HCMC, 30 November – 1 December 2020 – Two intense days of meetings, presentations, working lunches, together with Marco Abbiati, Science Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Hanoi, with the community of scientists and researchers active in HCMC. A unique opportunity to take stock of ongoing programs of scientific and technologic cooperation between Italy and HCMC –including those under the 2020 bilateral executive agreement- and pave the way for future collaborations. Great to see a consolidation and expansion of such a network of prominent Vietnamese researchers interested to partner with Italian scientific and technologic institutions in crucial domains such as biotech, cultural heritage, climate-change&environment, biomedicine, robotics&ICT, food-tech, food safety, advanced materials, industry 4.0.