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Promoting Vietnamese-European knowledge and technology transfer
A seminar on Vietnamese-European knowledge and technology transfer took place at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, in Hanoi, on September 11. The event is a part of the Vietnamese – European Knowledge and Technology Transfer Consortium (VETEC) project network development chain – under the ...
Vietnam ranked third most active startup ecosystem in ASEAN
Việt Nam jumped from fifth to third in the list of most active start-up ecosystems in the six largest ASEAN economies in only two years. The change was from the first half of 2017 to the corresponding period of 2019, with the country trailing only Indonesia ...
Over 50 green startup ideas honoured
The Vietnam Women’s Union collaborated with the Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC) to organise a ceremony in Hanoi, on June 24, to honour 51 creative ideas at the third Proof-of Concept (PoC) competition under the theme “Women and the future of green economy”.Launched in January ...
Vietnamese startup wins Startup World Cup 2019 Champion
Vietnamese startup Abivin, which provides AI-powered Supply Chain Optimisation, has been confirmed as the winner of the Startup World Cup 2019 Champion withUS$1 million worth of investment prize.The Ministry of Science and Technology said that Abivin, the only representative from Vietnam, surpassed candidates from more ...
Vietnam’s first IoT Innovation Hub launched
The first Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Hub in Vietnam was launched at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on April 10. The centre was established based on the memorandum of understanding signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Sweden’s Ericsson company on November ...
Youth Co:Lab Summit 2019 opens in Hanoi
The second Asia Pacific Youth Co:Lab Summit opened in Hanoi on April 4, attracting the participation of more than 500 delegates, including hundreds of young people, partners and government officials from 20 countries.Co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab aims to ...
About 129 million USD poured into fintech industry
Start-ups in Vietnam have invested around 129 million USD in the field of fintech, according to Varun Mittal, Ernst & Young (EY) ASEAN fintech leader. EY Vietnam announced the results of the ASEAN FinTech Census 2018 in Hanoi on April 12.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Prime Minister approves project supporting start-ups at schools
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a project which supports students to start up businesses by 2025. The project aims to promote the start-up spirit among students, equip them with start-up knowledge and skills and create an environment for them to realise start-up initiatives, creating ...
Minh Tuan