grab expands operations to take on go jek

Grab expands operations to take on Go-Jek

Grab has conducted M&A deals in the fields of finance and services to diversify its activities as well as improve service quality to be ready for the competition with the heavyweight Go-Jek.
grab refuses to pay ubers tax arrears

Grab refuses to pay Uber’s tax arrears

Grab refused to pay the VND53.3 billion ($2.33 million) tax arrears that Uber owes to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Taxation.
controversial moves on ride hailing market

Controversial moves on ride-hailing market

After Uber sold its Southeast Asian operations to Grab, the ride-hailing market is seeing an interesting phenomenon: insiders want out, while outsiders want in.   
grab will not monopolise vietnamese market true

Grab will not monopolise Vietnamese market, true?

Vertex Ventures, Grab’s first investor, told VIR in an exclusive interview that the startup will not monopolise the Vietnamese ride-hailing market after its controversial merger with Uber earlier this week.
uber exit threatens grab monopoly in southeast asia

Uber exit threatens Grab monopoly in Southeast Asia

On April 8, US-headquartered ride-hailing juggernaut Uber will officially transfer its operations in Vietnam and seven other ASEAN countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore to its long-time rival, Grab.
uber sells southeast asia ops to grab

Uber sells Southeast Asia ops to Grab

Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to Grab, exchanging it for a 27.5 per cent stake in the firm.
taxi associations request temporary policy to hamper uber and grab

Taxi associations request temporary policy to hamper Uber and Grab

While local authorities plan to build a new decree on business and conditions for transportation business by automobile, Vietnamese taxi associations request a temporary policy to tighten the operations of Uber and Grab to replace the existing Decision No.24/QD-BGTVT on the pilot schemes for ride-hailing services. 
go jek to set foot in vietnam

Go-Jek to set foot in Vietnam?

Motorcycle ride-hailing transportation provider Go-Jek from Indonesia has recruited experts to advise for its expansion in Vietnam to break the dominance of Uber and Grab, according to newswire TheLEADER.
grab and uber to extend ride hailing pilot programme

Grab and Uber to extend ride-hailing pilot programme

Grab and Uber received permission to extend the pilot programmes on using technology applications to connect and manage transport activities until the new decree on business and conditions for transportation business by automobile is issued and comes into effect.
hanoi constricts uber and grab operations

Hanoi constricts Uber and Grab operations

Hanoi will request ride-hailing application providers Uber and Grab to publicise their fares like traditional taxi brands.
grabtaxi requested to stop operations in three provinces

GrabTaxi requested to stop operations in three provinces

GrabTaxi Vietnam will have to stop implementing its ride-hailing services at the three provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and Lam Dong.
burning question uber and grabs legal status

Burning question: Uber and Grab’s legal status

Vietnamese lawyers suggest that Vietnam should manage Uber as a transportation firm using a ride-hailing application, based on the European Court of Justice (ECJ)’s decision that Uber is a taxi service.
uber and vietnams number one fintech firm shake hands on strategic alliance

Uber and Vietnam’s number one fintech firm shake hands on strategic alliance

Uber today officially became the strategic partner of Vietnam-based mobile electronic payment platform MoMo, with the intent of integrating a wholly digital payment experience into the leading ride-hailing online application.
grab commits to long term investment in vietnam

Grab commits to long-term investment in Vietnam

Grab co-founder Tan Hooi Ling affirmed that the ride-hailing firm would continue to invest in Vietnam and contribute to the country’s innovation process.
grab driving to break into e payment sector

Grab driving to break into e-payment sector

After winning a significant foothold in the Vietnamese ride-hailing market, Grab plans to drive further growth by adding new services and branching out into the online payment sector.