Innovation

"Vietnam, along with China, India and the Philippines, are the four nations that have made significant progress in the GII rankings over recent years and are all in the top 50 now. Vietnam is moving towards the top 40 in this index, with a majority being high-income countries," Mai said, citing international experts’ comments at an online conference on GII held Tuesday by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which publishes the ranking. … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins international praise for innovation headway

Jakarta (VNA) – Nineteen ASEAN research institutions will benefit from new research grants provided by European Union (EU), the EU Mission to ASEAN has announced. They are among 74 winning consortia globally under the European Commission’s 2020 call for proposals of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA-RISE). A total of 408 proposals had been received. The 80-million-EUR initiative will promote international and cross-sector collaboration through exchanging innovative research and staff, and sharing knowledge and ideas from research to market and vice-versa. The MSCA-RISE results reconfirms the strong EU commitment to mobility of researchers even more important in times of COVID-19. “Global mobility for researchers is even more important in times of COVID-19,” said Igor Driesmans, EU Ambassador to ASEAN. “In the past months, we have seen the relentless involvement of researchers from all over … [Read more...] about EU announces new partnership with 19 ASEAN research institutions

Unitel was the first unit licensed by the Central Bank of Laos to officially deploy Mobile Money and is also the only company developing this service in the country, offering a new secure and quick payment method for more than six million people. This field is expected to generate 30-50 per cent of Unitel's telecoms revenue in the future. … [Read more...] about Unitel recognised for contribution to Laos’ digital transformation

Vietnam always welcomes Japanese firms to expand investment in infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, high-quality agriculture, information technology, smart urban development, financial and banking services, innovation-based start-up, as well as in joining the equitisation of State-owned enterprises as strategic partners, he said. … [Read more...] about PM holds dialogue with Japanese firms

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the global investment flow is likely to contract by 40% in 2020, but in Vietnam, newly registered capital has risen 6.6% and the number of new FDI projects inched up over 22% during the pandemic, Do Nhat Hoang, head of the ministry’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), said while addressing a dialogue on FDI attraction held today, September 4. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 8