On August 16, 2024, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) coordinated with the Ben Tre province People's Committee and Can Tho University to organize a scientific workshop on the coconut industry with the theme: "Ben Tre develops green and sustainably towards net zero".

In the morning of August 16, at Phan Dinh Phung Primary School, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, the 4th District 3 Science and Technology Festival 2024 took place with the theme: "Science and technology together with digital transformation - The power to change lives".

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision No. 13/2024/QD-TTg promulgating the list of sectors and facilities emitting greenhouse gases that must conduct greenhouse gas inventories (updated).

Vietnam National University, Hanoi and RMIT University have marked an important step forward in their long-term partnership with the launch of a new research collaboration program focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor technology.

In the morning of August 28, speaking at the Ceremony to honor Outstanding Scientific and Technological Intellectuals in 2024, highlighting that every victory of the Vietnamese revolution cannot be achieved without the contribution of intellectuals, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Party and State always care about and place their trust in the country's intellectuals. Building a strong, comprehensive and sustainably developed intellectual team is the responsibility of the Party, the State, and the entire political and social system.

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.

In the morning of August 16, in Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen Province, the Ministry of Health coordinated with the Central Economic Committee and Phu Yen Provincial Party Committee to organize a scientific workshop on "Potential for developing marine medicinal herbs in Vietnam", to assess the potential and propose solutions for developing and exploiting effectively and sustainably marine medicinal resources to serve the work of protecting public health and socio-economic development, contributing to the good implementation of Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW of the 12th Central Executive Committee on the strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

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 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".