Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups convened the first meeting of their bilateral cooperation committee in Hanoi on August 28, aiming to enhance collaboration between the two countries' SMEs and startups.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh received in Hanoi on August 28 visiting Minister of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises and Startups Oh Young Joo of the Republic of Korea, proposing the guest continue coordination with Vietnamese agencies to strengthen economic cooperation and promote the implementation of measures to increase bilateral trade.

The annual Mega Us Expo 2024, themed "Trade Promotion Day - The Gateway to Connecting the Korean and Vietnamese Markets", opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 22, showcasing over 600 advanced products, technologies, and services from more than 200 enterprises of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Startup and innovation are important driving forces for the country's development in the new period, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai has said.

About 25 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Republic of Korea will visit Vietnam next month in the hope of furthering business ties.

VOV.VN - The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony on June 19 to recognise Bui Quang Minh, a famous businessman in the Vietnamese startup community, as Honorary Consul of Slovenia in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - A total of 13 Vietnamese enterprises joined 60 startup and innovation firms from Japan and the five ASEAN member states of Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Thailand to attend the Japan-ASEAN Startup Business Matching Fair 2024 held on June 19 in Bangkok, Thailand.

A workshop on investment-business connections with Vietnam was held in Seoul on May 22, opening a series of activities to support the global development for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) held by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is celebrating the 134th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, for the younger generation of Vietnam, May 19 is a meaningful anniversary, an opportunity to express gratitude and respect for President Ho, the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people.

Vietnam has issued major guidelines, policies and orientations to develop innovation and startups, as the Party and State always consider science-technology and innovation as a “strategic breakthrough” and a “main driving force” to create improvements in productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness of the economy.