Vietnam competition watchdog requires immediate user protection measures on Zalo
Vietnam News 16:47 31/12/2025Vietnam’s competition authority has ordered VNG Corporation to urgently implement three consumer protection measures on its Zalo messaging platform, after the company sought to delay a scheduled working session amid heightened scrutiny over its updated user data collection practices.
Vietnam’s 80 million-user messaging giant Zalo puts spotlight on parent VNG’s business
Economy 16:36 29/12/2025Vietnam’s most widely used messaging app Zalo has drawn public attention after updating its terms of service to clarify access to and use of user data, putting a spotlight on how the platform with nearly 80 million users generates revenue and is structured within its parent company VNG.
Vietnam’s VNG invests $6mn in native gifting platform Got It
Economy 16:31 12/03/2021VNG and Got It have partnered since October 2020 to launch online gifting services on the former's communications platform Zalo
Vietnam’s tech giant VNG apologizes after alleged data breach affecting 163mn accounts
Economy 10:25 28/04/2018The company says ‘nearly 99 percent’ of the compromised accounts had not been active for over a year
