The VinFuture Global Science and Technology Award for 2024 has officially closed its nomination process with a total of 1,469 submissions recorded.

The workshop "Building excellent research groups" co-organized by Science and Development Newspaper Center - Tia Sang and NAFOSTED Foundation on May 13, Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Thai, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Technology (S&T) emphasized the role of excellent research groups in the country's S&T potential, and the need for orientation to support the development of excellent research groups and young researchers.

Speaking at the workshop “Research orientation and human resource development for the microconductor industry in Vietnam”, the delegates said that the microcircuit industry is an important industry today, in which technological capabilities are the decisive factor, Vietnam needs to build an industrial ecosystem of micro-conductors to connect research institutes, universities and enterprises.

The situation of counterfeit goods and intellectual property infringement has increased significantly, causing many risks for both businesses and consumers. Tracing the origin of goods is the optimal solution to limit this situation.

Currently, plastic pollution is considered a very serious environmental challenge. Therefore, Vietnam and other member countries support the development of a legally binding global agreement to resolve this issue.

Measurement is a field with a wide range of influences and is closely related to everyday life.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Thuy and his colleagues have completed a research project on a durian garden model applying advanced techniques to recover from salinity drought and adapt to saltwater intrusion in Tien Giang, helping durian growers cope with the ongoing saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta.

On April 26, 2024, at the headquarters of the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, the Workshop "Ensuring measurement in petroleum business in Ho Chi Minh City" took place. The workshop was organized by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, and the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality (SMQ, under the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City).

The Government has just issued Decree No. 45/2024/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 39/2019/ND-CP dated May 10, 2019 on the organization and operation of small and medium enterprises development fund.

The data revolution is taking place in agriculture. The transformative potential of smart agriculture in solving the complex challenges that our world faces today cannot be underestimated. Smart agriculture and precision agriculture take adavantages of technologies, such as agricultural drones, robots, IoT sensors, GPS, and farm management information systems to improve production efficiency.