Posts Tagged ‘ network ’

IPad beat on power, speed by new non-clones 

December 23, 2011
IPad beat on power, speed by new non-clones 

  We’re finally beginning to see some distinctive 10-inch Android tablets that are more than iPad knockoffs. Earlier this year, Sony released its wedge-shaped Tablet. Now, two more entries provide features and functionality beyond Apple Inc.’s offerings: Asustek Computer Inc.’s Eee Pad Transformer Prime and the Droid Xyboard 10.1 from Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and [...]

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US supports Vietnam’s response to animal diseases 

November 22, 2011
US supports Vietnam’s response to animal diseases 

  A US-supported network to promote Vietnam’s response to animal diseases that could affect human health launched its first meeting at a Hanoi school on Tuesday.   Vietnam One Health University Network, which met at the Hanoi School of Public Health, was supported by a pandemic threat project of the US Agency for International Development, the US [...]

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Viettel looks to take over struggling competitor 

October 29, 2011
Viettel looks to take over struggling competitor 

  Military-run telecom giant Viettel said it plans to acquire EVN Telecom, a subsidiary of state utility Electricity of Vietnam, in what will be Vietnam’s first M&A deal in the local mobile sector. The acquisition, if approved, will be completed in November, news website VnExpress reported Tuesday, citing Viettel officials. The company will first have [...]

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Mobile network Beeline partners with Manchester United 

August 30, 2011
Mobile network Beeline partners with Manchester United 

  Beeline, a mobile network operated by Russia’s VimpelCom, has signed an agreement to become a commercial partner of UK soccer club Manchester United in Vietnam. The deal will give the club’s estimated 16 million fans in Vietnam a chance to see all the goals scored, exclusive interviews, news and behind-the-scenes access, the club said [...]

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Vietnam may allow mobile users to keep number when switching networks 

August 22, 2011
Vietnam may allow mobile users to keep number when switching networks 

Vietnam has seven mobile network operators with more than 120 million subscribers The Ministry of Information and Communications is finalizing a plan to allow mobile phone users to switch to a different network without having to change their numbers, news website VnExpress reported Saturday. The plan has been created based on trends in other countries [...]

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China orders urgent overhaul after fatal rail crash 

July 24, 2011
China orders urgent overhaul after fatal rail crash 

Chinese firefighters work to rescue survivors from the scene of a high-speed train crash in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. China has ordered an “urgent” overhaul of rail safety, state media said Sunday, after a train crash killed 35 people in the worst accident to ever hit the country’s high-speed rail network. Another 210 people were [...]

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Media ‘collision’ creates winners and losers, expert says 

June 4, 2011
Media ‘collision’ creates winners and losers, expert says 

Geof Heydon, vice president of Digital Economy at Alcatel-Lucent in Australia. Broadcasters, policy makers, regulators, and experts in media sector have met in Hanoi on May 24-25 for the 8th Asia Media Summit, which was viewed as a significant platform to address challenges and to identify opportunities in the new age of digital economy. The [...]

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Sony to resume network services after hacker attacks 

May 16, 2011
Sony to resume network services after hacker attacks 

Vice president and Sony Computer Entertainment president, Kazuo Hirai (C), and executives Shiro Kambe (L) and Shinji Hasejima, bow to apologize for the theft of personal data from users. Sony said it would start Sunday a “phased restoration” of network services that came under hacker attacks in one of the biggest data breaches since the [...]

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Viettel claims success in 4G technology tests 

May 14, 2011
Viettel claims success in 4G technology tests 

Viettel has launched a customer testing phase for its 4G network in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Telecom giant Viettel announced Thursday that it has successfully tested its high-speed fourth generation mobile services, becoming the first wireless network in Vietnam to apply the technology. The military-run company on the same day launched a customer [...]

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Pakistan 'aware of US raid' after it began 

May 9, 2011
Pakistan 'aware of US raid' after it began 

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik, seen here in 2010, told an Arab satellite TV he knew of the US raid which killed Osama bin Laden only 15 minutes after its launch but had no idea of the target. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik told an Arab satellite TV on Monday he knew of the US [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...