In the morning of September 18, 2023, in Hai Phong, Innovation Week and Techfest Hai Phong Startup Day 2023 were officially opened with the topic "Hai Phong - City of Innovation - Accelerate and Shine.”

On September 12, in Hanoi, the Department of Information Security coordinated with Kaspersky global cybersecurity company to organize a workshop with the topic "Securing IoT devices with Cyber Immunity", in the context of Cybersecurity is complicated by the proliferation of IoT devices. The activity is part of a series of long-term cooperation between the two sides.

Scientists from the Vietnam Aviation Academy have successfully built image processing technology from cameras and machine learning models to detect and warn about foreign objects that can cause unsafety in the airport. The system is applied to support aviation safety.

On August 27, in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, with the support of the National Center for Innovative Startup Support, the Department of Science and Technology Enterprise and Market Development (Ministry of Science and Technology), nano water treatment technology was successfully transferred from the US company ZwitterCo to the Import-Export Technology Agricultural Products Limited Company.

The system created by the authors at Khang Nguyen Agricultural Limited Company. It is cheap compared to imported goods and suitable for both small and medium-sized farms.

Starting from the end of August, Da Nang City officially applied three-keyword address positioning technology (what3words) to its public platform.

On August 24, 2023, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology held a seminar on "New cleaning and anti-scale technology applied in commercial and residential water filtration". This is one of the activities of the Ho Chi Minh City Technology Exchange in 2023, implemented by Science and Technology Information and Statistics Center (CESTI).

In Ho Chi Minh City, in 2019, the city's tourism industry welcomed over 8.6 million international visitors, an increase of nearly 13.5% over the same period, domestic tourists reached 32.77 million arrivals, an increase of 13% compared to 2018. Total tourism revenue reached over VND 140 trillion, up 10.15% compared to 2018.

The 18th International Chemical Industry Exhibition in Vietnam - Vinachem Expo 2023” will take place at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) – No.799 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City from the date November 15-17, 2023.

On August 26, 2023, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology cooperated with KDI Education Joint Stock Company and High-Tech Business Incubator (SHTP-IC) to launch the AI Hackathon 2023 with the theme "Sustainable development” for elementary, middle and high school students. The contest also received the support of many units and businesses operating in the field of education and innovation in the city and across the country such as OhStem Education, GaraSTEM, KDC Education and etc.