Ho Chi Minh City hopes to become South-East Asia start-up hub

A view of the HCM City skyline. The city aims to become a leading start-up hub in Southeast Asia over the next five years. - Vietnam News/ANN

HO CHIH MINH City, March 24 (Vietnam News/ANN): Ho Chi Minh City has approved plans to develop 1,000 start-ups as part of its efforts to become a leading start-up hub in South-East Asia over the next five years.

The plan envisages enabling 3,000 businesses to improve their innovation capacity and help 100 access venture capital by 2025.