VNG Corporation, also recognized by its former brand name, VinaGame (VNG), is a Vietnamese technology company founded in 2004. It specialises in digital content, online entertainment, social networking, and e-commerce. Its focus is on four main businesses, including online games, platforms, digital payments, and cloud services. VNG is responsible for the development of products such as Zalo, ZaloPay, Zing MP3, and 123phim. According to the ASEAN Post, the company is "Vietnam's first ever unicorn start-up".

Timeline

VNG was founded on 9 September 2004, under the name VinaGame.

Data center

VNG has two Tier-3 standard data centers, located in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Products and services

Digital content and online entertainment

Zuni online learning

Zuni is an online nonprofit educational project funded and operated by VNG and VNIF, which was officially published in March 2014.

Zing MP3

Zing MP3, a music streaming service, was launched in August 2007. Its smartphone application went on to become one of the few most frequently downloaded apps in Vietnam.

Community connections

Zing Me social network

Zing Me is a social network operated by VNG, introduced in August 2009. It is integrated directly via the Zing system, with a variety of special applications like blogging, photo and music sharing, gaming, video clips, and email. In addition, Zing Me was the first social network in Vietnam that had the properties of a platform. In March 2010, Zing Me launched its first version for mobile phones.

Zalo

Zalo is a free message and call application on mobile and desktop, released on 8 August 2012 for iOS, Android, and Windows phones.

Finance

123Pay

In 2010, VNG created the online payment platform 123Pay. It is the successor to and developed on the ZingPay platform, used for VNG's online games since 2005.

ZaloPay

ZaloPay is a digital and personal payment platform.

Software

CSM

Cyber Station Manager (CSM) is a free software from VNG for managing internet agencies. The first version of CSM was published on 2 February 2006.

Cloud services

Legal issues

On 23 and 24 February 2009, inspectors discovered software copyright infringement worth VND 5 billion (around US$295,000) during a sudden raid on Vinagame headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City. In August 2020, VNG sued TikTok for $9.5 million, alleging copyright infringement.

Recognition

In April 2014, VNG received the "Third-class Labor Medal", signed by the president of Vietnam and awarded by the prime minister to Lê Hồng Minh, VNG's chairman and CEO.