The Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) has been appointed by the government of Malaysia as the only representative of Vietnam to join the ASEAN startup programme.
The ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards is launched at the first Malaysia Tech Week 2019 (Source: doanhnhansaigon.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Saigon Innovation Hub(SIHUB) has been appointed by the government of Malaysia as the onlyrepresentative of Vietnam to join the ASEAN startup programme.
The information was announced at the firstMalaysia Tech Week 2019 which took place from June 17-21.
At the event, Malaysia New EntrepreneurFoundation launched the initiative to build a Southeast Asian startup communityunder the name Rice Bowl Republic to compete with the four big startup hubs inthe world: the US, China, India and Europe.
The ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards was alsolaunched at the event.
The awards, which covers 13 categories, is saidto be a “door” to help startups, startup incubators and co-working spacecenters, and universities access investors and join the global playground withas much support as possible.
Participants of the event pledged to removeobstacles in innovation movements in Southeast Asian nations and support thedevelopment of startup ecosystems in separate countries.-VNA
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The ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards is launched at the first Malaysia Tech Week 2019 (Source: doanhnhansaigon.vn) 
