The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in coordination with the Standing Agency of the Central Steering Committee 57 under the Ministry of Public Security, held a conference on promoting agricultural growth in Southern region through science, technology, innovation and digital transformation in Can Tho City on November 2.

Khanh Hoa Province is seeking to attract highly qualified human resources through policy incentives on income, housing support, research environments and flexible employment mechanisms. This is a step towards making science, technology and innovation drivers of the province’s economic growth.

Viet Nam-Canada relations are expanding from trade cooperation to knowledge-intensive fields, including science, technology and innovation. More than two decades ago, Vietnamese businesses had already established a presence and cooperation in Canada, and the shift in relations between the two countries is opening up many new opportunities.

The University of Science and Technology of Ha Noi (USTH), under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) exchanged two cooperation agreements in Paris on September 11, in the presence of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau received Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Matsumoto Yohei in Ha Noi on September 7, calling for stronger cooperation between the two countries in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Viet Nam regards Japan as one of its most important and long-term strategic partners and a trusted companion in the new era of development, National Assembly (NA) Vice President Nguyen Thi Thanh said while receiving Saito Hiroaki, a member of the Japanese House of Representatives and Chair of its Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, together with lawmakers from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Centrist Reform Alliance, in Ha Noi on September 3.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed Decision No.1493/QD-TTg approving the Special National Programme on Science, Technology and Innovation for Strategic Technologies.

After more than one year of implementing Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, quantum technology has been placed at the centre and specified in the list of strategic products and technologies. Therefore, this technology is not merely a matter of scientific research, but a strategic issue for national development.

The “three-party” cooperation model, which involves the state, universities, and enterprises, is opening a new means of organising resources for science, technology, and innovation. However, for knowledge to truly move from laboratories to the market, the three actors need to be closely connected within a unified coordination mechanism.

International cooperation in science and technology enables Viet Nam to absorb knowledge, affirm its position, narrow the development gap, master new technologies and enhance national competitiveness.

Viet Nam and Australia have issued a Joint Statement on the Enhancement of Science, Technology and Innovation Connectivity between the two countries.

Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology development, innovation and national digital transformation has created momentum to advance strategic technologies, with fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and biotechnology poised to enter the application phase.

The Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) is strengthening its international integration by combining science diplomacy with people-to-people diplomacy, laying the groundwork for new research partnerships and stronger links between science and policymaking.

Recognising the strategic importance of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to the country's development in the new era, Party committees and Party organisations at all levels have thoroughly implemented the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW through a range of innovative approaches. Initial results have helped create an important impetus for rapid and sustainable economic growth.

Over the past 18 months of implementation, the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, had catalysed profound shifts in both awareness and action across the entire political system; institutions, mechanisms, and policies have been systematically refined; many bottlenecks and obstacles have been dismantled; and a number of new mechanisms have been established to accelerate the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Vu Ho on June 2 held talks with Koo Huck Chae, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of the RoK, to discuss measures to strengthen cooperation in science, technology, and innovation between Viet Nam and the RoK.

The Viet Nam – Republic of Korea (RoK) forum on science, technology and innovation, part of the state visit to Viet Nam by RoK President Lee Jae Myung, took place in Ha Noi on April 24.

Science, technology and innovation must be the foundation to fulfil the country’s double-digit growth in the coming time, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Government’s Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06, while chairing the committee’s first meeting of 2026 on February 25.

The Viet Nam Automation Association (VAA) held a workshop on January 27 to discuss opportunities and policies to support science and technology enterprises, drawing the participation of policymakers, experts, and science and technology enterprises.

Vietnam is aiming to become a high-tech economy with the STI pillars identified as the enablers, and the local conditions enable their rapid development, said an Israeli expert.