Ho Chi Minh City’s office market has achieved rapid growth fuelled by steady demand and burgeoning supply, reinforcing the city’s status as a premier destination for both local and international corporations seeking strategic growth opportunities in Southeast Asia, according to real estate consulting firm Knight Frank.

VOV.VN - PREP, a smart online learning and test preparation platform developed by Vietnam, has successfully surpassed a number of strong rivals to become the only Southeast Asian representative to compete at the Global EdTech Startup Awards 2024 (GESAwards) Finals, which is due to be held from January 22 to 24, 2025 in the UK.

Vietnam is set to lead Southeast Asia’s e-commerce revolution, given that this industry potentially drives national economic transformation, according to the latest report published by IMARC Group, a market research provider, on December 1.

An innovative start-up investment conference was held on November 27, focusing on the cooperation between venture capital funds, supporting organisations, start-up incubators to promote the development of innovative startups.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Innovation Summit 2024 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 with the aim of improving the quality of the creative startup ecosystem in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam as a whole.

Ho Chi Minh City ranks third in Southeast Asia in terms of startup ecosystem value, with an economic impact of US$5.22 billion, according to Startup Genome Global Startup Ecosystem Report, released at the Saigon Summit recently held in the city.

VOV.VN - The National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day (Techfest Vietnam 2024) will get underway from November 24 to 30 in the northern city of Hai Phong, to create breakthrough opportunities for Vietnamese innovative startups.

Demand in the domestic market along with a series of new regulations and policies are supporting for the Vietnamese AI start-up community to develop.

An investment fund with total assets of US$150 million was launched on October 28 to support technology and semiconductor start-ups in Vietnam and the region.

Vietnam is participating in the Hong Kong Electronics Fair and International Exhibition on Electronic Components and Production Technology at the Hong Kong (China) Convention and Exhibition Centre.