After noticing that more and more people were throwing away plastic bags, Pham Thi Kim Hang decided this year to make stylish handbags out of discarded plastic bags and fabric.

Two Vietnamese are among the 2020 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 of Europe in the Social Entrepreneur Category.

Starting new companies with ambitious plans, many young bosses have had to ‘give up the game’ because of the competitive playing field.

Entrepreneurs have ambitious plans when starting up a business, but they often experience a thorny path to success.

The closures of startups is being reported frequently, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Having an IPO (initial public offering) is an unfulfilled dream for startups because they are all incurring losses, experts said.

For startups, growing enough to become a public company through an IPO (initial public offering) is an important goal, reported Saigon Economic Times

Many Vietnam’s startups have died young during Covid-19, but startups in the real estate sector, or proptech, appear to have been unhurt by the epidemic.

A number of startups have had to shut down because of Covid-19, but many others are growing well after successfully calling for capital.

Nearly all businesses are experiencing hardships because of Covid-19. However, this hasn't happened with startups in the HR industry. They are still receiving millions of dollars worth of funding.

As soon as COVID-19 subsided in Vietnam, startups began to again receive capital.

Analysts believe that mentors and angel investors in Vietnam are spending time taking care of their existing investment portfolios, rather than seeking new investors.

A series of startups have stopped operation within a short period. Will startups still have opportunities to attract capital from investors?

Foreign funds are still pouring millions of dollars into Vietnamese startups because many believe they will see a startup boom when the pandemic ends.

Vietnam’s startups are making every effort to help the community fight against coronavirus.

Startups have successfully called for millions of dollars worth of investments since the beginning of the year.

CricketOne, a startup supplying food ingredients extracted from crickets, was recently named the winner of a competition for social startups called Blue Venture Awards.

Voice recognition technology, artificial intelligence (A.I), blockchain and big data are the major trends at startups in Vietnam in 2020.

Start-up activities are growing fast despite the slowdown of the global economy. The gap between Vietnam and the two regional leading countries, Indonesia and Singapore, has narrowed.

The others are just companies following traditional business models with a bit of innovation.