despite huge revenues facebook and google pay tiny tax in vietnam

Despite huge revenues, Facebook and Google pay tiny tax in Vietnam

Despite making billions of dollars in revenue, two giant technology brands Facebook and Google only paid miniscule taxes to the Vietnamese government.
macron digital tax plan faces eu rebuff

Macron digital tax plan faces EU rebuff

French President Emmanuel Macron's ambitious plans for an EU digital tax targeting US tech giants such as Google or Facebook faced strong headwinds on Saturday (Apr 28), provoking anger from Paris.
google ramps up gmail privacy controls in major update

Google ramps up Gmail privacy controls in major update

Google on Wednesday ramped up privacy controls in a Gmail overhaul, aiming first at businesses that use its suite of workplace tools hosted in the internet cloud.
facebook hit with class action suit over facial recognition tool

Facebook hit with class action suit over facial recognition tool

A US federal judge in California ruled Monday that Facebook will have to face a class action suit over allegations it violated users' privacy by using a facial recognition tool on their photos without their explicit consent.
consumer groups seek probe of youtube over ads for kids

Consumer groups seek probe of YouTube over ads for kids

Consumer and activist groups called Monday for an investigation into Google-owned YouTube for allowing advertising to be targeted at children in apparent violation of US law.
ministries disagree on solutions to collect tax from google facebook

Ministries disagree on solutions to collect tax from Google, Facebook

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) wants the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to instruct commercial banks to withhold taxes from transactions with Facebook and Google, but SBV said it is not authorized to do so.
facebook corners global advertising by selling user data

Facebook corners global advertising by selling user data?

Through their user data business, Facebook and Google in 2017 embraced a quarter of the $100-billion global online advertising market, according to statistics of data analytics company Experian.
facebook and google dodging vietnamese taxmen since 2016

Facebook and Google dodging Vietnamese taxmen since 2016

Leaning on the excuse of “having no official representative office” in Vietnam, billion-dollar Facebook and Google have been avoiding their tax obligations since early 2016.
police were warned of shooter grudge against youtube

Police were warned of shooter grudge against YouTube

Police said on Wednesday (Apr 4) they had been alerted that the Iran-born animal rights activist who shot three people before killing herself at YouTube's California headquarters, was believed to have a vendetta against the online giant.
oracles big money case against google gets new life

Oracle's big-money case against Google gets new life

An appeals court on Tuesday (Mar 27) gave Oracle another shot at wringing billions of dollars from Google in a keenly-watched legal battle over the use of freely available Java software code.
taiwans htc to get google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's HTC to get Google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on Monday (Mar 26), but said it expects a boost from the US$1.1 billion deal with Google sealed earlier this year.
eu to unveil digital tax targeting facebook google

EU to unveil digital tax targeting Facebook, Google

The EU will unveil proposals for a digital tax on US tech giants on Wednesday (Mar 21), bringing yet more turmoil to Facebook after revelations over misused data of 50 million users shocked the world.
google buys nycs chelsea market building for us 24b

Google buys NYC's Chelsea Market building for US$2.4b

Google on Tuesday (Mar 20) bought up New York's Chelsea Market for US$2.4 billion, finalising its acquisition of the emblematic retail and food hall that stands opposite the internet giant's current headquarters in the city.
alibaba and 40 thieves move in on e payments

Alibaba and “40 thieves” move in on e-payments

The e-payment market in Vietnam is becoming more competitive than ever, as various fintech providers around the world start flocking to the fast-growing country. This poses a real challenge for commercial banks, who must now adapt to the breakneck development speed of Industry 4.0.
internet advertising pitfalls for orthodox branding

Internet advertising pitfalls for orthodox branding

Numerous firms, both domestic and foreign, were reported to nearly have their branding jeopardised for showing little attention to Internet advertising activities.