In the morning of August 26, 2024, Binh Duong Provincial Delegation led by Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi had a working session with the Ministry of Information and Communications to discuss the project to establish a concentrated Information Technology (IT) Park in Binh Duong. On behalf of the leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Deputy Minister Pham Duc Long and Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong welcomed and worked with the Delegation. Also attending the meeting, there were representatives of the leaders of a number of functional units under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

In the morning of August 27, at the Vietnam Innovation Hub Building, Da Nang held an important working session with a business delegation from Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The event opened up opportunities for comprehensive cooperation between Tochigi Prefecture and localities of Vietnam, especially Da Nang City.

On August 15, 2024, at the Headquarters of the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality (Committee), it took place a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony (MoU) between the Committee and UL Solutions of the United States.

Vietnamese female students have won more than one-fifth of the STEM scholarships for women under the ASEAN-UK SAGE programme and the British Council to complete master's degrees at prestigious universities in the UK.

The 28th Ho Chi Minh City Technical Innovation Contest in 2024 is considered in six fields, aiming to find creative solutions with high applicability in life and production, contributing to socio-economic development.

On August 14 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of High Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, held a workshop on "Promoting research, development and application of high technology in the Southern region".

On August 30, Youth Science and Technology Development Center (Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union) collaborated with Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, with the support of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology and Ho Chi Minh City Young Scientists Club will organize the 8th Scientific workshop on "Food Safety and Food Security" in 2024.

On August 11, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association of Young Intellectuals in Science and Technology (VAYSE) held a ceremony to celebrate its 20th anniversary (August 10, 2004 - August 10, 2024). Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (Vusta) Phan Xuan Dung attended the ceremony.

According to experts, our country needs to have regulations, standards/sets of standards on fire prevention and fighting for lithium batteries to limit risks as well as have timely response solutions when lithium battery fires and explosions occur.

Within the framework of the APEC Forum, on August 12, the delegation of the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality represented Vietnam to attend a Workshop on “Emerging Technologies for Digitalization, Digitalization Process and International Regulatory Cooperation” held at the Lima Convention Center, Peru.