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My ride-hailing side gig earns me $300, surpassing my regular job’s income

My ride-hailing side gig earns me $300, surpassing my regular job’s income

Many people ask me, “If being an app-based ride-hailing driver earns more than your office job, why not quit and go full-time?”
I make just $220 a month as ride-hailing driver 5 years after graduating with business degree

I make just $220 a month as ride-hailing driver 5 years after graduating with business degree

Construction engineer reveals hidden struggles after 4 years as ride-hailing driver

Construction engineer reveals hidden struggles after 4 years as ride-hailing driver

Chasing the illusion of ‘easy’ money: I am exhausted after seven years as an app-based driver earning $760 a month

Chasing the illusion of ‘easy’ money: I am exhausted after seven years as an app-based driver earning $760 a month

Earning twice as much as office workers, free from bosses and fixed hours, I set aside my university degree to chase the illusion of easy money through ride-hailing.
November 4, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
I earn only $380 a month as an app-based driver, but I dare not quit

I earn only $380 a month as an app-based driver, but I dare not quit

I often eat a cold banh mi for lunch by the roadside, drink energy drinks constantly to stay awake, and collapse into bed exhausted every night.
October 30, 2025 | 07:43 pm PT
Collecting back taxes from Uber tough: HCMC taxmen

Collecting back taxes from Uber tough: HCMC taxmen

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department has said that collecting back taxes from ridesharing firm Uber is going to be very difficult.
July 22, 2018 | 06:00 pm PT
Grabbing Grab’s share a tough ask in Vietnam

Grabbing Grab’s share a tough ask in Vietnam

Local ride-hailing firms lack deep pockets needed to out-incentivize market leader Grab.
June 16, 2018 | 05:58 pm PT
Vietnam's ex-Uber drivers shun Grab in favor of local competitors

Vietnam's ex-Uber drivers shun Grab in favor of local competitors

'I would rather quit being a driver and find another job than work for Grab.'
April 14, 2018 | 08:30 pm PT
Vietnam opens investigation into Grab’s acquisition of Uber

Vietnam opens investigation into Grab’s acquisition of Uber

Grab is suspected of breaching Vietnam's antitrust laws.
April 13, 2018 | 07:53 pm PT
Grab dismisses Vietnam’s plan to treat it like taxi company as 'major setback'

Grab dismisses Vietnam’s plan to treat it like taxi company as 'major setback'

The popular ride-hailing app said new regulations considered by the Ministry of Transport would have 'grave consequences.'
March 10, 2018 | 05:49 am PT
Vietnam’s top taxi firm fears bankruptcy in the era of Grab, Uber

Vietnam’s top taxi firm fears bankruptcy in the era of Grab, Uber

Mai Linh has asked for its debts to be frozen for the next 20 years to fight off the threat of imminent insolvency.
January 17, 2018 | 06:24 am PT
Uber files lawsuit against HCMC’s $2.3 mln tax demand

Uber files lawsuit against HCMC’s $2.3 mln tax demand

The city court suspended the tax department's attempt to collect what it believes is evaded taxes from the Netherlands firm.
December 30, 2017 | 01:44 am PT
Police seize Uber driver accused of rape in Saigon

Police seize Uber driver accused of rape in Saigon

The victim trapped the driver by offering to meet him to pay for the cell phone he had stolen from her.
December 13, 2017 | 11:58 pm PT
Taxi drivers go on strike in Hanoi as incomes plunge due to Uber, Grab

Taxi drivers go on strike in Hanoi as incomes plunge due to Uber, Grab

The drivers say their pay has dropped by half while their boss thinks he might have to sell the struggling business.
November 27, 2017 | 08:18 pm PT
Vietnam’s biggest taxi firms blame Uber, Grab for losing business

Vietnam’s biggest taxi firms blame Uber, Grab for losing business

The traditional taxi companies describe the competition as 'harsh' and 'unfair'.
April 20, 2017 | 01:50 am PT
 
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