Businesses should buy international domain names now if they planned to penetrate the world market to avoid costs later on, said Nguyen Tu Quang, general director of internet security company Bkav. Statistics from the Vietnam National Internet Centre (VNNIC) show that the number of domain names registered between 2004 and 2011 increased by 20. In addition, the centre has allowed businesses to register... 

Local software outsourcing firms have seen a business improvement since late last year with more orders coming from new markets like Europe and Australia alongside the domestic market. Tran Phuc Hong, director of TMA Mobile Solutions, said that despite economic woes, the local software outsourcing market was growing well, and TMA had maintained its growth since early 2010. “The number and value... 

Samsung Electronics is planning to build a research and development centre in Hanoi to develop new hi-tech products in Vietnam. Kim Yong Seok, planning director of Samsung Electronics Vietnam, said the company was seeking a location for the investment plan which had been proposed to Hanoi People’s Committee. “We have not found a location for building the research and development (R&D) centre.... 

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has forecast the number of its Internet TV customers will increase five times within the next five years. “The number of Internet television subscribers will likely increase five times by 2015. At present, MyTV service attracts over 500,000 subscribers nationwide,” said Nguyen Nguyet Phuong, project manager of VASC Software and Media Co. under VNPT. Vietnam... 

Vietnam will join other partners in constructing the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG), a $500 million international fiber optical cable system linking nine countries and territories in the region. The construction contract was signed in Beijing on December 21 between Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) and its partners Chungwa Telecom from China, the KT Corporation from the Republic of Korea, and Nippon... 

LG’s new magic remote adds innovative functions to enhance the cinema 3D smart TV viewing experience. LG Electronics (LG) has just unveiled a new remote control for its cinema 3D smart TVs, the Magic Remote. The new remote control maximises user convenience with a new Voice Recognition, Wheel, Magic Gesture and Pointing functions. “LG has been striving to constantly improve the comfort and convenience... 

Vietnamobile on Tuesday became the country’s final mobile operator to commercialize the third generation (3G) network service, in the context that it is now left with only half of the license to deploy the service. Vietnamobile will provide 3G services at a transmission speed of 21.6 Mbps, including web browsing, online television, video phone call, and video blogging, allowing users to upload... 

Mobile phone service provider Vinaphone has started to compete with Viettel in terms of iPhone 4S selling price as its price announced on Tuesday is VND500,000-900,000 lower than Viettel. Vinaphone sells genuine iPhone 4S at around VND15.6 million, VND18 million and VND20.5 million for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions respectively. iPhone 4S buyers also enjoy a discount on call charges at the highest... 

The number of third-generation network (3G) users in Vietnam will sharply rise in the next three years from the current subscriber numbers of less than 10 million, claimed Qualcomm, one of the world’s leading 3G chipset suppliers. According to Qualcomm, the number of users will shoot up to dozens of million in three years’ time thanks to the presence of 3G equipment and services and more reasonable... 

A recently released survey by Yahoo showed that Vietnam tops Southeast Asian countries in spending on mobile internet services, with an average of $24 per month. Vietnam ranks second only to Malaysia in terms of internet access from mobile devices. In Vietnam most internet users from mobile devices are men between the age of 15 and 24. Many of them use “smart phones” which can be bought...