Japan's leading educational corporation invests in Vietnam

On April 8, the IC Net Limited Joint Stock Company of the Gakken Group - a leading brand in the field of education in Japan - and the KiddiHub Vietnam Joint Stock Company signed an investment cooperation contract to develop platforms for early childhood education in Vietnam. The country’s startup ecosystem has developed strongly in recent years, attracting a lot of attention from Japanese businesses, in which edtech (education technology) is an area of particular interest.