Vietnamese ride-hailing firm Be secures $30 mln from local broker VPBank Securities

Vietnamese ride-hailing firm Be secures $30 mln from local broker VPBank Securities

Vietnamese ride-hailing firm Be Group, a rival of market leaders Grab and Gojek, has secured an investment of VND739.5 billion ($30.3 million) from VPBank Securities.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ex Ford exec, Be app cofounder take leadership positions in road-builder Tasco

Ex Ford exec, Be app cofounder take leadership positions in road-builder Tasco

Tasco JSC, a major Vietnamese road builder, has appointed two new people to its leadership, namely Pham Van Dung, former managing director of Ford Vietnam, and Nguyen Thien Minh, co-founder of ride-hailing app Be.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Tech-based taxi game: attractive but not easy to play

Tech-based taxi game: attractive but not easy to play

Since the inception of Uber of the U.S and Malaysia’s Grab in the Vietnamese market in the period 2012-2013, many tech-based taxi brands have entered the market share race. But very few can survive due to Vietnamese user habits and other reasons.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7