03-07-2019 17:00
No developed countries in Southeast Asia or the world force ride-hailing services to install taxi signs. However, Vietnam’s latest proposal requests all ride-hailing vehicles to affix taxi signs to the top of the vehicles, which will weigh down disruptive businesses and dampen benefits to consumers and driver partners.
29-06-2019 07:00
ComfortDelGro Savico Taxi, a joint venture between ComfortDelGro and Saigon General Services Corporation (Savico), officially withdrew from the taxi business after failing in the race with heavyweight competitors.
24-06-2019 08:50
As the regulatory bodies have yet to create a fair playground for ride-hailing firms and traditional taxi companies, there is heated debate about how to better regulate new business models.
18-06-2019 08:19
Viettel will join the promising ride-hailing market, challenging the dominance of Grab, Go-Viet, and FastGo with its MyGo app.
13-06-2019 14:02
Applying Sandbox – a new approach to find supervising policies, to only the ride-hailing seems have yet to resolve all cross-border issues.
01-06-2019 15:28
BE Group JSC, the Vietnamese owner and developer of the be app, has inked a strategic partnership with Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) to provide beFinancial, including payment and financial services from 2019.
01-06-2019 15:27
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a fine of VND120 million ($5,217) to Grab (Vietnam) Ltd. due to its failure to comply with regulations relating to administrative procedures on registering loans from overseas.
17-05-2019 18:43
The competition between ride-hailing firms and traditional taxi companies are causing a headache for legislators who are looking for a way to regulate disruptive business models in Vietnam.
17-05-2019 14:56
Go-Viet has issued the decision to adjust fares and apply flexible rates at peak hours and other special cases, effective from 12 PM, May 16.
07-05-2019 09:25
Heated debate is continuing around the proposal to regulate ride-hailing firms as taxi companies, due to concerns that it will dampen Vietnam’s Industry 4.0 efforts.
03-05-2019 12:08
Thanks to winning the lawsuit against Grab, Vinasun expects to reach VND77.1 billion ($3.35 million) in 2019 profit, eight-times as much as in the past years.
29-04-2019 10:30
Co-operating with the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health will open up an effective channel for Grab to contribute to improving food safety awareness in the Vietnamese community.
22-04-2019 16:36
Today (April 22) Go-Viet has announced the appointment of Christy Le as its new general manager. Christy will lead the company through its next phase of growth, now that it has been established in Vietnam as a leading provider of transport and delivery services.
19-04-2019 08:34
Drivers and customers are confused about the proposal to require ride-hailing vehicles to put up ‘taxi signs’ on the top of their vehicles.
17-04-2019 17:00
Traditional taxi operators in Vietnam are being accused of unfair anti-competitive practices against ride-hailing firm Grab, as they attempt to compete against the latter’s expansion in the country.