Winners of the women startup competition 2023 were awarded at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee in Hanoi on October 14.

VOV.VN - The role of the youth in digital transformation took centre stage at the 7th International Students Science Forum, which was held in Ho Chi Minh City from October 6-8.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Australia’s Monash University on September 20 organised the first “International TECHFEST in Australia”, aiming to attract international resources to develop Vietnam’s innovative startup ecosystem.

VOV.VN - Da Nang is keen to enhance links with Czech firms in fields such as tourism, information technology, high-tech industry, innovative startups, especially in the environmental sphere, said Le Trung Chinh, chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will launch K-Tech College, a programme that offers training programs in software and provides job placement opportunities with Korean startups to talented students from developing nations, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Da Nang and the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki have great potential for stronger cooperation in tourism and human resources training, especially for the medical sector, Le Trung Chinh, head of the Da Nang municipal administration told Oishi Kengo, governor of Nagasaki, at a reception on August 30.

The National Innovation Centre (NIC) in collaboration with the Japan Trade Promotion Agency (JETRO) and the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam on August 29 held a ceremony to announce the programme “Inno Vietnam – Japan Fast Track Pitch 2023” (Vietnam – Japan Innovation: The Road to Success) in Hanoi.

ZwitterCo, a US startup that develops filtration membranes to treat the most challenging wastewaters, has successfully transferred the Nano-enabled water treatment technology to Vietnam’s technology-farm produce export-import Co., Ltd.

Vietnamese internet company VNG Corp, under trading code VNZ, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US via VNG Ltd, according to Reuters.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed the government provide further support for Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including an interest rate reduction of another 2 percentage points per year.