ministry of transport proposes to manage ride hailing apps as taxis

Ministry of Transport proposes to manage ride-hailing apps as taxis

Entire under nine-seat cars operating under the ride-hailing application may be managed as taxi operators, according to newswire Bizlive.vn.
additional investigation for deal between grabtaxi and uber

Additional investigation for deal between GrabTaxi and Uber

The investigation of the deal between ride-hailing firms GrabTaxi and Uber will be carried out by the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) within 60 days from the day of issuing Decision No.08/QD-HDCT.
thailands central group confirms us 200m investment in grabs thai entity

Thailand's Central Group confirms US$200m investment in Grab's Thai entity

Thailand's Central Group, the country's largest retailer, confirmed on Thursday (Jan 31) in a statement that it will invest US$200 million in a local entity of Singapore-based ride-hailing application Grab.
lalamove knocked out by fierce food delivery competition

Lalamove knocked out by fierce food delivery competition

Lalamove from Hong Kong has kissed its ambitions good-bye after proving unable to beat Grab and Go-Viet to seize the local delivery market and has called it quits.
grabs acquisition of uber scrutinised

Grab’s acquisition of Uber scrutinised

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set up a council to scrutinise alleged violations of competition regulations in ride-hailing services firm Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s business in Vietnam.
grab to pay vinasun 210300

Grab to pay Vinasun $210,300

The HCM City court on Friday ordered ride-hailing firm Grab to pay VND4.8 billion (US$210,300) worth of compensation to local taxi firm Vinasun.
taxi alliance pressures ride hailers

Taxi alliance pressures ride-hailers

Seventeen traditional taxi operators have forged a new partnership to use the same technology platform in order to win back customers from foreign ride-hailing services providers, including Grab. Kim Thu reports.
deal between grab and uber may be prohibited in vietnam

Deal between Grab and Uber may be prohibited in Vietnam?

It is now in the hands of the VCC to decide whether the M&A between Grab and Uber violates Vietnamese competition law.
an alliance of 17 domestic taxi companies makes debut

An alliance of 17 domestic taxi companies makes debut

An alliance of 17 domestic taxi companies with 12,000 vehicles launched Monday, aiming to compete with ride-hailing services company Grab.
grabfood expands to danang en route to becoming vietnams superapp

GrabFood expands to Danang en route to becoming Vietnam's superapp

Launching the GrabFood service in Danang just one month after its latest expansion to Hanoi was GrabFood’s next stop on the journey to bring more local merchant-partners online and satisfy food cravings.
ho chi minh city under water stuns ride hailers

Ho Chi Minh City under water stuns ride-hailers

For a day and a half ride-hailing services in Ho Chi Minh City ground to a halt in face of the flood, unable to respond to the booming demand, while traditional taxi companies braved the elements to harvest a bumper crop.
uber hit with uk dutch fines for data breach

Uber hit with UK, Dutch fines for data breach

THE HAGUE: Britain and the Netherlands fined ride-hailing giant Uber more than one million euros on Tuesday for hiding a huge data breach for more than one year.
grab successfully mobilises 200 million from us booking holdings

Grab successfully mobilises $200 million from US' Booking Holdings

Despite the on-going dispute with local taxi firm Vinasun in Vietnam, Grab has successfully lured in $200 million investment from US-based Booking Holdings, a company specialised in tourism and online hotel booking.
go viet storms into food delivery but takes small steps in fintech

Go-Viet storms into food delivery but takes small steps in fintech

Go-Viet is rushing into Vietnam’s booming food delivery market, but unlike its competitor Grab, the ride-hailing firm prefers a slower approach to fintech services.
grab teams up with mekong taxi to roll out grabtaxi in bac lieu

Grab teams up with Mekong Taxi to roll out GrabTaxi in Bac Lieu

Grab Company Ltd. (Grab) shakes hands with Mekong Taxi JSC (Mekong) to launch GrabTaxi in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.