media closes in on tech giant cash

Media closes in on tech giant cash

With journalism being one of the areas damaged by the pandemic lockdown with newsagents and other stores remaining closed worldwide, news agencies are increasingly pestering Facebook and Google for payments.
online business training channel launched

Online business training channel launched

An online training channel on YouTube livestream platform, part of the Vietnam Digital 4.0 programme, has debuted in an effort to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grasp online business skills and draw customers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
vietnam stands to win as china1 gains traction

Vietnam stands to win as “China+1” gains traction

Changes in the global supply chain are taking place due to the virus outbreak, prompting a mounting number of foreign manufacturers to speed up their relocation from China to neighbouring countries including Vietnam.
google offers us 800 million to pandemic impacted businesses health agencies

Google offers US$800 million to pandemic-impacted businesses, health agencies

Google on Friday (Mar 27) pledged US$800 million worth of support in response to the coronavirus pandemic for health organizations, researchers and businesses impacted by the crisis.
vietnam lags behind high income nations in digital skills and ai

Vietnam lags behind high-income nations in digital skills and AI

There is a widening gap of digital skills, especially in AI between Vietnam and other high-income nations, according to key findings from the 2020 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) research from Adecco Group, the world’s leading HR solutions company, together with Google and INSEAD.
tech giants bring production to vietnam to avoid covid 19 implications

Tech giants bring production to Vietnam to avoid COVID-19 implications

With the COVID-19 outbreak disrupting supply chains and vexing producers to no end, a mounting number of businesses are looking to shift operations away from China, with giants Google and Microsoft both opting to bring production to Vietnam.
google microsoft accelerate shifting production to vietnam

Google, Microsoft accelerate shifting production to Vietnam

Google and Microsoft are accelerating efforts to shift production from China to Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, amid the worsening novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
apple google amazon eye common standard for smart home devices

Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices

Amazon, Apple and Google announced plans Wednesday (Dec 18) to develop a common technology standard for smart home products, in a move aimed at enabling more connected devices to speak to each other.
googles sundar pichai replaces larry page as alphabet ceo

Google's Sundar Pichai replaces Larry Page as Alphabet CEO

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will assume the CEO role at parent firm Alphabet in a shakeup at the top of the Silicon Valley titan, the company said on Tuesday (Dec 3).
vinsmart introduces smart android tv

VinSmart introduces smart Android TV

VinSmart expects to introduce five smart TV products using the Android operating system that will be officially launched in December this year.
sp 500 nasdaq end at records after strong us jobs data

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records after strong US jobs data

Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Friday (Nov 1) following good US jobs data and positive comments from officials about progress on a partial trade deal with China.
google buys wearables maker fitbit for us 21 billion

Google buys wearables maker Fitbit for US$2.1 billion

Google agreed Friday to buy Fitbit for US$2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant a fresh entry in the wearable technology space and helping it ramp up its challenge to Apple.
journalists urge action against google over eu copyright dispute

Journalists urge action against Google over EU copyright dispute

Hundreds of journalists called Wednesday for European officials to take action against Google over its refusal to pay media companies for displaying their content in defiance of a strict new EU copyright law.
post retreat airvisual affirms hanoi is not the most polluted city

Post-retreat, AirVisual affirms "Hanoi is not the most polluted city"

IQAir AirVisual quickly affirmed that “Hanoi is not the most polluted city in the world” as soon as it pulled its application from Vietnam as users swamped it with one-star ratings on App Store and Google Play.
homegrown challenger to facebook

Homegrown challenger to Facebook

With the launch of the social network Lotus, Vietnam Communications Corporation is ­trying to reshape the domestic advertising market currently dominated by Facebook and Google, and to give more benefits to content creators.