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Bac Giang launches “Youth Startup Product ” contest
Updated: 15:49, 05/07/2019
(BGO) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the northern
province of Bac Giang (Youth Union) has launched the “Youth Startup Product ”
contest in 2019 to specify the coordination plan between the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development and Center Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union about “Startup
Encouragement from One Commune One Product Programme for the Youth and Students
in 2019 - 2020 ”.
The contest will last till the end of September 2019 with 3 rounds, including submission of startup product profile; skill training and actual experience and final round.
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All youth members in the age groups of 16 – 35 are eligible to submit the entry to the contest with the content featuring food, drink, herbal, handicraft – decoration, tourism and service.
The candidate who is individual or collective (cooperatives or production group) can submit many products to the same content or field. The organization board will select 10 best products to the final round scheduled in September 2019.
The contest aims at encourage and stimulate the youth’s startup spirit to develop the economy.
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Vietnamese online travel agent and startup Hahalolo launched the first social travel site in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10.
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An upcoming national private sector forum will give startups a platform to discuss problems and ideas with government officials.
Tuyet Mai
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