Economy
Việt Nam has one of the newest and most dynamic start-up scenes in Asia, and it has emerged as a hub for start-ups, according to the recently released Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific report.
Economy
The Routes Asia Development Forum will be held in Đà Nẵng City on June 4-9, with the participation of airlines in Asia and Europe, including British Airways, Lufthansa Group, Qantas Airways Limited, Air New Zealand, Air India, Indigo, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Malaysia Airlines.
Sports
VNG Group signed a sponsorship deal worth VNĐ1 billion(US$43,478) for the Provisional Vietnam Triathlon Federation, to support the best conditions for triathlon athletes at the SEA Games 31.
Sports
Vietnamese Hạnh Nguyễn and Australian Michael Cassinides topped the women’s and men’s divisions respectively at the 2022 VNG Ironman 70.3 Việt Nam on Sunday.
Sports
More than 360 children entered the Ironkids Viet Nam race by starting the aquathlon and triathlon events for age groups 5 to 14
Life & Style
A series of summer festivals have been planned in the coastal central urban areas of Huế, Hội An and Đà Nẵng on national public holidays from April 27 to May 5, creating favourite sites for travellers in the post-COVID-19 recovery of tourism.
Sports
The VNG Ironman 70.3 Việt Nam will see 2,500 athletes racing in the central city of Đà Nẵng on May 5-8, marking its return after a two-year absence due to COVID-19.
Life & Style
The central city of Đà Nẵng has launched a tourism promotion programme – Enjoy Đà Nẵng – luring tourists to explore destinations with a huge discount at five-star resorts in the city this summer.
Economy
VNG announced it has invested in a Korean gaming start-up Haegin, officially jumping into the Metaverse, a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users, and boosts the firm’s “go global” strategy.
Economy
The official reopening of international tourism this month offers hope to tourism businesses who have been hit hard in the pandemic.
Economy
Local restaurant chain owner, Golden Gate Joint Stock Company has announced the transfer of 35.95 per cent of shares to a group of three new stakeholders from Singapore.
Economy
Positive news about the resumption of aviation and tourism services have helped tourism stocks to surge, with many even hitting celling prices continuously, despite the VN-Index struggling around the 1,500-point level.
Economy
The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Việt Nam has been going through a downturn due to the pandemic, but the technology sector is bucking the trend, according to experts at a seminar on digital transformation and M&A on January 11.
Economy
VinaCapital Ventures, the technology investment platform of fund management company VinaCapital Group, announced it has invested in Hub Global JSC, a blockchain eco-platform that supports the development of promising Vietnamese start-ups creating blockchain solutions in various sectors.
Economy
MoMo announced the successful completion of its Series E fundraising round on Tuesday with $200 million in equity financing from leading global investors including Mizuho, Ward Ferry, Goodwater Capital and Kora Management.
Sports
Tech giant VNG’s annual online community charity run UpRace has raised more than VNĐ5 billion (US$219,900) for NGOs Newborns Vietnam, Operation Smile Vietnam, Green Viet, and Saigon Children’s Charity.
Talking Shop
While most industries have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, start-ups continued to receive investments. Việt Nam News speaks with Hoàng Đức Trung, partner, VinaCapital Ventures, about this and the outlook for start-ups post-pandemic.
Economy
Tech giant VNG has invested US$22.5 million in Telio, the first business-to-business e-commerce platform in Việt Nam, in its pre-series B funding round.
Economy
The e-sports industry promises many opportunities for brand collaboration, experts have said.
Environment
The 'One Million Trees Plantation' project, delayed by COVID-19, has resumed in the Phước Trường communal house park. It is the fourth park in Đà Nẵng that has had trees planted in, to provide a ‘green’ shadow for the community and to reduce air pollution.