An official document sent to the company by the ministry said the authorisation given to Uber Việt Nam by Holland-based Uber International Holding BV (Uber BV), which provides the smartphone application for Uber services, was insufficient. It said Uber Việt Nam was presenting itself as the developer and applicant of the test launch with Uber BV having no legally binding responsibility in project implementation. Furthermore, the registered fields of operation in Uber Việt Nam’s initial business certification are “managerial activities” and “market research”, that has no relation to any action authorised by Uber BV. This includes the authorisation given by Uber BV to Uber Việt Nam, as also the resolution of any legal issues that arise during the latter’s operations. Uber entered Việt Nam in June 2014 as a foreign company operating in the country without resident offices.

Source: Viet Nam News February 11, 2017 02:03 UTC