Vietnam paves way for Elon Musk's Starlink, seen as "olive branch" amid US tariff threatsVietnam plans to allow full foreign control for satellite internet providers like Elon Musk's Starlink, potentially launching in the countr...
18 Feb, 2025, 11.49 AM IST
Vietnam says Elon Musk's SpaceX plans $1.5 bln Starlink investmentSpaceX plans to invest $1.5 billion in Vietnam, potentially resolving a stalemate over its Starlink satellite services. Talks had stalled b...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Google weighs large data centre in Vietnam, in nation's first by US big techGoogle is considering building a large data centre near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. This would be the first major investment of its kind b...
29 Aug, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Vietnam internet firm VNG delays $150-million US IPO on volatile market conditionsThe Vietnamese firm would have become the first to list in the US had the IPO gone through. Now, VNG aims to carry out a New York listing, ...
22 Sep, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
US, Vietnam firms hold business summit during Biden visit; AI deals unveiledSenior executives from Google, Intel, Amkor, Marvell, GlobalFoundries and Boeing are attending the Vietnam-U.S. Innovation & Investment Sum...
11 Sep, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
US-domiciled Cloudzy assisted 17 different government hacking groups: US researchersCloudzy CEO Hannan Nozari disputed Halcyon's assessment, saying that his firm couldn't be held responsible for its clients, of which he est...
01 Aug, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
SpaceX, Netflix, Boeing to join 'biggest-ever' US business mission to VietnamThe US-ASEAN Business Council is organizing a business mission to Vietnam next week, which will include 50 companies from a variety of indu...
17 Mar, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Netflix making preparations to open Vietnam officeA local office would make Netflix the first major US tech firm with a direct presence in the fast-growing Southeast Asian country of 100 mi...
24 Feb, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Vietnam preparing rules to limit news posts on social media accounts: reportThe rules, expected to be announced by the year-end and with details yet to be hammered out, would establish a legal basis for controlling ...
28 Sep, 2022, 06.05 PM IST
Vietnam orders tech firms to store user data onshoreVietnam's new rules will apply to social media companies like Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Meta's Facebook and telecommunications operators a...
18 Aug, 2022, 12.45 PM IST
Southeast Asia’s net economy to top $100 billion this yearThe value of the region’s online transactions in areas from internet retail to car-hailing should reach $300 billion by 2025: Report
08 Oct, 2019, 08.32 AM IST
OYO forays into Vietnam with over 90 hotels in six citiesThe company's growth in the country will be fuelled by strong local leadership and a team of hundreds of young hospitality enthusiast
02 Jul, 2019, 04.52 PM IST
Mirae has a $1-billion fund to bankroll Asian startupsThe firm has roped in Ashish Dave, a former executive at VC firm Kalaari, to lead India investments, with a focus on mid- to late-stage tra...
11 Apr, 2018, 07.48 AM IST
India’s economy loses $968 million due to Internet ban, says studyThe Indian government stopped mobile Internet services in Rohtak on February 19, this year in the wake of Jat demonstrations demanding rese...
14 Oct, 2016, 05.07 PM IST
- Mobile phone frenzy bubbles in booming Vietnam
Just five years ago there were fewer than two million mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam. Now, according to government figures, that numbe...
14 Oct, 2007, 08.30 AM IST
- Internet aids human rights causes: Amnesty
The Internet is the new frontline in the war for human rights, as governments battle to stamp out online opposition voices, Amnesty Interna...
23 May, 2007, 04.07 PM IST
- Yahoo offers web-based instant messaging
Yahoo on Thursday launched a web-based version of its free instant messaging service for internet users who want to stay connected while aw...
03 May, 2007, 08.50 AM IST