google seeks to open representative office in vietnam

Google seeks to open representative office in Vietnam

Google is researching the procedures for opening a representative office in Vietnam to ensure that its compliance with local regulations is in line with its international commitments, Senior Vice President Ken Walker has said.
taxing times for the internet icons

Taxing times for the internet icons

Social media giants and major tech enterprises are coming under fire from multiple sides as governments are managing to collect their dues, and business partners and users are decrying the unregulated and oftentimes harmful content. Kim Huong reports.
diversifying marketing strategies by making use of big data and artificial intelligence

Diversifying marketing strategies by making use of Big Data and artificial intelligence

As new marketing tools based on Big Data and artificial intelligence are being developed to help businesses’ marketing strategies succeed, Le Quoc Vinh, chairman and CEO of Le Invest (Holdings) Corporation, talked with VIR’s Van Anh about the powers turning the wheels of advertising.
internet economy to reach 9 billion

Internet economy to reach $9 billion

The Vietnamese internet economy has almost tripled in three years to reach US$9 billion in 2018, driven by e-commerce and online media, a new report released by Google and Temasek showed.
tech titans in vietnam office riddle

Tech titans in Vietnam office riddle

Facebook and Google remain quiet about their next step responding to the threat of Vietnam kicking them out if they fail to set up branches or representative offices in the country.
draft decree to find hold on facebook and google

Draft decree to find hold on Facebook and Google

One of the key provisions of the decree providing guidance for the implementation of the Law on Cybersecurity requires foreign firms including companies like Google and Facebook to localise data and set up local offices in Vietnam.
online advertising takes up lions share of business budget

Online advertising takes up lion’s share of business budget

Businesses allocate kingly sums of their advertising budget to social networks like Facebook or YouTube.
google abandons planned berlin office hub

Google abandons planned Berlin office hub

Campaigners in a bohemian district of Berlin celebrated Wednesday (Oct 24) after Internet giant Google abandoned strongly-opposed plans to open a large campus there.
solution near for tech giant tax limbo

Solution near for tech giant tax limbo

Applying the highest tax rate on advertisers of Facebook and Google seems to be the Vietnamese government’s latest solution to collect taxes from the technology giants, who still do not have representative offices in Vietnam and currently pass through a policy blind spot.
google ceo says important to explore china project

Google CEO says 'important to explore' China project

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has acknowledged publicly for the first time that the tech giant is considering a search engine for China, saying it could offer "better information" to people than rival services.
google says social network bug exposed private data

Google says social network bug exposed private data

Google announced on Monday (Oct 8) it is shutting down the consumer version of its online social network after fixing a bug exposing private data in as many as 500,000 accounts.
csr deemed essential for genuine business success

CSR deemed essential for genuine business success

Corporate social responsibility has become an important consideration for all the mega-brands around the world. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and all the other big brands in the technology sector are trying to create additional value for society by investing in the environment and the communities where they operate. Panasonic is also a well known global brand that has been consistently contributing to society.
google fights french right to be forgotten in eu court

Google fights French 'right to be forgotten' in EU court

Google clashed with France in a top EU court on Tuesday arguing it feared for freedom of speech if forced to apply Europe's "right to be forgotten" principle worldwide.
taxing e business proves problematic

Taxing e-business proves problematic

Collecting taxes from Facebook and Google as well as individuals earning money from these platforms remains difficult for the Vietnamese government. Even the Law on Cybersecurity coming into effect in early 2019 may only partly handle the issue.
trump says google is rigged with bad news about him

Trump says Google is 'rigged' with bad news about him

US President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday (Aug 28) that Google results were "rigged" because searches for "Trump News" brought up negative stories about him, and questioned whether this was illegal.