International technology giants are eyeing Vietnam’s consumer market as the country’s rapid digital transformation offers bright prospects on the back of a new legal framework and an ever-growing demand for innovative technologies.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese pubic, surprised to hear about Lenovo’s spyware, and are now faced with another surprise as the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has stated that most imported computing devices have “back doors”. 

Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam has been officially transferred to TCC, a giant firm from Thailand. Big C, which has been put up for sale, is also expected to be bought by a Thai company by the end of the first quarter of 2016 at the latest.

 Google has sold struggling US mobile phone company Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer maker Lenovo for $2.91bn (£1.8bn), in a surprise move.