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The water at these schools comes almost entirely from rain

Fast Company Tech

At a remote elementary school in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, until recently, access to safe drinking water was a daily challenge. Its one of more than 270 schools, from rural Nepal to urban Taiwan, to work with a fast-growing nonprofit called Gravity Water to install the nonprofits tech over the last 12 months.

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Vietnam-based CoderSchool gets $2.6M pre-Series A to scale online course platform

TechCrunch

CoderSchool, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based online coding school startup, announced today $2.6 In Vietnam, the demand for IT talent is dramatically increasing by 47% a year, while supply is only increasing by 8% year-on-year. Vietnam after-school learning startup Marathon raises $1.5M pre-seed round.

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Vietnam wants to compete with Taiwan by establishing its first wafer fab

TechSpot

TrendForce reports that the facility will focus on producing specialized chips for high-tech applications like AI, defense tech, and more. It has some serious financial backing as well, with the local government pledging to cover up to 30% of the cost, plus tax incentives. A special steering committee led by. Read Entire Article

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Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed

TechCrunch

Vietnam has one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, but many major platforms still focus on large cities. Rajaram, Aatrey and Barnwal will become advisors to Mio co-founder and chief executive officer Trung Huynh, former investment associate at IDG Ventures Vietnam. Indian social commerce Meesho valued at $2.1

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Vietnam-based healthcare booking app Docosan gets $1M seed funding led by AppWorks

TechCrunch

The company announced today it has raised more than $1 million in seed funding, which it claims is one of the largest seed rounds ever for a Vietnamese health tech startup. Lopez said advance doctor bookings aren’t the norm in Vietnam.

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TikTok Notes is shutting down as Lemon8 steps in

Fast Company Tech

Launched in limited markets like Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last year, the photo-sharing app let users post images with captionssimple enough, but apparently not compelling enough. TikTok Notes, the platforms short-lived attempt to take on Instagram (just as Instagram Reels was built to mimic TikTok), is officially being retired.

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Edtech MindX wants to build ‘little Silicon Valleys’ across Vietnam

TechCrunch

The startup’s goal is to create “small Silicon Valleys” across Vietnam, with educational centers that help prepare students of all ages for careers in tech. The new funding will be used to develop MindX’s product portfolio, its hybrid model and tech tools to increase Vietnam’s digital talent pool.

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