The Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park (HHTP) is calling for projects on researching, applying and developing advanced technologies in a bid to help foster hi-tech industries nationwide.
Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Industrial Zone (Photo:connective-cities)
The Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park (HHTP) is calling for projects on researching, applying and developing advanced technologies in a bid to help foster hi-tech industries nationwide.
At the park’s investment and trade promotion event on August 24, deputy head of the HHTP Management Board Nguyen Trung Quynh said investors will be offered incentives stors on corporate income, export-import and added value taxes.
He noted that infrastructure in the park has been completed with water supply and drainage systems, internal roads, and electricity and telecommunication facilities.
Quynh also highlighted the efficient application of the single-window mechanism in the HHTP and stressed that investors could make customs declaration, banking services, intellectual property and logistics services right at the park.
At the event, which was part of Hanoi’s investment promotion conference, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao said Hanoi will focus on attracting investments that could enhance technological transfers, especially high and source technologies, create many jobs, foster export, generate high-quality personnel, and develop infrastructure, support industries and quality services.
Within the framework of the conference, the HHTP signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) with the goal of turning the park into a smart city favourable for enterprise innovation and creation and facilitating companies specialising in the hi-tech sector.
The HHTP will popularise the VCCI’s business development support services to companies operating in the park while the VCCI will help attract domestic and foreign projects and offer assistance to business activities there.
The HTTP was founded in 1998 to develop hi-tech research, training, manufacturing and product trading. Located on a 1,500ha site accross Hanoi's Thach That and Quoc Oai districts, it now employs more than 10,000 labourers.
It became a member of the Asian Science Park Association in 2008 and a member of ASPA's Management Board in 2010.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant ministries and agencies and Hanoi authorities to seek every possible way to remove difficulties for the projects on building the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park and the Hanoi National University.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a Lunar New Year (Tet) visit to the growing Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi, including participating in a tree planting festival, on February 22.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26 for a 450-million-USD project to develop an infrastructure system in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi.
Since 2022, more than 500 Vietnamese startups have engaged in Google’s Startup Academy, Google for Startups Accelerator, and Google Startup Masterclass. Nearly 100 of these firms received support to develop and improve their products, benefiting more than 300,000 customers and creating over 300 new jobs through successful fundraising and team expansion amidst Vietnam’s competitive economy.
Over the past three decades, Binh Duong has cemented its status as one of Vietnam’s most dynamic industrial hubs, building a robust foundation in manufacturing, exports, and investment. The province now has 30 operational industrial parks spanning over 13,000 hectares, with an occupancy rate exceeding 90%.
The diplomat emphasised that Vietnam places the highest priority on the development of science, technology, and innovation, viewing them as critical drivers for the country’s advancement in the new development era.
The PM revealed Vietnam’s plan to develop nuclear power in the near future, and called on the Swedish side to assist Vietnam in developing and refining legal and policy frameworks for the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; training and developing human resources; ensuring nuclear safety; and conducting training and drills to improve incident management capabilities.
More than an art showcase, the second “Technology with heart” contest seeks to inspire innovation and spotlight the humanistic values that technology can bring into daily life, expected to contribute to a sustainable digital future.
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Under the MoU, AMD will support several key initiatives spearheaded by HCM City’s authorities, including piloting policies, co-hosting innovation events, and evaluating the investment environment within the Saigon Hi-Tech Park.
The centre is a joint initiative between Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology, with PTIT and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) serving as co-leads, and global telecommunications giant Nokia as founding industry partner.
The new centre, staffed by a team of scientists, researchers, and AI specialists working in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, forms part of Qualcomm’s global AI research group.
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The organisers hope the competition will help shape a generation of exceptional engineers who will make significant contributions to Vietnam’s scientific and technological progress in this era of transformation.
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Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu laid stress on the significance of the Hanoi Convention, particularly to the Asia – Pacific, to handling legal gaps in international cooperation against rapidly increasing global cybercrime.
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According to the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, on making breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation, this is considered a decisive factor in the development of nations. It is seen as a prerequisite and the best opportunity for Vietnam to become prosperous and powerful in the new era of the nation’s rise.
Vietnam’s demographic advantage, including a youthful population of 100 million in a “golden age”, further bolsters its ambitions. Its dynamic workforce, with a natural inclination toward science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), is a key asset in attracting private investment to innovation-driven sectors.
Vietnam views sci-tech as a decisive factor in national development and a key tool for achieving sustainable development goals, and is ready to boost sci-tech cooperation with Venezuela for mutual prosperity.
The Government will always accompany companies, including CMC, and request ministries, agencies, and Hanoi authorities to further support them by promptly removing any obstacles to their growth, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Industrial Zone (Photo:connective-cities)
