HÀ NỘI — The application of science and technology will be one of the strategic solutions for restructuring the industry and trade sector as well as for its sustainable development. Science and technology play an important role in enhancing competitiveness, Trần Tuấn Anh, minister of industry and trade, said at a signing ceremony between the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) in Hà Nội on Thursday. The agreement shows the strong commitment of both ministries in promoting science and technology in the industry and trade sector. “The sector has been active in connecting science and technology activities to industrialisation and modernisation,” Anh said. They allow enterprises to expand scale, increase manufacturing and processing, create hi-tech goods, and improve export growth rate, the minister added.

Source: Viet Nam News February 11, 2017 08:30 UTC