A prestigious collegiate university has approved a plan to establish a key conglomeration of start-up businesses in Ho Chi Minh City by 2020. The Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City has stated that it will transform its Information Technology Park (ITP), located on its campus in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, into an innovative ecosystem of start-ups during the next two years. The ITP has been known nationwide as an environment for technological entrepreneurs, especially for those in the fields of information and communication. University officials said these areas will receive the greatest attention before extension of interest to other fields is enabled. The ambition is pushed farther: by 2020 converting the ITP into the heart of a smart region in the making to the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City, which consists of Thu Duc District, District 2 and District 9. The center is expected to house more than one hundred innovative start-ups, provide more than two thousand jobs, internships and work placements to thousands of students every year. It is also intended to incentivize the university’s students and teachers to launch businesses. To achieve the goal, the university’s leaders said a prime focus will be placed on the following activities: improving the opportunity to attract a highly qualified workforce, including entrepreneurs, experienced managers and experts in high tech; facilitating start-up procedures; and cooperating with other start-up hubs in Southeast Asia. The Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City is a grouping made up of leading higher education… [Read full story]
More than 350 domestic and foreign spectators attended the event. A Vietnamese-US musical gala has just been held at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory in the presence of cultural ambassador and renowned jazz and blues musician and singer Coco York. Coco York, saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan and other Vietnamese artists presented Vietnamese and foreign numbers such as Qua Cau Gio Bay, On a clear day, Autumn leaves, Without you, Stormy Monday, At least, 12 bar blues, Route 66 and This masquerade. Coco York said this is the second time she has come to Vietnam and feels very…... [read more]
The event has drawn the participation of some 200 enterprises displaying their products in nearly 500 booths which have been voted by consumers as high-quality Vietnamese goods.Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Dai Duong said the event in Ho Chi Minh City is a bridge to bring Vietnamese goods closer to local consumers.He urged manufacturers to strive for products of higher quality to meet the demand of Vietnamese people and integrate better into global supply chains.One notable feature of this fair is a special section showcasing products of farms, cooperatives and individual farmers who…... [read more]
An unmanned handicraft stand has appeared in the hall of the University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City, as part the students' effort to raise funds for disadvantaged children this month. The stand starts off another phase of the public-spirited Art for Kid 3 project, launched by the students at the end of last year. Diverse colorful handmade items are on sale, displayed with prices in front of them and a project introduction board hung above. Visitors can freely select a product and leave their cash in the collection box nearby. A number of teachers, students and international…... [read more]
The 54-year-old Japanese announced this after signing a two-year contract with the club in Ho Chi Minh City on January 5. The appointment of the former Vietnam coach is another sign of Ho Chi Minh’s ambition after their third-from-bottom finish in the 14-team V.League 1 last year. Toshiya Miura to train Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: ANTD.VN “I am very glad and excited to return to Vietnam to train Ho Chi Minh City. I am eager to begin work and meet Vietnamese fans again,” said Miura. “Last year, the club didn’t finish high in the table, so I have to…... [read more]
Vietnam’s southern business hub Ho Chi Minh City will need some VND500 trillion ($22 billion) in the next five years to boost infrastructure, experts said on Thursday at a workshop on innovative funding measures to develop the city’s infrastructure. Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to need an additional $45 billion from 2020 to 2030 for infrastructure projects, said Tran Du Lich, a member of parliament's economic committee. Lich added that the city is strategically connected to seaports, giving it an advantage to rapidly grow into a commercial hub. However, municipal authorities have been unable to keep pace with the…... [read more]
