The Ministry of Science and Technology on May 13 announced a list of outstanding scientific, technological and innovative products, solutions, and initiatives selected for publication on the national digital portal nq57.most.gov.vn.

The Lang Son provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park and Township Development Joint Stock Company (VSIP JSC) on June 14 commenced the construction of VSIP Lang Son project – the 16th of its kind in Vietnam.

Vietnamese officials at a workshop in Hanoi on February 28 called on Japan to continue its support to Vietnam in protecting and enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights, making IP a driving force for economic development.

The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) reported that it has received more than 156,000 applications to establish industrial property rights of all kinds last year, a year-on-year increase of 11%.

Ho Chi Minh City is trying to bring a breath of fresh air to local industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) with a view to attracting more foreign investment.

VOV.VN - The Global Affairs Canada through the Expert Deployment Mechanism for Trade and Development (EDM) has offered a training course aimed at improving the intellectual property (IP) management capacity for a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Ministry of Finance.

A working delegation from the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, led by head of the provincial Party Committee's Board for Mass Mobilisation and President of the province’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Lo Van Mung, had a working session with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as part of their trip to Switzerland from October 4-7.

VOV.VN - Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation (VHT) and United Telecoms Limited Group (UTL Group) on December 8 signed a strategic agreement on comprehensive R&D and deployment of 5G network infrastructure in India and an export contract to the Indian market.

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and Cooperativeve Vereniging SNB - React U.A (React) in Asia-Pacific, an anti-counterfeiting network, on December 8 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to fight counterfeiting and infringements of intellectual property (IP) rights.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on November 1 to discuss international experience and give recommendations to Vietnam to promote cooperation among research institutes, universities, and enterprises in the commercialisation of research results and intellectual property (IP).