Uber Vietnam’s representative said that its taxi brand UberX will raise fares in Ho Chi Minh City from August 24, closing up with traditional taxi fares.

Taxi companies have expressed mixed views on draft regulations drawn up by the Ministry of Transport to amend Decree No 86/2014/ND-CP, which concerns automobile transportation businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has given Grab taxi the green light on drafting a plan on allowing Grab taxi to ‘utilize technology to support the connection and management in passenger transport’ in a pilot program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Transport Association has suggested that Uber and Grabtaxi services should be suspended to ensure equal competition between them and the normal taxi firms.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vinasun and Mai Linh, the two dominant companies in the taxi market, are being threatened by newcomers such as Uber, Grabtaxi and Easytaxi which allow passengers to call taxis via smartphones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taxi companies have made only superficial price cuts to mark the large fall in fuel prices, despite an order by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that transport rates must be lowered before Tet (Lunar New Year).

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese management agencies are arguing about the legitimacy of the taxi app Uber in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a move to reduce traffic chaos and unhealthy competition among taxi drivers, vehicles licensed outside the capital will be banned from operating in the city,