The Ministry of Science and Technology collaborated with the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday held an event titled “The southern region’s science and technology sector celebrates the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification day”.

Hundreds of products and outstanding achievements in the field of science and technology at the southern region in the 1975-2015 period were showcased at the event, aiming to review the scientific and technological development in Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern region’s provinces.

At the ceremony, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City and the southeastern region led the nation in high technology development. Meanwhile, Mekong Delta is known as the country's biggest farming and aquatic production in the country, which contributed to ensure the global food security.