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Vietnam hosts virtual ASEAN Conference for Young Scientists

The ASEAN Conference for Young Scientists 2020 is being held via videoconference on October 25-26, under the chair of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.
Vietnam hosts virtual ASEAN Conference for Young Scientists ảnh 1An overview of ASEAN Conference for Young Scientists 2020 (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The ASEAN Conference for Young Scientists 2020 isbeing held via videoconference on October 25-26, under the chair of the Ho ChiMinh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.

Themed “Inspiring creativeness and innovation for a cohesiveand responsive ASEAN”, the event attracts the participation of both domesticand foreign young experts and scientists.

Participants discussed measures to solve difficulties in theregion and build a sustainably developing ASEAN Community.

They took part in a plenary session on creativeness andinnovation through initiatives and activities of young ASEAN scientists, andseminars on the new normal state in ASEAN, inspiring creativeness andinnovation to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, building smart cities, anddeveloping infrastructure, medicine and health in the ASEAN Community by2030./.
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