The Vietnam tech news snapshot for August of 2023 briefly captures items including: Vietnam’s central bank joining the Regional Payment connectivity program; VNG Corp’s bid for major fundraising via a US IPO; and more.
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- Vietnam: Net Zero Challenge launches seeking early-stage climate tech projects that want to pilot solutions in Vietnam
- Vietnam: A quick overview of Startup Island Taiwan’s recent Taiwan Tech Solution Day in Ho Chi Minh City, a showcase of 14 of Taiwan’s digital tech startups
- Vietnam: VNG Corp internet major, backed by Singapore’s Temasek and China’s Tencent, sets sights on $150M US stock market listing
- Vietnam: The Young Entrepreneurs Competition from Little Wallet startup launches in Ho Chi Minh City, seeking high school students to pitch
- Vietnam: Central bank officially enters Regional Payment Connectivity initiative, joining central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the central bank of Viet Nam, has officially joined the Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) initiative.
This recent development is an expansion of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Regional Payment Connectivity (MOU RPC) that was initiated by the central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand at the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit on 14 November 2022 in Bali.
- Thailand’s HD healthcare and surgery marketplace gains backing from Vietnam’s FEBE Ventures, with sights on being the go-to platform for accessible and affordable healthcare and elective surgeries in SE Asia
- South Korean Ministry of SMEs & Startups to open K-Tech College for software training and job placements with Korean startups for students from developing nations
CSIS: Pulling back the curtain on China’s maritime militia
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