Việt Nam News

At MindX, which means extraordinary mind, children at primary school or early grade of secondary school like Nam are taught simple programming skills to improve their logical thought and inspire their passion for computers.

Trần Quỳnh Hương, CEO of the National Start-up Fund, and head of Techfest 2019’s international investment pavilion, talks to Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương about Techfest 2019’s plans to attract foreign investment and the potentials for Vietnamese start-ups to head overseas.

Việt Nam News talks to Phạm Hồng Quất, head of the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology, about Techfest 2019 and the Vietnamese innovative start-up eco-system.

The 15th Hà Nội’s People’s Council kicked off its 11th session yesterday, during which the impacts of environmental pollution and urban traffic on local people and measures needed to solve the issues were top of the agenda.

Nguyễn Ngọc Hương of HCM City’s Củ Chi District and her collaborators have jointly set up a start-up to produce freeze-dried powders from vegetables and leaves.

Before the main event from December 4-6 in Hạ Long City, Quảng Ninh Province, Techfest 2019 has brought Vietnamese start-ups overseas to attend international start-up events in the US, Singapore and South Korea.

Techfest 2019 in Hạ Long City from December 4-6 is expected to attract more than 5,500 people, 300 start-ups and 250 investors, and to help raise awareness of innovative ideas and promote the start-up spirit.

The 2019 National Action Month against HIV/AIDS was launched on Saturday at a ceremony held by the HCM City Department of Health to raise awareness of the disease and improve prevention, testing and treatment.

Typhoon Kammuri, with winds of up to 165km per hour at its eye, is heading to the East Sea.

Breeding goats has helped many farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre escape poverty and have a stable income as the animal is easy to breed and does not require large investment.

National Assembly Deputy Chairman Phùng Quốc Hiển met on Monday with heads of Lao and Cambodian farmers’ delegations who are taking part in an exchange programme in the Central Highlands Province of Lâm Đồng.

Though HCM City has tried to take care of beggars and the homeless for years, many people continue to beg for money, saying they have had goods or cash stolen, or need to find their lost relatives, among other explanations.

With the theme 'Science, technology and renewal for sustainable ASEAN community', the conference is part of preparations for activities for young intellectuals next year when Việt Nam is ASEAN Chairman.

The programme on vocational training for workers in rural areas should be modified amid changes caused by rapid urbanisation, the HCM City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has said.

HCM City has set a target of achieving a growth rate of 8.5 per cent for Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) next year, with total private investment accounting for 35 per cent of GRDP.

The Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk held a seminar in Sydney on Wednesday to introduce its strengths and potential to Australian businesses.

The Việt Nam Red Cross (VNRC) today launched a writing contest on volunteer activities, named ‘I volunteer’, as part of its activities to celebrate the International Day of Volunteers (December 5).

The central province of Quảng Nam will allocate VNĐ12.6 billion (US$547,800) from the provincial budget to close the Bồng Miêu gold mine.