The development of science, technology and innovation is key to laying the foundation for sustainable agriculture and adapting to climate change, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said on November 28.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on September 19 signed a decision on the general planning tasks regarding Thu Duc city in Ho Chi Minh City until 2040 with the goal to develop Thu Duc into one of the important centres of knowledge economy, science - technology, and finance of HCM City and the country.
Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has laid stress on the Party and Government’s policy of building Hoa Lac hi-tech park into a smart ecosystem for science-technology development, contributing to the national socio-economic development.
The Vietnam Germany Innovation Network (VGI Network) held its founding congress recently in Berlin with the participation of Vietnamese professors, doctors and scientists living and working across Germany.
An international workshop themed “Science for Development” opened at the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on May 9.
Some 400 delegates from 20 countries and territories will attend the 21st Annual Conference of the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA) scheduled for October 19-21 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will continue spending between 4-5 percent of the locality’s budget on science and technology development, with priority given to those in service sector.
The 13th National Assembly Standing Committee convened its 48th session in Hanoi on May 25 with the national target programme on new-style rural area building being the first to come under discussion.
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