Attending the event were Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, Nguyen Van Binh, and Deputy Prime Minister Duc Dam.

The Party and State leaders join a group photo with nine young entrepreneurs at the event.

The annual award has been implemented by the Central Committee of Vietnam Youth Federation and the VYEA since 2015, being granted to Vietnamese citizens under 35 years of age who have gained outstanding results in managing and operating enterprises as well as actively participating in social activities and community development. Over the last five years, the award has honoured 390 young entrepreneurs.

From such success, in 2016, the VYEA established its Investment and Startup Club with the core members being winners of the award. Up to now, many local clubs have been established in ten provinces and cities across the country, with more than 2,000 members, to support startup ideas by many young entrepreneurs.

This year’s award was launched in September. After three rounds of voting, the organisers selected the nine best candidates to present with the award. In 2018, these young entrepreneurs' businesses generated revenue of about VND1.6 trillion, contributing VND76 billion to the State budget and creating jobs for more than 15,000 employees.

Representatives from the VYEA present gifts to ten Vietnamese athletes with outstanding achievements at the recent 30th SEA Games in the Philippines.

On the occasion, Deputy PM Dam presented the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to the VYEA’s Investment and Startup Club and its two members for outstanding achievements in building and developing the country’s startup ecosystem.

Earlier, in the afternoon of the same day, the VYEA signed a cooperation agreement with the General Department of Sports and Physical Education (under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) to support Vietnamese athletes in employment and startup after their retirement from sports.

At the ceremony, the VYEA presented ten gifts, worth VND200 million, to ten Vietnamese athletes with outstanding achievements at the recently-closed 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines.

Vietnam Startup Day 2019 underway in HCM City

The Vietnam Startup Day 2019 is underway in Ho Chi Minh City from August 23 – 24, attracting nearly 200 projects and hundreds of domestic and foreign investors from the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Nepal.

Vietnam Startup Day to gather startups from 12 countries

The Vietnam Startup Day 2019 is scheduled to kick off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23, gathering startup communities from around the world.

Tourism startup eyes Cambodia operations

Vietnamese startup I Love Asia Tour, which provides female motorbike tours in Vietnam and Laos, is planning to enter Cambodian market next month.

Contest promotes tourism startup, innovation

The Vietnam Youth Union’s Supporting Centre for Youth’s Startup in collaboration with the Israeli Embassy in Vietnam organised the Startup Hunt contest from July 5 to August 29 to promote startup and innovation in tourism.

Bac Giang launches “Youth Startup Product ” contest

(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 ”.

Source: NDO