In the afternoon of January 14, 2021, Standards, Metrology, and Quality Center held a conference to summarize scientific and technological activities in 2020 and orientations and tasks in 2021 to reevaluate work has done in the past year.

In the morning of January 8, 2021, Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology coordinated with University of Economics - Law, Ho Chi Minh National University to organize a scientific workshop "Specific mechanism to support local innovation startups: World experiences and lessons for Can Tho" for institutes, universities and colleges in the Can Tho city and Mekong Delta region; Organizations of supporting startups, innovative start-ups; nursery; individuals, groups of individuals and businesses with innovative and creative start-ups in the Can Tho city and neighboring provinces.

According to information from the Southern Institute of Irrigation Science, China will reduce water discharge from hydroelectricity downstream to maintain the power grid, greatly affecting the lower Mekong River which is currently in the early dry season.

In the first 6 months of 2020, the Market Management Team No. 2 of the Market Management of Vinh Phuc province has detected and sanctioned administrative violations of 19 cases, fined 154.6 million VND of counterfeit trademark products that have been protected in Tho Tang town, Vinh Tuong district.

Market Management Force (VCP) of Vinh Phuc province has just fined nearly 160 million VND for trademark infringement.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just promulgated the Rules for Students and Students Contest with the idea of startup in 2020 (SV Startup 2020) with 8 fields of competition.

Workshop on "Improving Hanoi's air quality: Updating research and solutions" introduces studies explaining the phenomenon of air pollution in Hanoi over the past time and their sources of emissions.

In the period of 2015-2020, the operation of quality metrology standards has made a mark with outstanding results in many operational aspects.

Regulations on electronic identification codes have covered all types of agencies and organizations, agreed to international standards to serve the connection and sharing of data between information systems and databases of ministries, sectors and localities.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has just received feedback on a number of websites and social networks illegally using names, brands and images to advertise and sell illegal products.