It could be an enormous opportunity to cement independence, to accelerate economic development and to build new inter-regional ties.

ECONOMIST: Central Asia

Vietnam's overriding interest in its foreign relations has been to accelerate its economic development.

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Over the last 30 months, my i-GATE efforts have created a proactive, two-way link between national laboratories and entrepreneurs, industry, innovation networks, venture capital firms, universities, business support services, and economic development resources in order to accelerate the commercialization of innovative energy technologies and grow a cohesive innovation ecosystem.

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