The Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU) and the University of Da Nang (UD) held the ASEAN Consortium for Innovation and Research (ACIR) forum in the central city of Da Nang on July 28.

VOV.VN - The 15th International Trade Exhibition on HVAC, Refrigeration and Smart Building Technologies in Vietnam (HVACR Vietnam 2023), kicked off at the International Center for Exhibition (I.C.E) in Hanoi on July 25.

VOV.VN - The 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic relations and the 78th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day were celebrated on July 23 in Tel Aviv within the framework of an official visit of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang.

Around 50 investment funds and 200 start-ups and tech companies will participate in InnoEx 2023, an international innovation event to take place in HCM City on August 24-25.

Vietnam’s first open innovation event - Open Innovation Day – TechTraverse 2023 - was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20, drawing the participation of more than 100 leading domestic and foreign experts in this field.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has met with representatives of the US government agencies, organisations, businesses, investment funds and large corporations to promote cooperation in innovation and technology, research, exchange experiences and attract resources to building an international financial centre and attract investment to high-tech projects in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK had a working session with the Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) in Dublin on July 10 in a bid to step up the two countries' cooperation in education, science, and technology.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is viewed as a "rising star" in the region in terms of startup and innovation as the country’s startup ecosystem is on track to record strong development, according to insiders.

The National Innovation Centre (NIC) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in conducting activities to enhance the innovation capacity in both countries.

The French Embassy in Vietnam and the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on July 5 to inaugurate two audio exhibit spaces, and handed them over to the Museum of HCM City and the Southern Women’s Museum.