VOV.VN - The 2026 High-Tech Agricultural Innovation Startup Competition for Vietnam’s Northern Midlands and Mountainous region was launched in Thai Nguyen province on May 13 under the theme Circular Agriculture – Creating a Green Future.

VOV.VN - A group of students in Can Tho city is experimenting with turning discarded coffee grounds into bio-based materials for fashion products, offering a glimpse into how younger generations in Vietnam are increasingly engaging with sustainability and circular economy thinking through hands-on learning.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is rapidly strengthening its position as one of Southeast Asia’s most attractive destinations for innovation and technology investment, as major international venture capital firms and financial institutions are to attend the Vietnam Innovation and Private Capital Summit 2026 (VIPC Summit).

The Vietnam Innovation and Private Capital Summit 2026 (VIPC Summit 2026) will serve as a major platform connecting policymakers, global investors, technology firms and startups to increase investment flows and support Vietnam’s rapidly growing innovation ecosystem, heard a press conference in Hanoi on May 12.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has launched a state-backed venture capital fund aimed at accelerating startups in core technologies, marking a new model to mobilise both public and private capital for innovation.

The eighth National Startup Day for pupils and students (SV_STARTUP 2026) will be held from April 17 – 19 at the Banking Academy in Hanoi, with around 10,000 participants anticipated.

The Government has issued Resolution No. 86/NQ-CP promulgating the national strategy on innovative start-ups, aiming to foster a wave of innovation-driven entrepreneurship across society, grounded in science, technology and digital transformation.

VOV.VN - Vu Quoc Huy, Director of the Vietnam National Innovation Centre (NIC), and Professor Dr Jan Kratzer, Academic Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on March 24 in Berlin.

Remittance inflows topping US$10.3 billion to Ho Chi Minh City in 2025 have strengthened the city’s financial resilience, standing out as a vivid symbol of trust capital and a key driver of institutional reforms designed to better harness this important capital source.

VOV.VN - Da Nang is accelerating its ambition to become a regional innovation hub, deepening ties with partners from Dubai and global investors as part of a broader strategy to position the city at the forefront of digital and emerging technologies.