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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.
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BrightCHAMPS acquires Schola, a leading communications and English-learning platform for kids in South-East Asia
Global edtech platform, BrightCHAMPS, has announced the acquisition of Singapore-headquartered Schola, a live-learning platform for kids to master communication and English skills, in a $15 million cash & stock deal.
Two thirds of Southeast Asian firms face ransomware attacks: survey
Enterprises in Southeast Asia are on the radar of cybercriminals with 67% of them confirming that they have become victims of ransomware attacks, according to the latest survey by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Apple suppliers to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam
Apple is in talks to make Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam, marking a further win for the country as the U.S. tech giant looks to diversify production away from China.
- More than 1,600 cyber attacks handled in February 1
- Indonesian game developer Anantarupa partners with VTC Intecom to expand into Vietnamese market. 2
- Vietnam’s giant technology firm boosts presence in Americas 3
- Vietnamese retailers to continue to carry out digital transformations in 2023 4
- Chinese smartphones locked in Vietnam 5
- Vietnam's Eager Embrace of ChatGPT, Despite Hurdles 6
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Cost of a cyberattack in Vietnam climbs to a record high of $2.87 mln
The average cost of a cyberattack has climbed to a record high of $2.87 million in 2022 in six ASEAN countries including Vietnam, according to the latest report commissioned by IBM Security.
Online food ordering rises sharply by 72% in the first 6 months of 2022
The total number of online food ordering on GoFood in the half of 2022 increased by 72% compared to the previous period in 2021, according to Gojek.
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.
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.
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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.
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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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‘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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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.
