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.
vietnamese ride hailing app launched in da nang

Vietnamese ride-hailing app launched in Da Nang

The Ulatech Joint Stock Company launched a car-hailing app for smartphones called “ULA” in the central city of Da Nang on October 14.  
ceo of uber vietnam resigns amidst crisis

CEO of Uber Vietnam resigns amidst crisis

The consecutive resignation of executives, including the co-founder, CEO in London, and CEO in Vietnam, adds to the crisis that the ride-hailing giant has been going through, floundering from internal troubles to external threats like gender inequality at the workplace and legal issues with the authorities.
uber defies philippine suspension order

Uber defies Philippine suspension order

MANILA: Ride-hailing giant Uber on Tuesday (Aug 15) defied a Philippine government order to shut down, branding the suspension a "blatant violation" of its rights but risking its drivers being apprehended.
grab attracts s 27b in investments from didi chuxing softbank

Grab attracts S$2.7b in investments from Didi Chuxing, SoftBank

SINGAPORE: Ride-hailing company Grab on Monday (Jul 24) announced up to US$2 billion (S$2.7 billion) will be raised from China's Didi Chuxing and Japan's SoftBank in its latest financing round.
major vietnamese taxi company to sue ride hailing companies for unfair competition

Major Vietnamese taxi company to sue ride-hailing companies for unfair competition

Ta Long Hy, deputy general director of Vietnamese taxi company Vinasun, said the company would persist with suing Grab and Uber for unfair competition.