National Startup Association: A place to develop, educate, and elevate Vietnamese entrepreneurs!

DNHN - The National Startup Association was founded by the Minister of Home Affairs' Decision No. 702/QD-BNV dated 6 June 2021. This is a social-professional association for people who aspire to start a business in Vietnam and do so.

"Voluntarily founded, collaborate, inspire, support each other, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of members; Promoting strong and sustainable enterprises... to serve the nation - national prosperity" are the guiding values of the Association.

Assoc. Dinh Viet Hoa, founding chairman of the National Startup Association, stated that the organization's basic principles are: Think large, act little, move quickly, be courageous, and constantly find a method to establish a new technical foundation for sustainable growth and development. Transparency, self-respect, respect, and accountability of Association members. Attract, connect, cultivate, and motivate members, partners, and clients. We strive for the growth of every individual in the Association, for members, partners, and society overall...

The Executive Committee of the National Startup Association is comprised of a large number of scientific researchers. Journalists, attorneys, typical businesses, and entrepreneurs... sharing the same goal of representing, promoting, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of members in domestic and international relations. Promote the entrepreneurial spirit of the whole population concurrently by coaching, teaching, consulting, critiquing, linking supply and demand, and doing other duties as necessary by businesses.

Since its inception, the National Startup Association has connected organizations around the nation with 156 business start-up programs involving over 1000 enterprises and entrepreneurs. Organized seven summits (Vietnam Innovative Startup Program - Vietnam Startup 4.0); chaired ten seminars on large, scale firms and entrepreneurs; and coordinated the attendance of hundreds of thousands of fans at the 2018 U23 Vietnam football final in My Dinh stadium.

In 2021 and early 2022, due to the continued impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak, many firms will be forced to close, people will leave their positions, and production and distribution of commodities would cease were an interruption. Sectors, levels, enterprises, and entrepreneurs... collaborate with the Government of Vietnam to conquer the pandemic, immediately stabilize production, safeguard people's lives following the end of the epidemic, and return to the new normal.

In international cooperation ties, the National Startup Association constantly interacts, communicates information, and works as a good bridge with nations and territories that have good historic links with Vietnam to maximize collaboration. Comprehensively develop the economy, culture, and society in tandem.

The Vietnam - Korea Friendship Trade - Investment Forum and Golf Tournament S4B - Vietnam - Korea Friendship Association was co-organized by the National Startup Association, the Vietnam - Korea Friendship Association, and the Korea Vietnam Friendship Association on April 23, 2022.

The Covid-19 epidemic has disturbed the source of Korean FDI in Vietnam as well as the supply chain in Vietnam, the region, and the world for the past two years. Recently, the governments of Vietnam and Korea reopened aviation routes, providing ideal conditions for enterprises to join trade channels. Mr An Jun Sun, CEO of Vietnam - Korea Corporation ViKoTra, stated: "We are interested in training and hiring people in Vietnam and hope that Vietnam's FDI attraction policies were more liberal than those of other nations in the area."

Presentations during the event centred on the possibilities, prospects, collaboration, and growth of enterprises in the two nations for the foreseeable future, with particular emphasis on development programs: Sustainable agriculture; Electronic commerce: digital technology 4.0...

Mr Nguyen Quang Huy - Chairman of the Board of Directors of FDI Vietnam Company - outlined the limitations, difficulties, and obstacles faced by enterprises of the two countries in the past and anticipated opportunities after this Trade and Investment Forum, with investment policy and technology transfer as the basis for stronger development.

At the Forum, several booths of Vietnamese firms were shown, catching the interest of companies engaged in collaboration and signing association contracts.

Golf competition S4B - Vietnam - Korea friendship with 144 golfers playing in the spirit of collaboration in doing business together of businesses of the two nations with resounding success...

Observations about this conference Associate Professor Dr Dinh Viet Hoa stated that, in the future, the correct policies of the Government of Vietnam and the central ministries would assist many firms in resuming operations. his development. After a lengthy break, Vietnamese-Korean firms will generate a large number of employment and supply chains, while Vietnamese businesses will assume supporting industry responsibilities and undertake cooperation programs with Korean partners. This Trade and Investment Forum also saw the signing of a comprehensive cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Korea in the areas of Economy, Culture and Education, and Technology…

The relationship between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea has always been regarded as the greatest, particularly since 2009, when the two countries became strategic allies, and 2015, when the Korea-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement was signed, creating several prospects for both nations. The commercial communities of the two nations; bilateral investment cooperation.

After the United States and China, South Korea is the third-largest exporter and second-largest importer in the world. Moreover, Korea is the largest investor with over 9,000 legitimate projects totalling over USD 74 billion, of which 79% of Korean firms are investing in the industrial sector... Despite variations caused by the epidemic, bilateral commerce between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea reached an astounding $78 billion last year...

Currently, South Korea is one of Vietnam's most significant partners, while Vietnam is South Korea's most important partner. With the dedication of the two administrations, the economic links between the two nations will provide even better outcomes in the future!

Dang Hong Luong