24-05-2019 14:26
The event targets startups with products or ideas to tackle finance and business challenges facing the Vietnamese and ASEAN economies. Bringing together KBank’s expertise in regional banking, $245 million of funding from KVision, local know-how of VIISA, and innovative ideas from local startups, the aim is to drive synergies that will spur cutting-edge solutions that create value and drive growth in Vietnam and the wider region.
18-05-2019 07:16
The Paint the Future startup challenge has accomplished after three exciting days of face-to-face collaboration with AkzoNobel experts. This programme has opened doors for international startups to “Paint the Future” with their innovations.
09-05-2019 08:00
The initiative to narrow the distance between startups and the government have seen positive results thanks to the government’s efforts to issue suitable policies as well as the huge support from Vietnam Silicon Valley. Van Anh reports.
03-05-2019 12:07
As digitalisation is driving transformation in all economic sectors, startups and businesses in Vietnam are adopting emerging tech into their business to leapfrog in development and competition. Ho Viet Anh, CEO of OSAM Cloud Innovator and Community Hero of US technology giant Amazon Web Services Inc., discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy his amazing digital journey and how he engages local startups and the business community in the changing world of technology.
30-04-2019 08:15
While startups and private companies in Vietnam are growing larger day by day, their chances of market success are getting slimmer as competition mounts. Tom Evans, principal at consultancy and training company The Lûcrum Group and creator of the highly-acclaimed From Napkin to Revenue practice, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy how it can help businesses in Vietnam achieve greater success in new product launches and market growth.
25-04-2019 09:09
Vietnam represents an attractive venture for investing in technology companies and aspirational startups, but there is work to be done to create a more efficient legal framework to unlock the country’s true potential.
17-04-2019 10:20
Criteo S.A., the advertising platform for the open internet, has announced a partnership with Tugo, one of Vietnam’s leading travel startups, and five major national airlines in the region to create a seamless purchase experience for premium tour programmes and meet the growing demand for premium tours.
28-03-2019 08:00
Innovation, in its fullest expression, should serve everyone. Never before have small Asian businesses and startups been so connected – in digital tools, technology, access, and ideas. Everywhere we operate, entrepreneurial innovators are leading with passion and counting on connectivity to expand their businesses across borders, seizing niche opportunities and shaping our global economic future.
03-02-2019 12:44
Along with the business results from 2018, SCG also launched strategies with the aim of delivering total solutions and new business models and leverage emerging technologies from startups and R&D institutions to seek new opportunities and fulfil customer demand throughout the region.
31-01-2019 09:00
As foreign startups, including South Korean ones, are expanding operations to Vietnam in greater numbers, the market may slip out of the hands of Vietnamese startups if they fail to whip up enough support. Kim Huong reports.
19-12-2018 19:00
500 Startups Vietnam today announced that it will bring 500 Startups’ Silicon Valley accelerator curriculum to Vietnam in 2019 in partnership with Korean multimedia retailer GS Shop.
19-12-2018 15:00
Foreign investors are latching onto the growth of the Vietnamese online education sector, fuelled by the country’s growing tech-savvy population and the development of a range of educational tech startups.
04-12-2018 12:00
Vietnamese logistic startup Logivan took over 11 other entrepreneurs from across Vietnam to win the audience vote at Pitch@Palace Vietnam 1.0, which for the first time ever took place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3.
27-11-2018 14:00
Startups in the last three years have attracted a large number of students, but few of their businesses have achieved genuine success.
26-11-2018 08:35
Vietnamese entrepreneurs need to embrace failure much more readily in order to build a successful online business.