Billion-dollar gaming industry attainable

Billion-dollar gaming industry attainable

Vietnamese game publishers are striving to rise up the ranks of the global gaming industry by holding on to top talent and encouraging modern thinking from legislators and potential consumers.
Gaming publishers shy away from tax proposition

Gaming publishers shy away from tax proposition

A proposal to impose special consumption taxes on online games in Vietnam has been shot down by businesses and industry experts.
Foreign resources and market know-how give rise to gaming

Foreign resources and market know-how give rise to gaming

The market understanding of Vietnamese online game developers combined with the resources of foreign partners are expected to create momentum for the country’s online gaming industry.
5G to enable a new era of mobile gaming in Vietnam

5G to enable a new era of mobile gaming in Vietnam

Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos discusses mobile cloud gaming opportunities in Vietnam with the launch of 5G.
Vietnam's Amanotes ranks among world's top mobile app publishers

Vietnam's Amanotes ranks among world's top mobile app publishers

Amanotes, a mobile game publisher based in Vietnam, has been ranked in top positions in two major global surveys of the rapidly growing worldwide mobile market.
Razer to buy out e-payments platform MOL for S$81m

Razer to buy out e-payments platform MOL for S$81m

Gaming lifestyle company Razer plans to fully acquire e-payments platform MOL, it said in a press release on Monday (Apr 23).
Casino backers looking to roll the dice

Casino backers looking to roll the dice

The Ministry of Finance recently released a draft decree regulating conditions for investors to open casinos in Vietnam. Mark D. Capasso, executive director and national practice leader of Hospitality & Gaming Group under Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam, a consultant real estate firm, exclusively shared his view on this hot issue with VIR.
Cautious roll of dice

Cautious roll of dice

Most lawmakers support the issuance of a specialised decree on prize-wining gaming services, but want to tighten conditions for opening a gaming service facility to minimise impacts on society.
Green lights to light up gaming

Green lights to light up gaming

Unlimited electronic gaming facilities, in accordance with the latest Ministry of Finance’s decree draft, could open the door for more foreign-invested projects in Vietnam.
MGM planning $1.5 bn IPO for Macau business

MGM planning $1.5 bn IPO for Macau business

MGM Resorts International started pre-marketing an initial public offering for its Macau unit Monday with plans to raise as much as $1.5 billion ahead of a Hong Kong listing next month.