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Retail Asia09/10/2019

Le Diep Kieu Trang has become the second top honcho to leave ride-hailing firm Go-Viet in less than a year. Making the announcement Wednesday, Go-Viet said that Trang, also known as Christy Le, had decided to choose her own career path and the company “regretted it.” However, the company did not reveal the exact time […]

Retail Asia09/04/2019

Go-Viet has confirmed that its general director and deputy general director have quit their positions. General director Nguyen Vu Duc and deputy general director Nguyen Bao Linh have resigned from their positions, the Vietnamese ride-sharing firm announced Friday. The two would continue to work as advisors for Go-Viet and its Indonesian counterpart Go-Jek from Vietnam, […]

Retail Asia03/01/2019

FastGo, Vietnam’s first ride-hailing service, has kicked off operations in Myanmar as part of its Southeast Asia expansion plans. Its joint venture with Myanmarese conglomerate Asia Sun Group began offering services on December 28. CEO Nguyen Huu Tuat said at the launch that Myanmar is a promising market with the e-commerce, travel and retail sectors […]

Retail Asia21/12/2018

Vietnamese ride-hailing firm FastGo, at odds with authorities over its legal status, asserts it is going by the book. According to the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, FastGo is not yet eligible to be approved for a pilot phase, nor is it registered as a tech platform. In a written […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018

Yamaha Motors has announced a $150 million investment in Grab to collaborate on motorcycle ride-haling. The collaboration will be for Southeast Asia in general and Indonesia in particular. Through this partnership, Yamaha Motors and Grab aim to “develop next-generation mobility services by implementing solutions and innovations,” Grab said in a press release issued Thursday. The […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018

Vietnamese technology startup Be Group Corporation officially launched its ride-hailing platform Thursday, with beBike and beCar. The latest entrant to a market dominated by the likes of Grab and Go Viet has set an ambitious target of partnering with 10,000 drivers in a few weeks, by the end of 2018, and 100,000 drivers next year. […]

Retail Asia25/10/2018

Vietnamese ride-hailing app FastGo has expanded its services to provinces in Vietnam like Dong Nai and Binh Duong, provinces neighboring HCMC. FastGo aims to cater to high travel demand within the southern provinces and for commutes between the provinces and Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Tuat, general director of FastGo Vietnam, said that Bien […]

Retail Asia24/10/2018

Aber, the second Vietnamese ride-hailing service, launched its Hanoi operations Friday, four months after making its HCMC debut. The ride-hailing market has seen new entrants after Uber’s departure, including Vietnamese firm FastGo, GoViet – a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Go-Jek, and the latest Aber. Aber estimates it will attract 5,000 taxi drivers and 5,000-10,000 motorbike drivers […]

Retail Asia24/10/2018

Transport authorities and taxi associations have reiterated that ride-hailing firm Grab should be treated as a taxi service, but experts disagree. Nguyen Cong Hung, vice chairman of the Vietnam Automobile Transportation Association (VATA), said at a recent meeting that it was incorrect to identify Grab as an electronic contract service firm. Hung said that legal […]

Retail Asia08/10/2018

With huge demand driving Vietnam’s merchandise, food delivery market, investors are keen on a piece of the action. After operating for a year in HCMC Lalamove, a logistics company headquartered in Hong-Kong specialising in same-day delivery and courier services, came to Hanoi Wednesday. A day earlier Grab had released its food delivery app, GrabFood, after […]

Retail Asia27/09/2018

Vietnamese ride-hailing services are struggling to compete with foreign firms Grab and Go-Viet due to a lack of resources. FastGo last month claimed to have 15,000 taxi and motorbike partner drivers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, but they are not a common sight on the streets unlike the ubiquitous red and green uniforms […]

Retail Asia16/08/2018

Go-Viet’s attractive perks for drivers are motivating many to shift from Grab, and the market leader is responding. He’s one of the first drivers to sign up with ride-sharing service Go-Viet, but Thanh Hung is still wearing the well-recognized green GrabBike uniform. “Too many drivers have just signed up for Go-Viet so there are not […]

Retail Asia27/06/2018

Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek will officially launch in Vietnam this July under the brand name of Go-Viet. The firm will be run by a group of Vietnamese managers. Go-Jek will provide Go-Viet with financial and technological backing, as well managerial inputs. “We believe that these in-country teams have the knowledge and experience to make the […]

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Go-Viet revolving door sees new general manager quit after five months

Two execs quit ride-hailing firm Go-Viet

Vietnamese platform FastGo expands to Myanmar

FastGo can’t go, say Vietnamese authorities

Yamaha to invest $150 million in Grab Vietnam

Go-Viet, Grab Vietnam to face tight competition

FastGo drives into provincial markets in Vietnam

Aber ride-hailing service hits the road in Hanoi

Taxi or not? Vietnam debate rages over Grab status

Competition heats up in third-party merchandise, food delivery market

Experts fear foreign rivals too strong for Vietnam ride-hailing firms

Go-Viet perks up competition in Vietnam’s ride-sharing market

Go-Jek to launch ride-hailing services in Vietnam