HÀ NỘI — The Transport Ministry has affirmed that Việt Nam has not banned Uber, but the company must work with ministries and agencies to complete business registration. An Uber Vietnam representative promised to hold a working session with the Hà Nội Transport Department soon to discuss its activities in the capital city. Deputy Transport Minister Nguyễn Hồng Trường said the registered fields of operation in Uber Vietnam’s initial business certification are “managerial activities” and “market research,” with no relation to any action authorised by its parent firm Uber International Holding BV (Uber BV) based in the Netherlands. The authorisation given to Uber Vietnam by Uber BV, which provides the smartphone application for Uber services, is inappropriate, he said, adding that if Uber Vietnam is the developer of the IT component and wants to apply it, it has to add this activity to its list of registered operations, he said. Uber entered Việt Nam in June 2014 as a foreign company operating in the country without resident offices.

Source: Viet Nam News February 15, 2017 11:31 UTC