Technologies
Open technologies
Winners of Mekong Agritech Challenge announced
Three early stage startups from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, and three more mature teams originating from outside the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) have won prizes in the Mekong Agritech Challenge (MATCh). Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Mekong Delta students to get access to computer science
Microsoft Vietnam and the Dariu Foundation on Tuesday launched a project called “Enabling Boat” to help disadvantaged youth in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta access computer science and code literacy. According to the 2018 Digital Transformation Study in the Asia Pacific conducted by Microsoft and IDC, ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam to use satellite data to monitor forests, water resources
Scientists and natural resource management agencies will no longer have to pay for optical images for forest inventory and surveys after the Vietnam DataCube, a satellite database, is put into operation. Keep reading ...
Thien Nhien
Bhutan wins the Mekong business challenge
Shogjur, founded by a team from Bhutan, bagged the first place in the Mekong business challenge that was conducted on March 17 in Thimphu. Shogjur, recycling for happiness, is a business model company that recycles papers to manufacture quality products or souvenirs such as earrings, ...
Rinchen Zangmo
Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism extends application deadline
Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator will extend its application deadline for Vietnamese startups until March 24. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnamese co-working space Toong expands to Laos
Vietnam-based co-working space chain Toong has announced a partnership with real estate developer BIM to jointly develop a co-working space in Laos. BIM group will be in charge of developing the property while Toong will be its operator, which will involve consulting, developing and managing ...
Yon Heong Tung
SPARE solves problems with a smart solution
SPAREasia or simply SPARE, a local team of young entrepreneurs discovered through the SmartStart Young Innovation Program, are on a mission. The student team has developed a digital platform aimed at solving short-term space rental demands. []SPARE is like Airbnb, but for event space and the ...
Ismail Vorajee
Mekong innovative startups support programmes open for applications
The Destination Mekong and the Mekong Business Initiative on February 7 announced their 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) business support programmes are now open for applications. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Technology can drive green growth in Mekong region
In the last 20 years, rapid economic growth in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has reduced poverty and brought prosperity to many of its 420 million people. Keep reading ...
PAVIT RAMACHANDRAN
Opening Opportunities for Local Startups in the Mekong Region
The Mekong Business Initiative, sponsored by the Australian Government and the Asian Development Bank, is sourcing international investment and facilitating regional expansion for innovative startups.Keep reading ...
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