Flappy bird creator to support student projects

Thursday, Jan 05, 2017

Nguyen Ha Dong, creator of Flappy Bird, said he will provide funding for student projects, with a maximum budget of VND200 million (US$8,810) per project.  

Flappy Bird and its creator named in Guinness 2016

Monday, Jan 18, 2016

Nguyen Ha Dong and his famous game "Flappy Bird" were named in the Guinness Book of World Records 2016, making Dong the only Vietnamese to get in the book this year.

Flappy Bird's publisher shakes hands with Japanese game developer

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016

The company that d Flappy Bird, .GEARS, is reported to have worked with Obokaidem, a Japanese developer, on a new game.

Vietnamese start-ups should target domestic market: Google CEO

Wednesday, Dec 23, 2015

Google CEO Sundar Pichai had a talk with about 200 people, mainly Vietnamese tech start-ups at a cafe in central Ha Noi on December 22.

Viet Nam's startup ecosystem begins to go past ‘Flappy'

Monday, Oct 26, 2015

Since the phenomenal success of game app "Flappy Bird," Viet Nam''s startup ecosystem has gained considerable momentum in the last two years and it is on the radar of many foreign venture capital funds.

Chinese game publisher accused of copying Vietnamese game

Monday, Mar 16, 2015

The Bach Khoa Game Maker (BKGM) studio has accused Chinese game publisher Atom Boog of copying its mobile game - Halloween Nightmare - on the Windows Phones store.

Flappy Bird among world's 50 most popular brands

Thursday, Feb 26, 2015

Viet Nam''s Flappy Bird mobile game has been ranked 39th in a report on the world''s 50 most popular brands of 2014.

Flappy Bird creator among top "30 Under 30"

Monday, Feb 02, 2015

Forbes Viet Nam, the Vietnamese edition of renowned American business magazine Forbes, has listed Nguyen Ha Dong, the Flappy Bird game creator, among its top "30 Under 30."

Flappy Bird makes comeback on Android Wear devices

Monday, Jan 05, 2015

Flappy Bird, the mobile game that became a global phenomenon last year, is now available on smartwatches running Google''s Android Wear operating system.

Top 10 ICT events of 2014 in Viet Nam

Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014

The Information Technology Journalist''s Club announced the top ten domestic information and communication technology (ICT) stories of 2014 at a ceremony in Ha Noi on December 29.

Flappy Bird creator among top Internet millionaires: website

Thursday, Dec 11, 2014

American entertainment website TheRichest has listed Nguyen Ha Dong, the Vietnamese creator of the Flappy Bird game, among the top 10 Internet millionaires who made money out of thin air.

Solid gold Flappy Bird put up for auction

Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014

A model of the Flappy Bird, made of 14-karat gold and weighing 85.23 grams, or nearly 3 ounces, has been put up for auction at webstore.com since March 10.

Flappy Bird success encourages Vietnamese application developers

Thursday, Feb 13, 2014

The popular Flappy Bird game marked a bright point for Viet Nam''s application industry, raising excitement amongst developers, said Vietnamese technology experts to Vietnamplus online newspaper.

Flappy Bird creator takes down game

Monday, Feb 10, 2014

Popular mobile game Flappy Bird was taken down from online stores early Sunday morning after its Vietnamese creator Nguyen Ha Dong said that it was ruining his simple life.