Vietnam

Vietnamese social media networks spring up to challenge Facebook (Nikkei Asian Review)

Vietnamese companies have started a string of new social networks in a bid to crack a sector dominated by Facebook, which boasts more than 60 million users out of a population...

Vietnam

Việt Nam wants to have 10 tech “unicorns” in 2030 (Việt Nam News)

Việt Nam wants to have at least five billion-dollar tech firms (unicorns) by 2025 and 10 by 2030 as planned in its draft on national strategy on the Fourth Industrial...

Vietnam

IT firms expected to lead country’s digital transformation (Việt Nam News)

“The Vietnamese Government advocates fully tapping opportunities from Industry 4.0 in service of national digital transformation, making it easier for Việt Nam to escape the middle-income trap and become a...

Vietnam

Vietjet inks MoU with Swift247 and Grab (Việt Nam News)

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (Vietjet) will team up with Swift 247, a technology start-up providing super express air delivery service (Swift247) and Grab to develop solutions for connecting road...

Thailand

CAT tasked with expanding internet infrastructure (The Nation)

The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry has disbursed Bt5 billion for the upgrade and development of Thailand’s internet infrastructure towards helping the country achieve its goal of becoming the...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian SMEs challenged by digital transformation (Channel Asia)

According to findings, SMEs currently invest their resources in current technologies (77.2 per cent), transformative technologies (76.4 per cent) and fixed assets (74.0 per cent). SMEs face a number of challenges...

Vietnam

From gold to credit cards in Vietnam (The ASEAN Post)

Vietnam may be one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, yet it’s still in the dark ages when it comes to joining the global trend toward cashless transactions. This article originally...

Vietnam

Việt Nam's digital transformation expected to add US$162 billion to GDP (Eleven Media Group)

Việt Nam could enjoy an additional US$162 billion to GDP in the next 20 years if the country succeeds in its digital transformation, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vũ...

Vietnam

Vietnam joined Ericsson to embark the first IoT innovation Hub (Scan Asia)

The Vietnamese government held the inauguration ceremony of Vietnam’s first Internet of things (IoT) Innovation Hub at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park in Hanoi on April 10, 2019 in collaboration with...

Vietnam

Vietnam pushes forward with 5G network deployment (Vietnam Net)

The fifth generation (5G) of mobile communications is forecast to be a pillar of the digital economy and Vietnam has been busy making preparations to become one of the first...

Vietnam

National E-document Exchange Platform to be introduced this week (Vietnam Net)

Last July, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed Decision No. 28/2018/QD-TTg prescribing the sending and receipt of e-documents among agencies in the State administrative system. Under the Decision, the National...

Vietnam

Vietnam marches toward 5G despite warnings about early deployment (VietNamNet)

The first license for 5G, the fifth-generation mobile technology, IMT 2020, has been granted to the military telco Viettel. The experiments will be carried out in 73 places in Hanoi...

ASEAN

Summary of Discussions from Asia IoT Business Platform 2019, Singapore

Asia IoT Business Platform hosted 2019 launchpad regional event in Singapore on 15 January 2019, gathering government representatives and key enterprises from Southeast Asia. The gathering was kick-started by the keynote...

Vietnam

Digital economy: new driving force for VN’s development (Viet Nam News)

“The internet economy of Việt Nam is booming,” Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said. “It is forecast that the internet economy of Việt Nam will reach a value of $33 billion...

Asia Pacific

Southeast Asia 'smart cities' redesign roads and grids with Japan (Nikkei Asian Review)

Japan will help build "smart cities" across Southeast Asia, using artificial intelligence and networked devices to tackle problems like road congestion and energy conservation. This article originally appeared on Nikkei Asian...

ASEAN

Advancing ASEAN’s digital economy (Myanmar Times)

ASEAN inked its first e-commerce agreement in 2018, which aims to spur the use of e-commerce as a driver of regional economic growth. The agreement will help the region to...

Southeast Asia

The Key to TRUE Global Connectivity?

In Thailand, around 58% of the population have internet access. Most of the population that do not have internet access live in rural areas. New satellite technology may be the solution...

Indonesia

Ministry of Transportation Republic Indonesia Says RI Is Still Less Than Vietnam (CNBC Indonesia)

Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi said inter-regional logistics connectivity is still a challenge for transportation development in Indonesia. This has an impact on the competitiveness of the business as a...

Vietnam

Is IoT a problem solver or a problem creator in Vietnam - 26th Asia IoT Business Platform

In 2018, smart cities topics continue to be a major focus in digital transformation in Vietnam. This year, cyber security issues seem to have made it to Vietnam's list when...

Vietnam

Vietnamese banks take advantage of digital era (Viet Nam News)

Internet banking services in Việt Nam have accelerated by 6.3 times over the past three years. Experts attributed the high growth to the popularity of the internet and smartphones in...