Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology has just launched 9 Management Teams to implement science and technology programs using the state budget (Program Management Teams).

In order to strengthen the dissemination of intellectual property (IP) laws and at the same time, foster professional expertise for staffs working in IP protection in the locality, on July 23, 2024, Nam Dinh province Department of Science and Technology coordinated with the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Science and Technology to organize a conference on "Training to improve the effectiveness of intellectual property rights enforcement" for leaders and staffs of management and enforcement agencies related to the field of IP.

In the morning of July 22, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research and Development Center (CIRAD) held the first consultation meeting on the Prezode Initiative to prevent diseases spreading from animals to humans.

During the inspection of pesticide trading in the area, Lao Cai province Market Management Department handled 6 cases of violations, destroying 323 packages and 13 bottles of liquid pesticides not on the list of allowed those to circulate in Vietnam.

Fake agricultural materials have a significant impact on productivity, output quality as well as on the cultivation and breeding process of farmers.

Authorities in Quang Nam province recently inspected a business establishment in the area and discovered 11,928 products of shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent, toothpaste, and fabric softener with protected counterfeit trademarks in Vietnam.

Recently, the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team 389 of Nam Can district, Ca Mau province inspected, made a record of sealing and temporarily detained 20 gas cylinders suspected of being counterfeit gas of TOTALENERGIES Vietnam Limited Company.

The National Quality Measurement Standards Committee is the agency responsible for drafting the main content of the draft revised Law on Product and Goods Quality. According to Dr. Ha Minh Hiep - Acting Chairman of the Committee, the draft amendment and supplement to the Law on Product Quality is currently focusing on 4 contents.

According to experts from the Vietnam Productivity Institute, in the context of the economy increasingly integrating deeply into the world economy today, improving competitiveness is indispensable for the business community to survive and develop in the marketplace. To do that, improving productivity and quality of products and goods is the key factor determining the competitiveness and business efficiency of an enterprise.

Currently, many scientific and technological products help private enterprises gain a foothold in the market. However, many scientific research in public units cannot be immediately brought to the market due to legal regulations.