11-08-2020 11:57
With great efforts to promote healthy longevity among the elderly, HelpAge International in Vietnam has won the The Healthy Ageing Prize for Asian Innovation. Tran Bich Thuy, representative of HelpAge, discussed with VIR’s Tung Anh the journey to gain this prestigious award and future plans to empower older people amid unprecedented demographic changes.
05-08-2020 15:04
Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services and payments platform, today announced the official launch of the Gojek app in Vietnam. Starting from 6:00am this morning, customers in Vietnam can access services for motorbike ride-hailing (GoBike), logistics (GoSend), and food delivery (GoFood) via the Gojek app, which is available for download via iOS and Android.
03-08-2020 13:42
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, today announced that Visa contactless transactions grew more than 500 per cent from the first half of 2019 to the first half of 2020. The total value of Visa contactless transactions increased more than 600 per cent over the same period.
03-08-2020 13:42
A slew of Vietnamese startups managed to secure millions of US dollars even in the midst of the rapidly escalating COVID-19 pandemic.
01-08-2020 09:52
Major home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. is considering building a new research and development (R&D) centre in Vietnam, while simultaneously expanding its existing facility in Haiphong.
31-07-2020 16:39
The National Innovation Centre (NIC) hosted an online-offline meeting with experts from across the globe to provide an update on the development of the Vietnam Innovation Network and the operations of its three networks in Australia (NIC-AU), Germany (VGI), and Japan (VJOIN).
27-07-2020 18:01
HelpAge International in Vietnam has become one of the three exceptional organisations winning the grand prize of the Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI) award.
24-07-2020 16:26
Ho Chi Minh City on July 22 announced a digital transformation programme, becoming the first city in Vietnam to announce such a plan.
24-07-2020 11:30
Singapore-based Insider, a profitable SaaS company that takes a unique approach to multichannel experience orchestration, announced today its $32 million Series C funding round, bringing total funding to date to $47 million. The round was led by Riverwood Capital and was joined by Sequoia India, Wamda Capital, and Endeavor Catalyst.
23-07-2020 11:31
High-speed, low-latency 5G networks have the power to transform how business gets done. However, the journey to full-scale, comprehensive 5G coverage will not happen overnight. Even once it becomes more widely available, there are few devices in use today that support 5G, and fewer applications that require the level of performance provided through these networks. This means that businesses must keep all options open when it comes to connectivity, even if 5G is available in their area.
18-07-2020 21:48
Technology plays a critical role in driving the growth of telehealth, supporting remote and real-time healthcare with videoconferencing and remote patient monitoring. Ee Huei Sin, vice president, Keysight Technologies’ General Electronic Measurement Solutions, discussed with VIR’s Bich Thuy future trends of telehealth and how wireless 5G advance the field.
18-07-2020 21:34
In alignment with the technology boom in Industry 4.0, the education sector is adapting new smart technology solutions to increase efficiency.
18-07-2020 08:00
The July 17 workshop on genome editing shared knowledge, experiences, and global practices on plant breeding innovation and genome editing to improve the quality and productivity of Vietnamese agricultural products.
15-07-2020 10:42
As Vietnam is attracting high-quality foreign inflows, domestic firms now have an even greater opportunity to draw technology transfer to improve added value in its manufacturing industry.
07-07-2020 16:45
Encouraging innovation and training human resources methodically in collaboration with improving the infrastructure should be the three fulcrums to create a basis for Vietnam’s growth in the post-pandemic period.