digital transformation accompanying smes for viability and growth

Digital transformation accompanying SMEs for viability and growth

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and Meta just organised the Forum on Accompanying SMEs with Digital Transformation.
doors open for vietnam singapore innovation ties

Doors open for Vietnam-Singapore innovation ties

Bilateral trade relations between Vietnam and Singapore in digital transformation, economy, and innovations are expected to further deepen. In September, both countries reaffirmed the relations and welcomed the strong and multi-faceted progress under the Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Partnership. At the sidelines of the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology, Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, talked to VIR’s Bich Thuy about new innovative business.
bia saigon chill wins at asia beer championship 2022

Bia Saigon Chill wins at Asia Beer Championship 2022

Asia Beer Championship 2022 gave awards to Bia Saigon, the leading brand of Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (SABECO), for its outstanding beers and its innovation to meet customer needs on October 28.
singapore expands global innovation alliance

Singapore expands Global Innovation Alliance

The Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) network has grown to include Abu Dhabi and Seoul, helping Singapore-based tech startups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) link up with partners and access more opportunities in the two markets.
winners of slingshot 2022 announced

Winners of SLINGSHOT 2022 announced

The winners at the finals of SLINGSHOT 2022 were announced on October 27 at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2022, making their mark on the Singapore startup scene.
challenging road ahead for agriculture startups

Challenging road ahead for agriculture startups

Vietnam’s innovation startup ecosystem is forecast to see an investment of $2 billion, according to the Vietnam Open Innovation Ecosystem Report 2022, and aspiring startups are making great strides to bring distinct products from their homeland to supermarket shelves at home and abroad.
vietnam innovation challenge 2022

Vietnam Innovation Challenge 2022

Vietnam Innovation Challenge 2022 – themed innovation and digital transformation solutions for the business community – will contribute to attracting investment in Vietnam in a sustainable way, creating favourable conditions for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to join the value chain.
switch 2022 singapore spotlights opportunities for collaboration in innovation

SWITCH 2022 Singapore spotlights opportunities for collaboration in innovation

The Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) 2022 opened on October 25, galvanising collaboration in innovation and cross-border partnerships.
smarties awards recognise bia saigons tet 2022 campaign

SMARTIES Awards recognise Bia Saigon’s Tet 2022 campaign

Rewarded for its efforts to deliver on strategy, growth and innovation for clients, Bia Saigon, the leading brand of Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (SABECO), brought home multiple successes at the SMARTIES Awards 2022.
lenovo unveils innovations at tech world 2022

Lenovo unveils innovations at Tech World 2022

Lenovo’s flagship annual event Tech World 2022 opened on October 18, showcasing innovations across form-factors, hybrid work technology, and Metaverse to improve life, work more productive, and render the planet more sustainable.
mb comes top at vietnam digital transformation awards 2022

MB comes top at Vietnam Digital Transformation Awards 2022

MB's three award-winning solutions at the Vietnam Digital Awards 2022 outperformed more than a thousand other innovations.
esg investing and the threat of corporate greenwashing

ESG investing and the threat of corporate greenwashing

The term environmental, social and governance is now known far and wide. Dr. Seng Kiong Kok, interim senior programme manager for innovation and enterprise at RMIT University Vietnam, demystifies this major trends in investing, speaking with VIR’s Minh Ngoc.
clouds in asean set to turbocharge digital innovation

Clouds in ASEAN set to turbocharge digital innovation

Vietnam and regional countries are making big steps in cloud transformation as part of their digital transformation journey, with the trend to further intensify. Eric Conrad, regional managing director for Worldwide Public Sector ASEAN at Amazon Web Services, known as AWS, talked with VIR’s Bich Thuy about the cloud journey in Vietnam and the region, as well as future opportunities at the AWS Public Sector Summit 2022 in Singapore.
siemens turns 175

Siemens turns 175

On October 12, Siemens marked its 175th birthday with a celebratory event at its Schaltwerk factory in the Siemensstadt section of Berlin.
innovating to ease burdens of crisis

Innovating to ease burdens of crisis

Vietnam has made tremendous progress in innovation, science, and technology. According to the 2021 WIPO Global Innovation Index, Vietnam leads the group of lower middle-income countries, ranking 44 out of 132 countries with more than 18,500 scientific and technological discoveries.