Intel offers digitalization training per Vietnam’s needs

Intel offers digitalization training per Vietnam’s needs

Intel is willing to cooperate in training and accepting Vietnamese students as interns and employees as Vietnam needs, a senior company executive said Tuesday.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Samsung invests $1.2 bln in Vietnam in 2023, to focus on innovation, training

Samsung invests $1.2 bln in Vietnam in 2023, to focus on innovation, training

Samsung invested $1.2 billion in Vietnam in 2023 as part of its continuous commitments to the country, said Samsung Vietnam CEO Choi Joo Ho.

Investing - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam registers $413 mln venture capital in first half

Vietnam registers $413 mln venture capital in first half

After more than two years in the doldrums due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s venture capital attractiveness has gradually bounced back, reaching $634 million in 2022 and $413 million in the first half of 2023.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam opens new National Innovation Center facility, chip design center

Vietnam opens new National Innovation Center facility, chip design center

Vietnam has inaugurated a new facility of the National Innovation Center (NIC) and a chip design center as the country seeks to stimulate the startup ecosystem and deepen its participation in the global semiconductor supply chain.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Foreign investors bet on Vietnam’s growth: minister

Foreign investors bet on Vietnam’s growth: minister

Foreign investment in Vietnam is poised to remain robust as international firms see potential for the country to become a global supply hub and play a crucial role in boosting world trade, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam to train 100,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030

Vietnam to train 100,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030

The government plans to train between 50,000 and 100,000 high-skilled workers in the 2025-2030 period as Vietnam braces for a fresh investment wave to sweep its semiconductor industry.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Further incentivize innovative startups to tap venture capital resurgence: officials

Further incentivize innovative startups to tap venture capital resurgence: officials

Vietnam needs to adopt a synchronous approach and issue more preferential policies that encourage innovative startups as venture capital investment bounces back after a lackluster 2022, experts say.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Keppel, Vietnam National Innovation Center team up for innovation initiative

Keppel, Vietnam National Innovation Center team up for innovation initiative

Conglomerate Keppel Corp. and Ngee Ann Polytechnic of Singapore have teamed up with Vietnam’s National Innovation Center (NIC) to co-create innovation and entrepreneurship programs for talents in the two countries over the next three years.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

12 wide-ranging agreements set to bolster Vietnam-Singapore ties

12 wide-ranging agreements set to bolster Vietnam-Singapore ties

Twelve MoUs signed Friday at the Singapore Regional Business Forum in Hanoi creates a framework for boosting wide ranging Vietnam-Singapore relations, senior officials say.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

RMIT University Vietnam to expand HCMC campus with $166 mln fund

RMIT University Vietnam to expand HCMC campus with $166 mln fund

RMIT University Vietnam plans to expand its Saigon South campus in Ho Chi Minh City through a strategic investment fund of AUD250 million ($165.5 million).

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Boeing urges telecom giant Viettel to become tier-1 supplier

Boeing urges telecom giant Viettel to become tier-1 supplier

Boeing has urged Viettel, Vietnam's biggest telecom business, to grow from a tier-3 to tier-1 supplier, in order to directly supply goods to the U.S. aviation giant.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

IFC innovative move to help boost climate resilience of buildings in Vietnam

IFC innovative move to help boost climate resilience of buildings in Vietnam

International Finance Corporation, the World Bank’s investment arm, launched its Building Resilience Index (BRI) program in Vietnam on Thursday to help make the country's buildings and cities more climate resilient.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam startups secure $634 mln in 2022 funding

Vietnam startups secure $634 mln in 2022 funding

Startups in Vietnam secured 134 deals with venture capital investment of $634 million in 2022, down 19% and 56% year-on-year respectively, according to the Vietnam Innovation & Tech Investment Report 2023.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam eyes $5 bln in capital toward innovative startups in 2023-2025

Vietnam eyes $5 bln in capital toward innovative startups in 2023-2025

Thirty-nine venture capital funds vowed to pour $1.5 billion into innovative startups in Vietnam in 2023-2025, as part of the country's effort to attract funds totalling $5 billion in the period.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Startups in Vietnam attract $494 mln in Jan-Sep venture capital: report

Startups in Vietnam attract $494 mln in Jan-Sep venture capital: report

Startups in Vietnam attracted $494 million of venture capital in 94 deals in the first nine months of the year, down from $602 million in the same period of 2021, according to a report by BambuUP, a Vietnamese innovation connection platform.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

France aids Vietnam utility’s energy transition with EUR1 million grant

France aids Vietnam utility’s energy transition with EUR1 million grant

The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Electricite de France (EDF) have signed an agreement on financing Vietnam Electricity (EVN) with EUR1 million ($982,000) to facilitate the latter’s energy transition.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7