VOV.VN - The Da Nang Youth Union, in coordination with the city’s Department of Science and Technology, held the 2025 Da Nang Innovation and Startup Festival on the morning of December 14.

Vietnam continues to face a persistent paradox: despite being lauded as a dynamic nation with a large, youthful population and a strong spirit of innovation, the failure rate among startups remains alarmingly high - over 70%.

The Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD), the lead organisation of the Social Open Innovation Community, officially launched the SOAR Initiative (Social Open Innovation for All Resilience) on December 12.

An exchange of ideas, motivations, and scientific vision marked the December 6 event “A dialogue with VinFuture Prize 2025 Laureates”, where the award recipients interacted with hundreds of students, researchers, and start-up innovators.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Le Minh Hoan on December 5 urged Samsung to continue expanding its operations and investment projects, enhance localisation in production, promote technology transfer in Vietnam.

The Hanoi Venture Capital Fund (HVCF) is set to be officially launched on December 22, promising to become a powerful financial driver that will foster the capital's innovation ecosystem.

VOV.VN - World-leading scientists and innovators will gather at Hanoi’s Ho Guom Theatre on December 5 for the 2025 VinFuture Prize awards, as Vietnam seeks to position itself as a regional hub for global science dialogue.

The Office of Science and Technology at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on November 29 hosted a roundtable in Berlin to introduce key breakthroughs in the 2025 Law on Science, Technology and Innovation and Vietnam’s strategic orientations for the sector.

VOV.VN - Promoting science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation is among the key measures outlined in the Politburo’s Resolution 68 on developing the private economic sector.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Vietnam’s young entrepreneurs to take the lead in innovation, startup development, and sustainable growth, highlighting their role as a driving force in the country’s socio-economic progress.