A high-level conference was held in Hanoi on October 8 with the aim of connecting Vietnamese individuals, investors, and businesspeople abroad with investment and innovative start-up opportunities at home.
The Ho Chi Minh City Innovative Start-up Centre commenced its construction on October 1, which is expected to be a hub for start-ups amid the fourth Industrial Revolution.
A grand ceremony marking the 1010th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi will be held at Ly Thai To Garden in the heart of Hanoi on the evening of October 10, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
Scientists from Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and its partners in Vietnam are stepping up activities to carry out cooperation projects between the two sides amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The national start-up day “Techfest Vietnam 2019” is scheduled to take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on December 4-6, a local official has announced.
Building the correct legal framework is one of the major challenges holding back start-up businesses and now the Government is looking at easing red-tape and giving an easier ride to both young companies and the private sector.
Despite Vietnam’s rise in the global competitiveness index, further reforms are needed to achieve economic targets set by the Government, speakers said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on October 24.
Lack of capital and appropriate training were hindering the developing of start-up innovations among students at vocational training facilities, heard a workshop held in Hanoi on October 17.
Speakers who are famous entrepreneurs and managers shared their experience to promote the start-up spirit of Vietnamese intellectuals in foreign countries, especially Japan.
Vietnam's start-up sector is closing the gap with regional leaders Indonesia and Singapore with new investment, according to a Nikkei Asian Review article.
The Hanoi Innovation Summit 2019 under the auspices of the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Ministry of Planning and Investment opened on August 29 at the National Convention Centre.
“Vietnam is shaping up to be Southeast Asia’s next hottest startup ecosystem” is the title of an article recently posted on the website of TechinAsia – the largest English-language technology media company in Singapore that focuses on Asia.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung had a meeting in Hanoi on July 16 with a Singaporean business delegation led by Teo Siong Seng, Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation to discuss opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the city and Singapore.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation (CBF) has signed a number of cooperation agreements with Vietnamese localities and companies in the field of biotechnology.
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