Tech application creates competitive advantages for start-ups Huỳnh Kim Tước, managing director of Sài Gòn Innovation Hub (SIHUB)’s Start-up Support Centre under the HCM City Department of Science and Technology, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) Online newspaper about the advances of technology in the start-up industry.

Closed-loop waste processing could solve Việt Nam’s waste problems: experts

Closed-loop organic waste processing technology and de-centralised waste processing are possible solutions for Việt Nam’s organic waste problems, experts said at a discussion panel on Monday.

Southern region aims to develop start-up and innovation ecosystem

In HCM City and the south-western region, individuals set up 75 per cent of all start-ups and organisations the rest, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology office in the southern region.

Universities in New Zealand help staff, students commercialise research findings

Pioneering approaches to research innovation powered by industry engagement and commercialisation were the highlight of a seminar on “Commercialising University Innovation – The New Zealand Story” in HCM City on Tuesday.

HCM City Party Secretary welcomes French Prime Minister

Secretary of  HCM City’s Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân held a meeting with visiting French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Sunday.

UNICEF seeks young innovators for global initiative

UNICEF and partners are organising a new challenge calling on young innovators in HCM City and surrounding provinces to design solutions that will improve skills and training for young people, and empower them to take actions on issues that affect them.

 

 

Foreign start-ups receive mentorship for Việt Nam entry

Six start-ups from Malaysia and Singapore connected with Vietnamese entrepreneurs to receive mentorship in how to penetrate the local market and network at a programme organised by the Saigon Innovation Hub yesterday.

City seeks closer ties between VN, foreign startups

Building on the success of the forum “Connecting Vietnamese Startups in the US and Việt Nam” held in San Francisco last December, HCM City hosted a similar event on June 26-27 to bring together Vietnamese startups at home and abroad.

Korean firms, universities showcase new technologies

Korean businesses and universities introduced new technologies to Vietnamese firms to explore collaboration and sales opportunities at a networking event in HCM City yesterday.

Children design a “smarter, child-friendly city” at HCM City summer workshop

More than 270 children aged 8 to 14 are taking part in a summer programme to design a “smarter and more child-friendly” city.