A delegation of the Ministry of Science and Technology paid a working visit to France and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva from July 7 to 14 to promote cooperation in science, technology and innovation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to carry out effective measures to fulfill the goal of elevating bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2023, and US$150 billion by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner.

VOV.VN - Visiting head of the Economic, Technology and Environment Committee of the Laotian National Assembly (NA) Linkham Douangsavanh held working sessions on July 13 with heads of the Committee for Economic Affairs and the Committee on Science, Technology and Environment of the Vietnamese NA.

Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and representatives from some UNESCO member countries exchanged views on the role of basic sciences in policy-making at a high-level seminar in Paris on July 8.

Potential plans and roadmaps were proposed to build national capacity in Earth observation using small satellite systems during a seminar held by the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) in Hanoi on June 30.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has called for the establishment of an industrial environmental index in the country, according to Le Thanh Quan, head of the MPI's department of economic zone management.

VOV.VN - A total of 15 excellent female scientists, including Vietnamese Associate Professor Dr Ho Thi Thanh Van, were honoured at the annual L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award ceremony held in Paris, France, on June 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Ministers Bui Thanh Son and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar concurred to put drastic measures in place to foster bilateral partnership across the board during their recent meeting in New Delhi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) organised an international conference on June 15 running with the theme of “50 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and India: Retrospect and prospects”.

Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) for previous wrongdoings.