The Market Management Department of Nam Dinh province sanctioned administrative violations against petrol and oil trading enterprises for the following acts: "Trading in petrol when the granted petrol and gasoline oil business license has expired".

On August 25, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology organized a training course, popularizing and guiding the application of national standards on determining the origin of fresh fruit and vegetable products (national standard TCVN 12827: 2019 on traceability - requirements for fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain).

On August 29, 2023, the first train of Metro line No. 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) began to test run on the entire route, including the elevated and underground sections, from Suoi Tien bus station to Ben Thanh Central Station.

On August 16, Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat co-chaired the 3rd meeting of the Vietnam-Israel Intergovernmental Committee on economic, scientific and technological cooperation and other areas.

In order to receive the opinions of experts on the detailed content of implementing policies on Startup Innovation in Resolution No. 98, specifically for 02 groups of tax exemption and non-financial support policies. At the same time, listen to the plan on how to organize Innovation and Startup Week 2023 to improve in organizational stages and match the needs of the community.

To introduce and guide the application of the State's current regulations on environmental protection; To provide knowledge related to waste management and treatment to the units, Can Tho City Science and Technology Information Center organized a 3-day training course on "Environmental management specialist" from August 29-31, 2023, at the Hall of the Center.

In the afternoon of August 28, 2020, at Thoi Lai District Party Hall, the delegation of Can Tho City Department of Science and Technology led by Mr. Tran Dong Phuong An - Deputy Director of the Department, had a meeting with the Leaders of Thoi Lai District Party Committee on the situation of S&T activities in 2023 in the district. Leaders of Thoi Lai district, there were Mr. Huynh Thanh Phuong - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee, representatives of functional departments and an enterprise in the district.

One of the important factors when assessing Viettel's development potential in Southeast Asia and globally is Viettel's successful expansion into the international market.

According to the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, the digital economic development target of Ho Chi Minh City by 2025 with GRDP (total product in the area ) increasing by about 8% annually; the service sector's share in the GRDP is over 60% and the digital economy contributes 25% (by 2025), 40% (by 2030) in the GRDP. Therefore, digital data plays a very important role and Ho Chi Minh City has a clear strategy for this resource.

On August 18, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Southern Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology held a workshop "Evaluating the effectiveness of the selection and inspection methods for the tasks of the National Science and Technology Program for enterprises".