Hanoi, on 17 May, 2021, after the discussion of opportunities of cooperation, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the European House - Ambrosetti (Italy) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation agreement in order to pave the way and encourage their cooperation activities in the next five years (2021-2025).

In the afternoon of May 28, 2021, at the headquarters of No. 1 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, the Institute of European Studies (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) held an international scientific conference with the theme " Short supply chain models and short supply chain policies in some European Union countries: Policy implications for Vietnam. The workshop is within the framework of a topic organized by the Nafosted Foundation (Code 01/2019/NCUD), with the aim of building a complete theoretical framework as well as evaluating experience in implementing short supply chains of agricultural products in the European Union. The workshop was organized in the form of Online and Offline, including representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; researchers and lecturers of related research institutes and universities in Hanoi: Vietnam Academy of Agriculture, Foreign Trade University, National Economics University, Hanoi National University… Representative international organizations such as: FNF Federal Republic of Germany, Oxfam, Helvetas, UNIDO... and many researchers in Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

On the afternoon of April 15, 2021, at the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Assoc Pro. Dr. Bui Nhat Quang, President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VAST) had a meeting with Mr. Jaya Ratnam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore in Vietnam.