Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to promote cooperation in innovation and creative agriculture during a working visit of Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung to the European country from February 21-23.

A workshop on digital transformation for Vietnam’s communication and advertising industry was held in Hanoi on February 23.

VOV.VN - A research team from the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City bagged second prize at the China-ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2022 (CAIEC 2022) on February 17 for their artificial intelligence software “Brain Analytics” which can help to detect Alzheimer's disease by analysing MRI brain images.

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), on February 13 emphasised the importance of putting the people at the centre of development policies, supporting vulnerable groups, promoting innovation in education and training, enhancing labourers’ capacity to self-learn.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is striving to increase the proportion of science, technology and innovation’s contributions to the sector’s growth by over 50% by 2030 through research, transfer and application activities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to attract roughly US$ 36-38 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, while last year’s figure neared US$22.4 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) will supply a jack-up rig for drilling operations by the Republic of Korea’s SK Innovation Co. Ltd (SKI) at Lot 16-2 in Vietnam’s offshore area.

Eearable Neuroscience launched its highly-anticipated FRENZ Brainband at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 7 (Vietnam time).

The transition towards a circular economy (CE) offers US$4.5 trillion in economic opportunities globally by reducing waste, stimulating innovation, and creating employment, according to Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of UNDP in Vietnam.

A delegation of Phu Yen province, led by Cao Thi Hoa An, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People’s Council, is paying a working visit to Germany from December 20-23 to seek investment opportunities here.