The Ministry of Information and Communication has requested the Military Telecom Corporation - Viettel - to stop the “Internet for education” program for violating regulations on telecom charge management and promotion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel corporation has decided to return a 450 MHz bandwidth, previously used by EVN Telecom, to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) for them to manage.

 Scooters to take bigger motorcycle market share; Vietnam Air reports pre-tax profit of US$4.7 million; Lotte Mart to sell Vietnam goods in S.Korea; Jan-Jul industrial index up 6.2%; Viettel distributes iPad in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and military-run telecom company Viettel are bolstering their business and investment in foreign markets to add revenue streams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading technology groups in Vietnam like FPT and Viettel doubt the feasibility of the government’s hardware and electronics development strategy, calling it too ambitious.

Viettel has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications’ permission to use the same charge for mobile phone calls made between subscribers of the same networks and those made between subscribers of two different networks.

 Vinaphone to slash rates for international roaming; Hungary opens trade office in Vietnam; VCCI forecasts rising sales towards year-end; Vietnam ranks second among foreign investors in Laos; Industries unable to source locally-made components

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local mobile market will become more competitive with the independent operation of MobiFone, which will shortly be detached from its current owner the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group.

The Ministry of Information and Communication’s inspectors still have not decided how to treat the three biggest mobile phone operators, which have “rifled subscribers’ pocket” by forcing subscribers use their services without any notice in advance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has urged internet content providers in Viet Nam to implement the use of Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) in order to adapt to global internet development.

 Economy grows by 4.96% in Q1; Treasury mobilises VND2.99 trillion from G-bond issue; SBV postpones debt standards; CPI tumbles in Ha Noi, HCM City; SBV lowers interest rates on agri-loans

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications plans to withdraw mobile bandwidths that it provided to S-Fone and EVN Telecom mobile carriers due to fading operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's oldest mobile network operator, MobiFone, will recall nearly 200,000 SIM cards that were issued and allocated to dealers, but were  not activated for the past two years.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications will hold an auction to award 4G licenses next year, meaning domestic customers have to wait till 2015 to use the service

 VietNamNet Bridge – Existing cable televisions have hurried to change their business strategies in anticipation that the big guy in the telecom sector, Viettel-- when joining the market, would try to scramble for clients with surprisingly low fees.

 Kuwait eyes US$1 billion trade with Vietnam; Farm exports hit US$4.33 billion in two months; Viettel boosts foreign market expansion; EuroCham: Vietnam’s business climate improving; Vinamilk imports 5,000 cows from Australia

 Investment deal agreed for petrochemical complex; Finance ministry moves to unpick business barriers; Russian investor eyes US$1 bln coal-use petrol plant; Exclusive S Korea complex planned

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s military-run telecom group Viettel has successfully produced an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as drone.

 Major-General Nguyen Manh Hung, deputy general director of the army-run Viettel group, has been appointed by the Ministry of Defense as the General Director of Viettel to replace Lieutenant General Hoang Anh Xuan. 

 Vingroup greenlights e-commerce venture; E-customs system to begin in early April; Viettel striving to expand in new markets;