Posts Tagged ‘ The Phone ’

Murdoch faces stormy AGM after hacking scandal 

October 21, 2011
Murdoch faces stormy AGM after hacking scandal 

  Rupert Murdoch faces a firestorm Friday at his News Corporation’s annual shareholders’ meeting, amid calls for him and his sons to be ousted after the phone hacking scandal in Britain. But given that his family control about 40 percent of the shares, and that Murdoch-backing billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns an additional [...]

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Murdoch paper paid Cameron aide: report 

August 23, 2011
Murdoch paper paid Cameron aide: report 

Andy Coulson, the former spokesman for Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, leaves a police station after being bailed, in South London, July 8, 2011. News Corp funded the former editor of the News of the World tabloid when he worked for David Cameron in opposition, the BBC said, in new evidence of the close links [...]

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British PM in spotlight over News Corp phone-hacking 

July 20, 2011
British PM in spotlight over News Corp phone-hacking 

News Corporation Chief Rupert Murdoch gives evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee on the phone hacking scandal Prime Minister David Cameron arrived back in Britain to face a grueling parliamentary examination on Wednesday over the phone-hacking scandal, a day after Rupert Murdoch told lawmakers he was not to blame for the crisis. Cameron returned to [...]

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Strong reception for Vietnamese mobile phones 

February 28, 2011
Strong reception for Vietnamese mobile phones 

A cyclo driver talks on a cell phone in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Local cell phone brands targetting the lower-end market segment are doing well in Vietnam. Business is blooming for local cell phone brands targeting the lower-end market segment. Handset retailers said cell phones priced at more than VND6 million (US$280) only account [...]

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Mobile phones for children: good or bad?

January 23, 2010
Mobile phones for children: good or bad?

What would you do if your children asked “Will you buy me a mobile phone?” LookAtVietnam – What would you do if your children asked “Will you buy me a mobile phone?”If you say yes, will you have peace of mind when your children have a phone with them at all times?There are currently about [...]

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Trans Air to fly in, Garuda to suspend service

November 26, 2009
Trans Air to fly in, Garuda to suspend service

LookAtVietnam – The Vietnamese aviation market receives both good and bad news this month when Taiwan-based Trans Air will launch flights . . . The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) said Trans Air would fly twice a week to Danang before increasing frequency in 2010.Vo Huy Cuong, director of CAAV’s Air Transport Department, told [...]

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Android phones gain pace in the U.S. with new model, application

October 29, 2009
Android phones gain pace in the U.S. with new model, application

Smartphone war intensifies in the United States as Verizon Wireless formally unveiled its first handset powered by Google’s Android operating system with new features such as GPS-style navigation. Motorola co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha shows off his company’s new Droid phone, a joint venture with Verizon Wireless phone based on Google Inc’s Android 2.0 system, during [...]

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Indochina Airlines urged to pay debt, prove financial capability

September 15, 2009
Indochina Airlines urged to pay debt, prove financial capability

LookAtVietnam – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has warned Indochina Airlines of the possibility of losing the right to operate domestic flights next year CAAV would start to consider withdrawing Indochina Airlines’ right to fly within Vietnam if the carrier was able to submit such a report before September 15.CAAV’s deputy director general [...]

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Phone-spy software available in Vietnam

July 27, 2009
Phone-spy software available in Vietnam

Software that allows people to bug private phone calls or text messages is now offered for sale on many websites. A man who sold the software has been recently arrested in HCM City. Where does the spy software come from?According to IT experts, the software orginated in western countries. It is said that there are [...]

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China again demands money for Vietnamese fishermen

July 7, 2009
China again demands money for Vietnamese fishermen

Chinese who are holding 12 Vietnamese fishermen on Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) on July 5 called a Vietnamese fishing boat owner to reiterate their demand for payment for the captive fishermen and boats. Fisherman Duong Van ThoLookAtVietnam – Chinese who are holding 12 Vietnamese fishermen on Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) on July 5 called a [...]

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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...