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Silicon Valley Bank collapse not to impact VN: VinaCapital

Silicon Valley Bank collapse not to impact VN: VinaCapital

The Silicon Valley Bank collapse by itself will end up being neutral for Viet Nam’s stock market and economy, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, has said in a report.
FPT Software forms new business alliance with Landing AI

FPT Software forms new business alliance with Landing AI

Viet Nam’s leading IT firm, FPT Software, has recently entered a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley start-up Landing AI.
Silicon Valley investor lands in Da Nang

Silicon Valley investor lands in Da Nang

Đà Nẵng City’s industrial zones and high-tech park authority (DHPIZA) has granted an investment licence to a semiconductor project worth US$110million from the firm United States Enterprises
Travel-tech start-up gets funding

Travel-tech start-up gets funding

Investors led by the Vietnam Silicon Valley announced funding for travel-tech start-up CoXplore on September 28 in Ha Noi.
Central city, US partners agree to boost investment

Central city, US partners agree to boost investment

Three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on promoting investment, hi-tech manufacturing and expert training have been signed among the central city’s Hi-tech Park and Information Technology Park, American partners Ai20X Silicon Valley and Meritronics technology joint-stock company based in Silicon Valley,...
Vietnamese startup raises 7 million from Silicon Valley

Vietnamese startup raises $7 million from Silicon Valley

Elsa Speak, an English learning application, has successfully raised US$7 million in funding from Google and Silicon Valley in the US.
Silicon Valley comes to Viet Nam

Silicon Valley comes to Viet Nam

HCM City–based venture fund 500 Startups Viet Nam announced yesterday that it will bring its Silicon Valley accelerator curriculum to Viet Nam in 2019 in partnership with South Korean multimedia retailer GS Shop.
500 Startups Viet Nam secures 14M to invest in local companies

500 Startups Viet Nam secures $14M to invest in local companies

Early-stage venture capital investor 500 Startups Viet Nam has raised US$14 million to invest in local companies, said the fund in its latest blog post.
Start-up expo opens in HCMC

Start-up expo opens in HCMC

A number of start-up projects and models are being showcased at the two-day Technology Show and Start-up and Innovative Summit that opened in HCM City on October 18.
Government Clampdown Great For Inward Investment

Government Clampdown Great For Inward Investment

As I have highlighted several times in this column, Viet Nam now has the second fastest growing economy in the world, after China.
HCMC wants its own ‘Silicon Valley

HCMC wants its own ‘Silicon Valley’

Relevant authorities must speed up the pace of study for creating an urban area for innovation, a so-called ‘Silicon Valley’, in HCM City, an international workshop heard on April 12.
Viet Nam: ASEANs Silicon Valley?

Viet Nam: ASEAN’s Silicon Valley?

It appears that Viet Nam is best placed to become Southeast Asia’s Silicon Valley, the Asia Correspondent said in a recent article. It said the nation’s advantages stemmed from successful education policies, government support and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Microsoft Viet Nam, Vietnam Silicon Valley sign MoU

Microsoft Viet Nam, Vietnam Silicon Valley sign MoU

Microsoft Viet Nam and Vietnam Silicon Valley (VSV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on supporting and developing information and technology application for the country''s startup community on Monday (Sept 26).
Ideas seek funding at Ha Noi get-together

Ideas seek funding at Ha Noi get-together

A demo day was held in Ha Noi on July 16 as part of a business acceleration project based on the Silicon Valley model, aiming to help startups attract seed capital to stimulate their growth, vietnamplus.vn reports.
Govt should take venture capital lead

Gov't should take venture capital lead

Venture capital is a relatively new concept for many Vietnamese. So the Government should attract in-vestors to the field. Minister of Science and Technology, Nguyen Quan speaks to Viet Nam News reporter Vu Hoa about it.