Vietnam Volanews

Vietnam’s health-tech startup eDoctor raises funding from Japanese, S Korean VCs eDoctor has also built a website enabling users to access real-time data about COVID-19.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-04-01

VIETNAM FOOD Nafoods Group

Vietnam’s food processor Nafoods raises $5m senior loan from Finnfund The loan facility, with a six-year term, will be used to build a new value-added products processing facility at Nafoods’ Long An-based factory.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-30

SINGAPORE CUSTOMER SERVICE Grab

Grab launches grocery service GrabMart in Vietnam GrabMart allows users in the southern city to order fresh and processed food and drinks from its merchant partners, including supermarkets, convenience stores and food retailers.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-24

VIETNAM POLICY RIDE-HAILING

Vietnam court asks Grab to shell out $206k for taxi firm Vinasun’s losses The court on Tuesday rejected the appeals by both companies and upheld the first-instance judgment.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-12

SINGAPORE BIG DATA Arches

Singaporean knowledge-sharing startup Arches raises US$450K to expand its database With this funding, the startup aims to expand its current database and continue to grow operations in Singapore, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai and Tashkent.

by e27

2020-03-03

VIETNAM Financial Services MBB

Vietnam’s Military Commercial Bank raises $74.6m from private placement Headquartered in Hanoi, MBB is one of the largest Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks with a focus on the retail and SME customer segment.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-03-02

SINGAPORE RIDE-HAILING Grab

Grab launches accelerator programme in Vietnam Vietnam is the first country where Grab introduced Grab Ventures Ignite (GVI).

by e27

2020-02-28

VIETNAM MEDIA Waves

Vietnamese audio and podcast startup Waves receives USD 1.2 million seed funding led by Insignia Ventures Waves said it will release a mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play this month.

by kr-asia

2020-02-25

VIETNAM Recruitment Tech Sieu Viet

Affirma Capital to invest $34m in Vietnam-based HR platform Sieu Viet The investment will help Sieu Viet solidify its value proposition in its core segment and roll out value-added services across its platform, Affirma Capital said in a statement.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-20

VIETNAM Recruitment Tech TopDev

Vietnamese recruitment platform TopDev gets 7-digit investment This round is part of SaraminHR’s global market expansion plan.

by techinasia

2020-02-19

VIETNAM FINTECH POLICY

Vietnam to remove 49% foreign ownership cap for payment firms It had earlier claimed that the draft proposal [with the 49 per cent foreign ownership cap] was an attempt to fix safeguards and assure monetary safety.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-12

VIETNAM E-COMMERCE Leflair

Vietnamese ecommerce firm Leflair temporarily halts local operations Founded in 2015, Leflair focuses on making high-end beauty, home, and fashion products more accessible and more affordable.

by techinasia

2020-02-06

VIETNAM Pharmaceutical Pharmacy JSC

Vietnam’s Mekong Capital-backed Pharmacity raises $31.8m in Series C round The company said that the fresh funding will support its expansion plans.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-02-04

VIETNAM RIDE-HAILING POLICY

Vietnam finalises regulations for taxi operators, ride-hailing firms The decree will take effect from April 2020.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-20

VIETNAM Financial Services VPBank

IFC extends $213m debt financing for Vietnam’s VPBank The announcement came more than two months after IFC said it was considering a $150 million support to VPBank.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-15

VIETNAM Financial Services Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank

Vietnam’s OCB mulls 11% stake sale to Japan’s Aozora Bank, plans to list on HoSE Vietnam Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) is mulling to sell 11 per cent stake to Japanese commercial lender Aozora Bank and plans to list on Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) this year.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-01-08

VIETNAM CONSUMER GOODS APPLE

Apple looking to move AirPods production to Vietnam Apple’s audio factory in northern Viet Nam has long made the company’s wired earbuds, but this marks the first time the plant will take on the wireless variety.

by vietnamnet

2019-12-30

VIETNAM LOTTE E-COMMERCE

South Korea’s Lotte to shut down online marketplace in Vietnam South Korean conglomerate Lotte is shutting down Lotte.vn, its Vietnam-focused online marketplace connecting merchants with buyers, citing a change in its retail strategy.

by Deal Street Asia

2019-12-27

VIETNAM Masan Group Financial Services

Vietnam’s Masan Group to offer up to $431m of bonds in 2020 Masan Group plans to issue up to 10 trillion dong ($431.5 million) of bonds next year to expand its business, lend to units and repay a loan.

by Deal Street Asia

2019-12-26

VIETNAM VeXeRe CUSTOMER SERVICE

Vietnam’s VeXeRe raises funding from Woowa Brothers, Ncore, Access Ventures Vietnam-based startup that operates online bus ticket and car booking system VeXeRe has raised an undisclosed amount from South Korea’s Woowa Brothers, Ncore Ventures, Access Ventures, and another investor whose name could not be ascertained.

by Deal Street Asia

2019-12-26