Vietnam's Silicon Valley sparks startup boom
Its tech sector has technopreneurs from abroad, but it also has homegrown talents. Some observers warn the sector's growth could come in fits and starts
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RECENT Vietnamese graduate looking for an English-language teacher? There's an app for that. Or hunting down the best bowl of pho in your Hanoi neighbourhood? There's now an app for that, too.
A decade ago, such technology would likely have been developed in California's Silicon Valley, but today, these apps are being churned out by Vietnam's startup sector, an industry driven by local techies trained overseas but returning home to prowl for opportunities.
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