This is a noteworthy item in the Joint Declaration of the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting 2017 in Quang Nam, on October 21.

Everyone knows the wonder of technology in bringing great results in just a short time. However, people should rush to adopt the latest and best technology is still a big question.

This is the opening event for Innovation Week and the startup of Ho Chi Minh City- WHISE 2017, which has been taking place October 23-28, 2017.

On October 26-29, at Hoa Lu Stadium (No.2, Dinh Tien Hoang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), Cano Expo exhibition will take place from 9 am to 8pm. Especially, on October 29, the 12th annual Canon PhotoMarathon contest will take place in Ho Chi Minh city. These are two of Canon's major activities during the 15th anniversary of the official presence in Vietnam and Canon's 80 years of development.

To contribute to honoring and promoting environmental sanitation workers directly involved in sweeping, collecting, transporting and treating wastes, those specialize in dredging, draining sewers and canals and etc.

Woodworking Machinery Exhibition - VietnamWood 2017 has been taking place at the Saigon Exhibition Center from October 18 – 21, 2017.

Ho Chi Minh Innovation and Startup Week 2017 with a series of events lasting from October 23-28 is the biggest event of the year in field of innovation, science and technology and start-up of city.

With more than 500 contestants and more than 20,000 people interested, the IoT Startup 2017contest demonstrated the attractive startup trend of Internet of thing (IoT).

In the afternoon of October 12, 2017, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Khanh had a meeting with the delegation of the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) and the European Business Association in Vietnam (EuroCham), led by Mr. Chris Humphrey - Executive Director to discuss some contents of S & T activities, such as intellectual property; Opportunity to commercialize products that reduce risk; promote patent protection; standard quality measurement; and etc.

The most important issue is to create a specific product that attracts investors, a basis for scientists to start up successful creative innovation.