10-04-2020 09:00
Vietnam’s telecommunication market is becoming more attractive to overseas investors, propelled by the government’s strategy to consider it a key driver for the country’s digital economy and step-up of the divestment of state-owned telecom corporations.
13-03-2020 09:00
As Vietnam strives to forge a digital economy, there is a growing need to protect intellectual property rights. Tran Manh Hung, managing partner of law firm BMVN, a member of Baker McKenzie, writes about the relations between protection and social media, and the challenges to go digital.
11-03-2020 15:37
Mastercard became the leading investor in the Series B funding round of Indonesian fintech holding company Digiasia, providing both capital and strategic assistance as Digiasia looks to strengthen its suite of financial services that expand the ways individuals and MSMEs can take part in Southeast Asia’s growing digital economy.
15-02-2020 09:00
Amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Vietnam is boosting efforts and policy reforms to build up a digital economy. Ousmane Dione, country director for the World Bank in Vietnam, writes about the importance of such an economy to future growth.
10-01-2020 15:52
An economic expert has said e-wallet firms are breaking out promotions to try and win large chunks of the high potential market in Vietnam.
26-10-2019 11:53
Vietnam is swiftly developing its digital economy and infrastructure in order to proceed with the digital transformation of the country. Experts from leading domestic and international businesses are giving their insights into how their companies are supporting Vietnam’s endeavour.
10-10-2019 15:43
With its vast potential of e-commerce development thanks to surging IT and wide smartphone coverage, Vietnam is trying to build its own digital economy fuelled by a hallmark strategy on Industry 4.0 that is expected to help the country improve its competitiveness, attract more high-quality investment, and ensure sustainable growth. Thanh Dat reports.
01-10-2019 10:00
With its great potential, Vietnam is marching towards becoming a modern nation with a digital economy amid the Industry 4.0 unfolding far and wide, which has major impacts on the business community. Nguyen Dat reports.
24-09-2019 18:11
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading everyday super app, today announced its "Grab for Good" social impact programme that aims to empower people in Southeast Asia to gain critical access – some for the first time – to technology, upskilling, and digital services. This will allow more people to be part of the fast-growing digital economy and have more choices and opportunities to improve their livelihoods.
28-08-2019 11:07
Grab Holdings Inc. announced that it will invest $500 million into Vietnam over a period of five years to tap into opportunities in fintech, new mobility solutions, and logistics in order to spur the development of the country’s digital economy and create millions of income-opportunities that will elevate the quality of life for all Vietnamese.
30-06-2019 23:00
The strong commitment to the open, fair, and rules-based trade of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement will further widen export markets for Vietnam and bring benefits to labour-intensive manufacturing, future digital economy and hi-tech manufacturers.
24-06-2019 08:00
As a world technology giant, Sweden’s Ericsson has been supporting Vietnam’s vision of leveraging science, technology, and innovation to drive the next wave of hi-tech foreign direct investment. With recent new agreements, the group is looking to fuel the Vietnamese government’s aim of growing the digital economy and driving the next wave of socio-economic development in 2020-2030. Bich Thuy reports.
21-06-2019 06:42
Cybersecurity, biometrics and safer e-commerce experiences are among the key themes at the 15th Asia-Pacific Visa Security Summit.
19-06-2019 11:00
Vietnam is working hard to unclog financial resources to develop a knowledge-based digital economy amid the wide influences of Industry 4.0. Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Planning and Investment, discussed with VIR how to lure in more venture capital funds in innovation in order to motivate economic growth in the months to come.
27-05-2019 10:24
VinID’s purchase of MonPay with the backing of Vingroup may help the e-wallet platform increase its market share in the fiercely competitive market.