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Nokia, a leading global technology and communications company, has reported a marked improvement in its financial results for the second quarter of 2026. This financial uplift has been driven by robust demand for AI-related networking infrastructure and…
Singapore’s adult commuters will soon face a 9-10 cent (0.07-0.08 USD) increase in their public bus and train fares per trip, corresponding to an overall public transport price increase of 5%. Rising fares from December 27 Starting from December 27, the base…
Grab, the renowned ride-hailing company, has launched its electric car service in Hanoi, marking a significant entry into the predominantly electric taxi market, primarily controlled by Xanh SM. This move is a strategic approach by Grab to expand their…
Philippine regulators have launched an investigation into the alleged robbery and sexual assault of a Vietnamese woman who booked a ride using the Grab ride-hailing app. The Philippines’ Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has requested the…
Singapore-based ride-hailing company Tada will expand to Hong Kong in November with up to 4,000 vehicles as part of a collaboration with local taxi firms. “Singapore and Hong Kong share many similarities, which allows us to bring what we have learnt from our…
The company said on Tuesday that the Spanish ride-hailing app Cabify has raised $110 million in financing to accelerate its growth in Latin America and Spain. Cabify closed the funding round with participation from investors like Orilla Asset Management and…
Grab canceled its new heatwave surcharge on motorbike rides on July 7 just one day after imposing it, Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority announced Monday. It had announced a surcharge of VND3,000-5,000 ($0.13-0.21) meant for drivers. The consumer…
Southeast Asia’s Grab on Tuesday said it was experiencing disruption to its services, with customers and drivers in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia complaining that they were having trouble using the app’s ride-hailing functions. “Some of our services are…
China’s biggest ride-hailing firm Didi Global said on Sunday that the removal of its “DiDi Chuxing” app from smartphone app stores in China is expected to have an adverse impact on its revenue. Earlier on Sunday, China’s cyberspace regulator ordered app…
Russia’s InDriver has become the latest entrant in Vietnam’s growing but fiercely competitive ride-hailing market, joining several foreign and domestic firms in the fray. Starting this month, the company is offering car and motorbike ride-hailing services in…
Taxis are refusing to charge by the meter and ride-hailing apps have doubled ‘peak hour’ prices and added surcharges as Tet draws close. Monday evening, five days before the Lunar New Year (Tet), Hoang Viet requested a car on ride-hailing app Grab. He was…
7-Eleven Malaysia Holding has acquired a 46.45-per-cent equity stake in local delivery firm Myinteractivelab (MSB) for US$1.8 million. According to a SEM’s spokesperson, the company entered into an agreement to accquire 490,030 shares of MSB with founder…
Uber was stripped of its London operating license on Monday for the second time in just over two years as the city’s regulator said the taxi app was not “fit and proper”, having put passenger safety at risk. A change to Uber’s systems allowed unauthorized…
Ride-hailing giant Grab has followed Russian delivery firm Dostavista and local ride-hailing app Be to invest in express delivery services. The Singapore-based ride-hailing firm announced last week that it plans to invest $500 million in Vietnam over the next…
Uber started testing an interesting safety feature last year that would allow its team to detect unexpected long stops or possible crashes using a smartphone’s GPS and other sensors like gyroscope and accelerometer. One year after it debuted the beta test,…
Amazon.com Inc is in early talks with Go-Jek Group to buy a stake in the Indonesian ride-hailing startup, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Details of the stake were not known and the source did not want to be identified as the…
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