Vietnam spends $1.4 bln on food delivery in 2023, up 30%: Momentum Works

Vietnam spends $1.4 bln on food delivery in 2023, up 30%: Momentum Works

Food delivery services in Vietnam reached a gross merchandise value (GMV) of $1.4 billion in 2023, up 30% year-on-year, according to Singapore-based market researcher Momentum Works.

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

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

Korea, Germany-invested food courier Baemin to leave Vietnam after 4 years

Korea, Germany-invested food courier Baemin to leave Vietnam after 4 years

Baemin Vietnam, a food courier jointly invested by South Korea’s Woowa Brothers and Germany’s Delivery Hero, will stop operating in Vietnam from December 8, the firm announced on Friday.

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

Grab fined for using Vietnam map with inaccurate island info

Grab fined for using Vietnam map with inaccurate island info

Ride-hailing platform Grab has been fined VND60 million ($2,600) for using a map that shows incorrect information about Vietnam's island sovereignty.

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

Grab Vietnam appoints new managing director

Grab Vietnam appoints new managing director

Alejandro Osorio, former head of Grab Thailand, was appointed managing director of Grab Vietnam on Tuesday.

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

Ride-hailing firm scores $60 mln Deutsche Bank expansion loan

Ride-hailing firm scores $60 mln Deutsche Bank expansion loan

Deutsche Bank AG has provided Vietnam’s Be Group, a Grab and Gojek rival, with a loan facility of at least $60 million to expand its ride-hailing, food delivery, and digital banking services.

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

Ex-Grab Vietnam CEO new Apple country director

Ex-Grab Vietnam CEO new Apple country director

Nguyen Thai Hai Van, who resigned from her post as Grab Vietnam managing director in April, has taken the role of Apple country director in the Vietnamese market.

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

Grab Vietnam’s heatwave surcharge for bike partners: Group CEO

Grab Vietnam’s heatwave surcharge for bike partners: Group CEO

Grab’s heatwave surcharge on its motorbike services in Vietnam is for its partnered drivers, Grab Holdings CEO Anthony Tan said Tuesday in Hanoi.

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

Grab Vietnam reports $12.8 mln loss in 2021

Grab Vietnam reports $12.8 mln loss in 2021

Ride-hailing firm Grab Vietnam saw a loss of VND300.5 billion ($12.82 million) last year after recording a $10.36 million profit in 2020.

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

Consumer protection authority asks Grab to explain 'hot weather' surcharge

Consumer protection authority asks Grab to explain 'hot weather' surcharge

The Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority has asked Grab Vietnam to clarify its charges and surcharges by July 18 as the ride-hailing company applied “hot weather” surcharges starting July 6.

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