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Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) on December 1 launched its digital financial ecosystem called Viettel Money.

Vietnam needs to encourage and improve capacity and responsibility for the environment and nature and implement preventive actions in management agencies and businesses to minimize nature degradation, an expert has said.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on November 12 organised a closing workshop for the flood-based livelihood project in support of the water retention strategy for the Mekong Delta via video teleconference to review the results and encourage the up-scaling of the project in the region.

An online conference to promote investment from the Republic of Korea in the southern province of Binh Duong was held by the provincial People’s Committee and Becamex IDC Corp on November 9.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on October 1 launched the Vietnam Workforce for an Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem (WISE) project.

The Logistics Association of Ho Chi Minh City has been officially established with its first congress, for the 2021 - 2026 tenure, taking place on September 30.

The Nui Chua Biosphere Reserve in the central province of Ninh Thuan is a typical and unique dry forest ecosystem in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

Nui Chua Biosphere Reserve in the central province of Ninh Thuan is a typical ecosystem in Southeast Asia, with a natural area of 29,8 hectares. Its core area of Nui Chua National Park is the place where three natural areas of forest, sea and semi-desert converge, creating rich and diverse ecosystems.

COO Builder, which supports startups of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to operate in Vietnam, has opened a startup centre in Ho Chi Minh City, reported the RoK’s Aju business daily.

The Vietnam Open Innovation Landscape Report 2021, the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the local startup and innovation ecosystem so far, is set to be released in December.

Amid increasing pressure of life and the risks of diseases, finding a nice living space for both spiritual and mental strengths will be a trend and the South Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is an ideal destination for such philosophy.

A group of academics from Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have secured a grant worth 200,000 AUD (146,271 USD) for a project aiming to connect Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with opportunities in Vietnam’s innovative ecosystem.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indian in coordination with authorirites of Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka state of India held a Vietnam-India investment and startup forum on August 18.

The ASEAN Green Initiative (AGI) has been launched with an aim to ramp up restoration efforts and plant at least 10 million native trees in the next 10 years.

Indonesia will continue to encourage the development of the local gaming industry by strengthening its value chain and exploiting its current potential, according to the Ministry of Industry.

Vietnam will emerge in 2022 as the third largest startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia, with stronger signs of venture capital (VC) funds putting more efforts into early-stage investments in the country, according to a new report by venture capital (VC) firm Golden Gate Ventures.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to bestow the city’s badge to seven overseas Vietnamese in recognition of their considerable contributions to local development.

Ly Son Islands, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai Province, should be transformed into a ‘green’ pearl in the ocean, a low carbon site, an international Geo-Park with vestiges of ancient volcanoes and a rich fishing culture.

The Vietnam Young Initiatives (InnoCity) 2021 competition, which aims to collect initiatives for the national creativity and innovation ecosystem, has been launched by the Vietnamese Student Association in the Netherlands and the Global Network of Young Vietnamese Intellectuals.

Under the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”, the World Environment Day 2021 is viewed as the start of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021 - 2030).