Emerging Markets

• Vietnam’s Mobile Revolution: Smartphone use has dramatically increased Internet penetration and growth in online services

Men read news from a smartphone in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam [Image courtesy of WSJ]

“Internet penetration has grown to 44% of the State’s 90 million people.

Mobile e-commerce Forecasts: the market for e-commerce will generate revenue of $4 billion this year compared with $700 million in 2012.

Cabinet-level ministers have launched Facebook pages to reach a new, on-the-go audience.”