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.
tax clampdown on online incomes

Tax clampdown on online incomes

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department is sending out tax notices to individuals making millions of US dollars from Facebook, Google, and other foreign technology platforms running in Vietnam.
tax collectors struggle to collect from internet income

Tax collectors struggle to collect from Internet income

A young man from the central province of Quang Nam reportedly showed up at the provincial tax department on Tuesday to pay his long overdue income tax from alleged income of US$700,000 he generated from Google from 2014-17.
authorities slap social media profiteers with tax bill

Authorities slap social media profiteers with tax bill

The HCM City tax department said it has served a tax notice and slapped a fine on an individual together amounting to VND4.1 billion (US$178,000) for failure to pay tax on incomes received from foreign companies in the last two years.
google parent alphabet sees record highs despite eu fine

Google parent Alphabet sees record highs despite EU fine

Google parent Alphabet shares lifted on Monday (Jul 23) on a stronger-than-expected earnings report for the past quarter, as the tech giant's results eased concerns over huge fines imposed by the European Union for antitrust actions.