer program took place.

Vietnam National University, Hanoi and RMIT University have marked an important step forward in their long-term partnership with the launch of a new research collaboration program focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor technology.

In the morning of August 28, speaking at the Ceremony to honor Outstanding Scientific and Technological Intellectuals in 2024, highlighting that every victory of the Vietnamese revolution cannot be achieved without the contribution of intellectuals, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Party and State always care about and place their trust in the country's intellectuals. Building a strong, comprehensive and sustainably developed intellectual team is the responsibility of the Party, the State, and the entire political and social system.