<p>VNG, often referred to as the &quot;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tetauj9tUlIN5CzxYWSuv">⁠⁠⁠⁠Tencent of Vietnam⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>,&quot; is one of Southeast Asia&#39;s pioneering unicorns.</p> <p>Mirroring Tencent, a significant 70% of VNG&#39;s revenue comes from gaming. Among its array of products, VNG boasts Zing, Zalo, and Zalopay, which parallel QQ - a social app, WeChat - a messenger, and WePay - a mobile wallet respectively.</p> <p>VNG&#39;s remarkable success in Vietnam is nothing but extraordinary, especially since it&#39;ll stand its ground against global powerhouses like Facebook, carving a distinctly local path forward for the land of the ascending dragon. In Ep 1. Dive into Kingsoft&#39;s gamble on the young upstart Vinagames, the precursor to VNG. In Ep 2. Trace the evolution of Vinagames into VNG, through the ZING division whose internet products will touch over a 100 million lives. In Ep 3. Witness what happens when Facebook comes to town, and VNG&#39;s struggle in the battle for social media. In Ep 4. Delve deeper as their business skirmishes becomes a full-blown war over messaging platforms, reshaping the roles of VNG and Facebook in Vietnam In Ep 5. Hear from industry insiders as they shed light on VNG&#39;s significance in the region (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngoc-nguyen-52779ba7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Ngoc Nguyen</a>/<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyau/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Jeremy Au</a>)</p> <p>-</p> <p>We&#39;re looking to grow our team! Help support our productions here :&#39;) <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/1upmedia">⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠</a></p> <p>-</p> <p>Want to discover more origins, rise &amp; fall on Asian business empires? Follow us on our</p> <p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@empirepod?lang=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> where we share 5 minute breakdowns of some of the most interesting Asian businesses.</p> <p>Want to meet the team? <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeo-guang-jin-723b60aa/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>!</p> <p>-</p> <p>If you love the style of Empires, and want similar content, check out:</p> <p>📝💕 &quot;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Post, Love⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&quot;, Essays on Love, Life and Everything in Between. (On <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2QGiCN7OjAm7nnfhBjTTXG">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>/ <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-love/id1685142897">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>)</p> <p>🔪🩸 &quot;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heinous⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&quot;, A Revive Look at the Most Heinous Crimes in Asia. (On <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2Mili7tbSbD3z4ZpqB9jVe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>/ <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/heinous-an-asian-true-crime-podcast/id1616597133">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>)</p>