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Contest for fastest text message typers

Contest for fastest text message typers

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VietNamNet Bridge - Within 2.4 minutes, Hanoian Pham Thuy Linh, 23, typed a text message containing 146 characters while she stood on a rotating platform surrounded by noise.

Mobile providers offer discounts

Mobile providers offer discounts

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Mobile operators are offering discounts to keep their subscribers loyal and attract more people to their networks.

Distributing iPhone in Vietnam a challenge

Distributing iPhone in Vietnam a challenge

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The three largest mobile service providers in Vietnam have the right to distribute iPhone in Vietnam, but the exacting conditions set by their foreign partner are hard to fulfill.

Telecom giants streamline subscriber growth goals

Telecom giants streamline subscriber growth goals

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The three largest mobile networks in Vietnam – Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone – have reduced their targeted growth in subscription rates for 2010 by half that of 2009.

VTC Telecom service license revoked

VTC Telecom service license revoked

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The Ministry of Information and Communications has revoked the licence granted to VTC Telecom in October 2005 to supply telecom services. Their licence has been invalid since February 26.

Mobile charges to be slashed further

Mobile charges to be slashed further

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The plans to reduce mobile charges that Viettel and VNPT submitted to the Ministry of Information and Communications before the Tet holiday will be reconsidered in March.

14 mln sign on for 3G mobile services

14 mln sign on for 3G mobile services

Vietnam Sci-Tech - In the five months since being introduced, 3G services have become a huge hit in Vietnam

Ministry publishes digital draft plan

Ministry publishes digital draft plan

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A draft plan to digitalise radio and television broadcasts at a cost of roughly VND4,4 trillion has been published by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Ceremony commemorates French scientist

Vietnam Sci-Tech - A ceremony was held in the central province of Khanh Hoa in Mar. 1 to commemorate the 67 th death anniversary of Alexandre Yersin, a French scientist, who spent almost 50 years of his life working in the province.