With the topic "Biologically active compounds from Vietnamese natural resources: Potentials and applications", the 2nd Industrial Forum by the Vietnam - Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST) aims to scientists and businesses, promoting their cooperation to develop Vietnam's natural herbal resources.

With many applications, artificial intelligence is gradually becoming an important factor in production and business operations and administration and management. Artificial intelligence is also considered an indispensable component in a smart city.

The 14th international exhibition of industry process and packaging (Propak Vietnam 2019) took place from March 19-21, 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City introducing many new products and technologies to serve the needs of the food industry, beverage, pharmaceutical and consumer industries.

Speaking at the meeting of the Director of the Department of Science and Technology in 2018, Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh appreciated the results of S&T activities in the country over the past time. Many jobs and localities have shown the proactive, leading solutions, bringing S&T activities "associated" to "serving" socio-economic development.

In the morning of March 20, 2019, the Can Tho Science and Technology Service Center collaborated with the Department of Agriculture and Applied Biology to organize a Scientific Workshop with the topic "Creating solutions belief in safe vegetables for consumers”, this is the workshop within the framework of S&T project activities "Building a safe vegetable production chain model for Can Tho city vegetable area."

On March 15, 2018, Can Tho City Department of Industry and Trade cooperated with the Competition Department and Consumer Protection Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade to organize a workshop "Healthy Business - Sustainable Consumption", this is an event within the framework of activities to respond to Vietnamese consumers’ Rights Day in 2019, with the participation of state management agencies, associations and enterprises in provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region.

On March 13, 2019, in Hanoi, the Vice Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy had a meeting and worked with the high-level business delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council by the Senior Vice President and regional executive director, US-ASEAN Business Council - Michael Michalak is the leader.

Development of infrastructure, ecosystem start-up facilities and promotion of startup, innovation (STK) continue to be paid special attention to the formation of a high quality community of innovation startup.

At the exchange with the press about the Draft National Standard (TCVN) regulation of practice of fish sauce production (Draft) hold by the Department of Processing and Market Development of Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with the Directorate of Standards, Metrology and Quality.

According to statistics of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, the application of management systems, such as ISO 9001: 2015 helps enterprises increase productivity, revenue and profit from 30% - 50% compared to last year.