

Creative projects to make educational equipment or innovative products of students at vocational schools in Ho Chi Minh City have been wholeheartedly welcomed by businesses and the community thanks to their practicability. This is a positive achievement of the encouragement for innovation in educational institutes to serve life.
Ho Chi Minh City is entering the action month of processing administrative procedures in a day, lasting from May 15 to June 15. In many districts and state agencies, officials are enthusiastically taking part in the movement so that individuals and businesses can be best served.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam yesterday signed Decision No.569/QD-TTg on the strategy for scientific-technological development and innovation until 2030. Accordingly, the Government introduces policies and mechanisms for financial support and facilitation of immigration procedures and labor permit registration. This is to attract more high-level overseas Vietnamese, foreign human resources to domestic scientific activities.
Efforts of the Vietnamese education in the last 20 years to innovate university enrollment methods have brought about certain positive results. Many issues, however, have arisen due to short-term and rather unsystematic planning. Seeing that the new primary and secondary curricula are being launched, there are expectations for practical changes by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to this important university admission matter.
Over 100,000 enterprises faced bankruptcy during the fourth Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam from May to October 2021. Nevertheless, there are a few that witnessed a growth rate of more than 10 percent. Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper has conducted an interview with Director of the Institute for Brand and Competitiveness Strategy Vo Tri Thanh regarding this matter.
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee yesterday held an awards ceremony for the HCMC Golden Brand Award 2021 to praise 30 excellent enterprises in building and developing products and service brands.
The 15th National Assembly in the first week of its second session considered adjustments for the intellectual property (IP) law. This action, according to the Science and Technology Ministry, affirms that IP is one key factor for socio-economic development in Vietnam. SGGP Newspaper has conducted an interview with Deputy Director General of the IP Office of Vietnam Nguyen Van Bay about this adjustment.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has just announced the ranking of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 for countries around the world. Vietnam stands at the 44th/132 nations and economies and the 1st among 34 lower middle-income nations in the list. SGGP Newspaper has conducted an interview with Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy about the important role of intellectual property in the national development.