startups score lift with new sme law

Startups score lift with new SME law

In a bid to facilitate the development of private startups, the Law on Supporting Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises will offer plenty of incentives and foster the establishment of private investment funds to provide them with loans.
11 tourism firms can use mist project

11 tourism firms can use MIST project

Eleven innovative tourism startups from Việt Nam have qualified for the Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator programme.
foreign capital eyeing vietnamese fintech

Foreign capital eyeing Vietnamese fintech

Foreign investment funds have expressed renewed interested in Vietnamese financial technology startups, despite a series of challenging setbacks that occurred in previous e-commerce deals.
new progammes support tourism startups in mekong region

New progammes support tourism startups in Mekong region

The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) on Thursday announced two incubation programmes to support innovative tourism firms in Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
innovatube launches us 5 million fund for startups in asean

Innovatube launches US$5 million fund for startups in ASEAN

Innovatube, a pre-seed venture firm, launched a US$5 million pre-seed fund for Southeast Asian startups.
the stars of 2016s year of startups

The stars of 2016’s Year of Startups

As Vietnam ignites the entrepreneurial spirit in its young generation, the country is ushering in a new era of ground-breaking innovations and youthful zeal for business success. Minh Trang and Nam Phuong report.
new years hopes from state leaders

New Year’s hopes from state leaders

With the new year comes an effort to build a more enabling and responsive government, a nation of startups, and a more business-friendly climate. The leaders of the Party, the government, and the National Assembly have highlighted such efforts via their guiding documents and messages to people, enterprises, and international friends throughout the year. 
vietnamese startups attract foreign investors

Vietnamese startups attract foreign investors

The Offpeak project initiated by Christian Nguyen has received millions of dollars from a Japanese investment fund, while Vntrip.vn has called for $3 million worth of capital.
vn e commerce startups ready to compete with intl rivals

VN e-commerce startups ready to compete with int’l rivals

Vietnamese e-commerce startups are capable of competing with international companies, which are increasingly coming to Viet Nam to set up business, delegates heard at a forum yesterday in HCM City.
deputy pm looks to support startups

Deputy PM looks to support startups

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged ministries and sectors to conduct specific activities to carry out the Government’s policies to encourage business startups.
sme foundation to provide support to startups

SME foundation to provide support to startups

The Government's Small and Medium Enterprise Development Foundation (SMEDF) could provide support to startups in the form of venture capital and crowd funding, according to a draft decision.
local startups see values soar

Local startups see values soar

Stock prices of many local start-up companies are valued extremely high, far above prices of large-cap shares on the two national stock exchanges, which demonstrates investor confidence in the high-growth potential of the Vietnamese startups.
ha noi hosts startups workshop

Ha Noi hosts startups workshop

The City People's Committee will work with the Embassy of Israel and the FPT corporation to host a seminar on start-ups in Ha Noi on September 21.
hcm city to spend over us 400 million to encourage startups

HCM City to spend over US$400 million to encourage startups

Analysts believe that HCM City will make a profitable investment by pumping VND1 trillion into startups, because the benefits in the future will be even higher.
boosting startup spirit among vietnamese companies

Boosting startup spirit among Vietnamese companies

2016 is being observed as the National Year for Startups. This year the issue of startups is attracting the attention of the entire society. Vietnamese enterprises have strongly developed and made important contributions to national economic successes.