Today’s top tech news, December, 17: Is a global Vietnamese smartphone on its way?
Plus, Traveloka goes on an acquisition spree and Tencent shuts down QQ for the...
Vietnamese ride-hailing startup Be raises funding ahead of its launch
In the market, Be will be competing with Southeast Asian ride-hailing giants...
Today’s top tech news, December 12, 2018: Vietnam-based travel company Triip now allows blockchain booking
Also, LightInTheBox acquires EzBuy despite struggling freefalling in the stock...
Vietnamese SaaS platform Base raises US$1.3M in pre-Series A funding round
For Alpha JWC Ventures, the investment into Base marks the Jakarta-based venture...
Foxconn or Foxgone? Tariffs, Wisconsin, and iPhone fires
First some notes on SoftBank’s rumored expansion into China and its weird...
Vietnam inks agreement with Ericsson to open IoT Innovation Hub
Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Ericsson signed a...
500 Startups Vietnam closes its first fund oversubscribed at US$14M
500 Vietnam, which was originally targeting to close the fund at US$10M, plans...
Recruitment platform JobHop raises US$710K in seed funding round
JobHop takes care of “everything that needs to happen” before a job...
Foody ceases business in Indonesia, hands over operations to PergiKuliner
Foody claimed that it has failed to monetise in Indonesia, shifting its focus...
WeWork to launch in Ho Chi Minh City next month
Its first location will be at the E-Town Centre in HCM City’s District 4...