VOV.VN - Approximately 1,000 delegates representing Vietnamese women across the country are gathering in Hanoi for the 13th national congress which officially opens on March 10.

VOV.VN - Microsoft announced on March 1 it has appointed Nguyen Quynh Tram, Google’s former Country Director for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, as General Director of Microsoft Vietnam.

German development agency GIZ on February 26 hosted a virtual event called “Innovate for Impact” to attract new business ideas from German alumni who are interested in applying them in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted all aspects of life, although the spirit of innovative start-ups over the years has greatly contributed to economic development and the nation’s further recovery.

VOV.VN - Three female Vietnamese scientists have been honoured at the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Awards.

VinFuture Prize, an international award founded in Vietnam to honour scientific achievements, gave out US$4.5 million worth of prizes to several global scientists on January 20.

The National Startup Festival 2022 took place in Hanoi on January 19, bringing together policymakers, startup accelerators, mentors and advisers, investors, business leaders and representatives of international organisations.

VOV.VN - VinFuture Prize, with a Grand Prize worth US$3 million, is expected to make a positive change that is capable of impacting millions of lives by promoting scientific research and technological innovation.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network (VGI) and Bach Khoa Hanoi Technology Investment and Development One Member Company Limited (BK-HOLDINGS) signed an agreement on December 22 to strengthen co-operation in the fields of science, technology, and innovation.

A strong contingent of 600,000 Vietnamese intellectuals abroad, mostly in developed countries, have been seen as huge resources for Vietnam’s development, particularly in innovation and technology transfer, an official has said.