PM Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the Party and State always implement numerous policies and laws to support and create favourable conditions for the development of businesses and entrepreneurs.

While innovative support models in universities have become the norm in the world for half a century, it remains a new thing in Vietnamese tertiary education establishments. Experts said many bottlenecks, from mechanisms to resources and mindset, should be removed to promote innovation in universities.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision to issue a strategy for scientific-technological development and innovation until 2030.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to become a centre of economics and finance in Asia by 2045, boasting sustainable development and high living standards, a municipal official has said.

The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam and the Ministry of Education and Sports of Laos co-hosted a forum in Vientiane on May 29, seeking to improve the quality of training cooperation of the two countries.

A host of measures were proposed at a seminar on December 15 to turn the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho into an industrialised one before 2020.