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Biggest AWS consumer from Singapore stole multiple identities for mining cryptocurrencies

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

The Amazon Web Service cloud service had recently received one of its biggest consumers from Singapore, but it was quickly discovered after a small investigation that the user was impersonating…

Starbucks teams up with Alibaba in ‘Genie-us’ delivery service

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Starbucks and Alibaba have teamed up to allow consumers in China to order coffee using their Tmall Genie smart speaker. From the comfort of their sofa, those seeking a hot…

Vietnam Car imports plummet in August

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Vietnam imported around 9,000 completely built-up cars in August, down from the average of 12,500 in the previous seven months. The imports cost $174 million, according to the General Statistics…

Vietnam Airlines cleared to fly to the US

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Vietnam Airlines has been allowed to operate direct flights from Hanoi and Saigon to several American destinations. It is the first Vietnamese airline to receive such permission, according to FlightGlobal,…

Vietnamese prefer Facebook for Fashion Shopping

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

55 percent of Vietnamese online shoppers choose social networks over e-commerce platforms to buy fashion products, a new survey has found. Survey results released Thursday by HCMC-based market research firm…

Techcombank to issue bonds worth $430 mln for Vietnamese

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Techcombank plans to issue VND10 trillion ($430 million) in bonds through two private placements before the end of this year. The bonds will have a maturity date of up to…

Express delivery market gathers speed

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Ride-hailing giant Grab has followed Russian delivery firm Dostavista and local ride-hailing app Be to invest in express delivery services. The Singapore-based ride-hailing firm announced last week that it plans…

Vietnam wants to be top 15 organic farming countries

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

The agriculture ministry seeks to turn Vietnam into one of world’s top 15 organic farming countries by 2030, and has its sights on the EU market given trade deals. Under…

Increasing pork prices in China a magnet for Vietnamese traders

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Vietnamese traders are exporting pork to China despite forecasts of declining domestic supply due to outbreaks of the African swine fever. Tam, who buys pork in the south, said his…

Viettel Global reports profit surge

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Telecom giant Viettel Global Investment JSC has made VND1.17 trillion ($50.5 million) in pre-tax profits after reporting a loss last year. Viettel Global, which covers overseas investments by military-run Viettel…

Bamboo Airways exec leaves for property firm

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Duong Thi Mai Hoa, who used to be deputy chairwoman of startup Bamboo Airways, has moved to real estate firm Sunshine Group. A spokesperson for Sunshine Group told VnExpress she had…

Bamboo Airways eyes fleet expansion

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Bamboo Airways plans to have a fleet of 100 aircraft by 2024 with the majority of them being Boeing 787-9 or Airbus A321. The carrier said in a statement Thursday…

Gaming firm VNG loses entire investment in Tiki

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

E-commerce platform Tiki’s losses have wiped out a total of VND506 billion ($22 million) gaming firm VNG had invested in it. As of June 2019, VNG had suffered a cumulative…

Luxury cellphone Vertu returns to Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

After a two-year hiatus, British luxury phone maker Vertu has announced resumption of sales at its Ho Chi Minh City store next month. Vertu Vietnam, a local unit of the…

Facebook, the 800-pound gorilla homegrown Vietnamese social media

Mei Ling Tan October 9, 2019

Vietnam got its latest in a long line of social networks Tuesday but doubts remain about the viability of homegrown players in a Facebook-dominated country. Lotus belongs to media company…

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