With ambitions to become a destination for global technology capital, the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng is introducing stronger mechanisms to attract investors and greater opportunities for startups and innovation-driven enterprises.
A nationwide AI-native hackathon backed by the National Innovation Centre and Meta will bring up to 3,000 developers to Đà Nẵng in July to build AI products for real-world business challenges.
Developing an innovation ecosystem in the AI era, global startup acceleration models, and opportunities for Vietnamese startups to integrate into international networks were discussed at a seminar held in HCM City on Wednesday.
Đà Nẵng has rapidly expanded its ecosystem over recent years with a series of successes in new regional and global companies, helping establish the city as ‘Việt Nam’s fastest-growing start-up ecosystem
HCM City has entered the list of the world’s Top 100 startup ecosystems for the first time, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 released by StartupBlink.
HCM City is strengthening its position as one of Southeast Asia’s leading innovation and startup hubs with expanding innovation ecosystem and attracting greater investment into high-tech industries and entrepreneurship.
Việt Nam aims to have at least three more unicorn startups valued at US$1 billion or higher each by 2030 as part of the effort to strengthen the innovation-driven economy under a new national startup strategy.
Twenty eight startups have been shortlisted for the 2026 Qualcomm Vietnam Innovation Challenge programme, an annual competition organised and funded by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.
In 2026, venture capital inflows into Việt Nam’s start-up ecosystem are expected to recover gradually, though in a more ive manner. VinVentures forecasts that capital will focus on start-ups that have survived the rigorous screening of 2024–2025, possess clear business...
The ambition reflects the city’s vision to nurture world-class research, high-tech manufacturing and a thriving startup ecosystem capable of powering long-term growth.
The national fund''s charter capital is expected to reach VNĐ2 trillion within five years, combining public investment and private contributions from domestic and foreign investors.
Forty-six startups across key sectors such as healthcare, logistics and education received mentorship and engineering consultation from Google experts, learning to build, secure and scale AI solutions with Google’s cutting-edge technologies.
VietChain Talents 2025 on Friday announced a shortlist of 51 projects for the semifinal rounds of the competition which aims to cultivate a new generation of blockchain talents and solutions.
Startups from Taiwan and Việt Nam presented a number of scalable AI-powered solutions for manufacturing and enterprise operations at the Vietnam –Taiwan Tech Solution Day in HCM City on July 15.
Hà Nội plans to establish Hà Nội Innovation Centre following the model of a joint stock company to consolidate the capital city’s position as Việt Nam’s leading innovation hub, according to a draft resolution submitted to the municipal People’s Committee...
