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Vietnam needs stronger human resources to serve the growing integrated circuit (IC) industry to create greater investment opportunities.

The central city of Da Nang has applied various measures to encourage individuals and organisations to join startup ecosystem towards the goal of becoming an innovative startup centre of the region.

Winners of the first round of the Innovation Partnership Grants, part of the Aus4Innovation programme, were honoured at an event held by the Embassy of Australia and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Hanoi on October 9.

The Vietnam – Romania Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation convened its 16th session in Bucharest, Romania on October 4 under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Tuan Anh and Romanian Minister for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Stefani Radu Oprea.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently signed a decision to set up the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam will be part of The Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, which allows Vietnamese industrial designs to be protected in multiple countries, in the next three months.

Although Vietnam has many products with geographical indication (GI) certification, the country has failed to exploit the benefits, according to experts. Hung Yen longan is one example.

Agricultural businesses are facing increasing international competition and must use science, technology and innovation to improve their productivity and competitiveness, experts said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 27.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung inspected a coastal dyke in Tan Thanh commune, Go Cong Dong district, one of the landslide hotspots in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, on September 27.

A northwestern tourism and food fair began the festival of Muong Lo culture and tourism and Mu Cang Chai terraced fields, an annual event in Yen Bai province, opened on Sept. 19.

The Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network (VGI) was officially launched at a ceremony at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany on September 14.

A workshop was held at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) on September 11 to discuss the transfer of knowledge and technologies from Europe to Vietnam.

The Philippines and China have signed six bilateral agreements related to economic growth, education, and science and technology during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Beijing from August 28 to September 1.

Since early 2018, Hanoi’s consumers have been able to scan quick response (QR) codes to trace the origins of agricultural products sold at supermarkets and convenience store, however, the impact of this change has been limited because producers find the system difficult to apply and consumers do not fully trust the codes' authenticity.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a scheme on promoting the sharing economy.

More efforts should be made to care for policy beneficiaries and the elderly and the poor, according to a resolution issued by the Government recently.

Seventy-five businesses will be presented with the Vietnam National Quality Awards 2018 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 23.

Vietnamese logistics firms are embracing technology to optimise their costs and improve their competitiveness, according to experts.

Risks and challenges must be identified during the digital transformation era to ensure that Vietnam continues to grow and be prosperous, according to a new report issued by Australia’s CSIRO and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

The Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with Nexus FrontierTech Company has officially launched a new portal for tech start-ups – vntechpedia.com.