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Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are paired with Milan (Italy) and Kosice (Slovakia), respectively, under the World Cities project launched by the European Union (EU) in Hanoi on June 12.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will support Southeast Asian countries to establish and develop the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN).

Representatives from APEC economies gathered at a symposium in Hanoi on May 19 to share experience in promoting trade and innovation and explore activities to boost innovative growth in the region.

A conference on innovative business models in the context of the fourth industrial revolution was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 18, with experts from Vietnam and the RoK attending.

International delegates to the APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings in Hanoi have highlighted progress on the four priorities for APEC 2017 selected by host Vietnam.

Some 45 scientific and technological inventions and applications of Vietnamese scientists and businesses will be honoured by the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) at a ceremony held in Hanoi on May 16.

A Workshop on APEC Research and Technology took place in Hanoi on May 15, with the main themes focusing on climate innovation, entrepreneurship and human resources development.

The 24th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and the High-level Policy Dialogue on Human Resources Development in the Digital Age will be highlights of the seventh working day of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings in Hanoi on May 15.

64-year-old fisherman in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh has continuously pursued his passion for invention. His agricultural machines have been welcomed by neighbours and proved effective.

The Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) Group hosted a Workshop on APEC Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Hanoi on May 14.

The second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings entered the sixth working day in Hanoi on May 14 with meetings and workshops focusing on urbanisation, science-technology and the internet economy, among others.

The Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Fund has launched a financial aid package worth 560 billion VND for SMEs, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

An award ceremony for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE 2017) was held in Hanoi on May 11.

Representatives from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies gathered in Hanoi on May 11 for the 10th APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI-10) Meeting.

The second Proof of Concept contest on climate change adaptation was launched at a workshop held by the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC) under the Ministry of Science and Technology on May 4 in Hanoi.

Climate change mitigation is the key topic of the second Proof of Concept (PoC) competition recently launched by the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC).

Domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should regard tech-driven innovations and digitisation as a guiding development trend when integrating into the global production and value chain.

Ho Chi Minh City has been providing all possible support for the Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) project in the city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

Singapore and France have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as space technology, smart city planning, financial technology and health and biomedical sciences.

Innovation has been seen as a tool to boost socio-economic development in Vietnam, said Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh at a conference on innovation in Hanoi.