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A court in Ho Chi Minh City has dismissed a lawsuit against the city’s tax department by Uber after the ride-hailing firm asked the court to stop the department from charging it with a million-dollar sum of tax. The HCMC’s tax department earlier asked five…
Ride-hailing app Uber said on Monday it was joining a global public transport association to improve mobility in the cities it operates in. Uber also said it was joining the International Association of Public Transportation (UITP) to connect more people to…
Top executives at Uber Technologies Inc used the encrypted chat app Wickr to hold secret conversations, current and former workers testified in court this week, setting up what could be the first major legal test of the issues raised by the use of encrypted…
Ten aspiring Vietnamese start-ups went head-to-head on Thursday at the final of UberEXCHANGE, a nationwide competition offering a $4,400 prize and two tickets to visit Silicon Valley. Logivan, a two-month-old start-up, emerged as the winner with its plan to…
Uber Technologies Inc failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users of the ride-sharing service, the company’s new chief executive officer said on Tuesday. Discovery of the company’s handling of the incident led…
Major Vietnamese taxi company Mai Linh on Monday launched its own motorbike hailing app in its latest attempt to claw back customers from Uber and Grab, the ride-hailing firms from the U.S. and Malaysia that have been outshining local cab firms. The app, Taxi…
Uber is on track for a 2019 public stock offering and the plan is not dependent on new funding from Japan’s SoftBank, the global ride-sharing giant’s CEO said Thursday. Speaking at a New York Times conference, Dara Khosrowshahi said “2019 is the target” and…
Vietnam’s top taxi firms have for months been blaming Uber, Grab for their losses. The two most popular app-based ride-hailing services in Vietnam, Uber and Grab, hold an unfair advantage over local taxi firms, according to reports by the trade and transport…
Traditional taxi firms have been protesting against Uber and Grab, accusing the ride-hailing apps of unfair competition. Uber Vietnam on Thursday said the company would focus on growing and serving its partners and passengers and would not be distracted by…
The Australian replacement has worked in management positions for the ride-hailing firm for two years. Uber Vietnam has appointed a new CEO following the abrupt departure of its previous leader two weeks ago. Tom White, an Australian who joined Uber in…
The company had to pay nearly $3 million in back-taxes and fines last month, but it is unclear if this had any bearing on the decision. Uber Vietnam has announced that its CEO Dang Viet Dung has left the company. No information about the reasons for his…
Carpooling services are convenient because they cost less and reduce congestion, but the transport ministry says they put passengers at risk. Ho Chi Minh City’s government has asked the Ministry of Transport to overturn a ban on low-cost carpooling services…
The change, which restores users’ ability to share location data only while using the app, is expected to be announced on Tuesday and rolled out to Apple Inc iPhone users starting this week. Uber Technologies Inc is pulling a heavily criticized feature from…
An Uber spokesperson tells us its board has reached a decision to offer someone the CEO role. We’ve confirmed from a source familiar with the situation that this person is Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia. Both Meg Whitman and Jeff Immelt had been considered…
Ride-hailing firm Uber has raised the minimum fares for all rides in Hong Kong by as much as 80 per cent from Monday after “an evaluation of the marketplace” and in response to its drivers’ calls for better income security. The minimum fare for an UberX ride…
Uber initially obeyed the order and shut down its app on Tuesday morning but relaunched in the afternoon. Ride-hailing giant Uber on Tuesday defied a Philippine government order to shut down, branding the suspension a “blatant violation” of its rights but…
