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.
16-08-2019 18:16
After establishing VinBus, Vingroup shook hands with FastGo to add VinFast Fadil and VinFast Lux cars to the fleets of FastGo, FastCar, and FastLux.
13-08-2019 10:13
Traditional taxi operators proposed to liquidate contracts with their taxi drivers in order to switch to the ride-hailing service model using electronic contracts to seize the advantages offered by this model.
31-07-2019 16:57
App-based ride-hailing vehicles may be managed by technology, instead of having to install a light box on top as proposed by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) earlier.
28-07-2019 16:20
Bonus payments for ride-hailing drivers seem a lot less forthcoming now that the firms have gained a firmer foothold in Vietnam. Comparing Grab, Go-Viet, and newcomer Be, the Singaporean giant seems the most tight-fisted.
15-07-2019 11:51
The Ministry of Finance makes a careful study of tax laws to collect taxes from electronic contract-based vehicles to avoid evasion and ensure a level playing field for ride-hailing and traditional taxi firms.
04-07-2019 07:38
The Vietnam Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (VCA) submitted a complaint about the decision of the Vietnam Competition Authority that the acquisition deal between Grab and Uber does not violate Vietnam’s Competition Law.
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.