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.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue of Vietnam on August 9 called at the Iran House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT) in Tehran during his ongoing visit to Iran.

Eighty-one young entrepreneurs with outstanding startup results in 2023 were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 evening.

Startups and universities from the Republic of Korea will participate in MEGA US EXPO 2023, a Korea-Vietnam multi-sector exhibition to take place in HCM City on August 30-31.

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.

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.