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‘Sharks’ refuse to invest in top 2 dating apps
The dating app Fika, valued at $150 million and striving to become the next technology unicorn of Vietnam, has been rejected by investors at the Shark Tank TV show.
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Over 3,400 new digital firms make debut in H1
An additional 3,422 new digital firms were established in the first six months of 2022, bringing the total number of such firms in Vietnam to 67,300.
Vietnam accounts for 15% of Southeast Asia's online shopping market
In 2022, the number of Vietnamese people buying online reach more than 51 million, up 13.5% over the prior year.
Revenue in the IT market is to reach $57 billion
Information and communications technology companies achieved good growth, which is a bright spot in the economic picture that is gradually regaining its recovery momentum.
- Baemin narrows operations amid intense market competition in Vietnam 1
- Apple to relocate key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam 2
- Digital capabilities have no shortcuts 3
- Chinese low-cost e-commerce battle lands in Vietnam 4
- Vietnam's mobile money trial program to be extended till 2024 5
- Winning at e-commerce, TikTok enters the delivery market 6
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Vietnam hit by 265 cyber attacks a week
Vietnam came under 6,641 cyberattacks in the first six months of 2022, an increase of nearly 128% compared with the same period last year.
F88 receives the Gold Certificate of Customer Protection
Meeting 7 strict criteria set forth by Smart Campaign (USA), Vietnamese consumer loan provider F88 received a gold certificate of Customer Protection Certificate.
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Cake by VPBank offers salary advances to workers via VNPT Money
Cake by VPBank has just cooperated with VNPT-Media and Be Earning to deploy salary advance service to more than 30 million Vinaphone subscribers, through the VNPT Money app.
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Vietnam suffers the most mobile banking threats in SE Asia: Kaspersky
Vietnam had the highest number of malware attacks detected on mobile banking apps in Southeast Asia in 2021, according to multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky.
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Tech giants pay $220 million in taxes: finance ministry
Cross-borders platforms like Facebook and Google have paid VND5.1 trillion ($220 million) in taxes for the period between 2018 and 2021, says Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc.
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Vietnam’s internet economy worth $21 billion last year
Vietnam’s internet economy was valued at about 21 billion USD in 2021, contributing to 5 percent of GDP and rising seven-fold from 2015.
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Gucci and FACEIT launch Gucci Gaming Academy
Esports tournament organiser and platform FACEIT has announced a partnership with high-end luxury brand Gucci.
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Facebook to charge 5 pct tax on Vietnam ads
Facebook parent Meta will charge a 5 percent value-added tax on all Vietnamese advertisements starting June 1 after assuring the government it will fulfill its tax obligations.
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Tech startup True Platform raises $3.5-mln seed funding
Management solutions startup True Platform has raised $3.5 million from several investors, one of the largest seed amounts ever raised by a Southeast Asian company.
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Digitalization to create potential value of $27 trillion: Huawei
Digitalization is expected to transform production systems in all industries and creating potential value of $27 trillion, Huawei leaders told a recent conference.
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Apple looks to boost production outside China
Apple is working to increase production of its products outside China, in an attempt to reduce reliance on the nation. India, Vietnam are among the countries short-listed by the company as alternatives.
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Vietnam Blockchain Summit 2022 to take place in July
The Vietnam Blockchain Summit 2022 will take place at the National Conference Centre of Vietnam in Hanoi on July 21-22.
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TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam
TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the matter said.
