HCMC City Accelerating Digitization of Healthcare Services

Aug 1, 2019

As part of its smart city development plans, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) city departments, including health, have been asked to publish by the third quarter of 2019 their requirements for building databases and IT systems. Relevant IT companies will subsequently be...

HCMC Investing Heavily on Infrastructure in Southern Part of City

Aug 1, 2019

The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) transport department reported that the city would continue to invest money in transport Infrastructure in its southern area including district 7, Nha Be and Binh Chanh. To be more specific, Huynh Tan Phat, Le Van Luong streets and National...

Homegrown Social Networking Platforms Being Launched in Vietnam

Aug 1, 2019

Vietnamese internet company Vietnam Communications Corporation (VC Corp) is going to launch the pilot version of its social networking platform called Lotus in September 2019. The platform aims to support content creators and allow users to interact with content...

JD.com Becomes Largest Shareholder in Tiki Vietnam

Aug 1, 2019

Chinese online e-commerce giant JD.com has become the largest shareholder in Tiki Vietnam, Vietnam’s second largest e-commerce platform by traffic after Singapore-based Shopee. It’s primary competitors in the country are Alibaba owned Lazada and Singapore-based...