This is a modern solution to deliver the latest news viatext in four languages -- Vietnamese, English, French, and Spanish in a fast andreliable manner to millions of mobile subscribers inside and outside thecountry. It also establishes a move in line with the country’s national roadmapfor digital content development. The service is particularly useful forthose living in rural remote areas or borderline and islands where Internetservices are not available because of geographical hurdles. “As anaffiliate of the Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Plus is assigned to carry apolitical mission that is to ensure the delivery of information to people whohave different demands in the fastest and most economical way it can,” Le QuocMinh, Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Plus said at the press conference. “VietnamPlus Mobile offers a solution that can fully meet these requirements.”As the number of mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam has exceeded 100million, Vietnam Plus Mobile … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus launches multi-language mobile service
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VietnamPlus, AFP launch new Euro football service
The Vietnam News Agency’s online newspaper, VietnamPlus and French news agency AFP today launch an interactive webpage on the Premier Leagues in England, Italy, Germany, France and Spain. The flash graphics product has been designed by AFP’s experts and written in Vietnamese to meet an increasing demand by the country’s huge amount of football fans. Apart from regular sports news and pictures on VietnamPlus, the new webpage now brings real-time updated information from Europe , including match schedules, scores, statistical analysis team profiles, players and coaches’ history for free at http://bongda.vietnamplus.vn . “The page was born because matches of popular European leagues are no longer broadcast free and most appear on pay TV channels,” said Le Quoc Minh, VietnamPlus’s editor-in-chief. “Not all Vietnamese football fans have the chance to see or access fee-paying television stations, but the demand for information on football … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus, AFP launch new Euro football service
Microsoft and VietnamPlus launch MSN Vietnam
Today, Microsoft and VietnamPlus online newspaper - a member of the Vietnam News Agency, announced the launch of MSN in Vietnamese, following the official roll-out of the new MSN in over 50 countries across the world. In line with Microsoft’s global strategy to reimagine MSN for a mobile-first, cloud-first world, MSN is designed to preliminarily provide mobile and cloud services. In Vietnam, with the support of strategic partner VietnamPlus online newspaper, the Vietnamese version of MSN collects premium content from Vietnam’s leading media outlets with productivity tools that empower people to do more. “Since its inception, MSN has been one of the leading sources of news and entertainment content for people all over the world. With the launch of the new MSN, a tool which is compatible with the modern ‘Mobile First, Cloud First’ trend, particularly the Vietnamese version launching, MSN will deliver better, more modern experiences for Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Microsoft and VietnamPlus launch MSN Vietnam
VietnamPlus, Siemens announce green-tech award
VietnamPlus and Siemens signed a partnership agreement in Hanoi on Oct. 21 whereby VietnamPlus will be the media sponsor for Siemens Green Technology Journalism Award 2010. This award is created for the first time in ASEAN in order to acknowledge and reward journalists for excellent reporting on energy efficiency, industrial productivity and sustainability issues. It is open to print and online media from Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Vietnam . “We are very pleased to receive strong cooperation and support from VietnamPlus for this important initiative, thanks to it information about this prestigious award will be able to reach the media community more widely and attract a more diverse pool of good candidates,” said Erdal Elver, President and CEO of Siemens Vietnam. Vietnamplus Editor-in-chief Le Quoc Minh said, “Green technology and a sustainable environment are important issues that the entire society is now aware of and … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus, Siemens announce green-tech award
VietnamPlus, AFP launch World Cup flash graphics
VietnamPlus and French news agency AFP launched today the first ever interactive sports flash graphics service in Vietnam, adding more heat to the coming World Cup in South Africa. Local soccer fans now can have real-time updates of every match from the group phase to the final phase as well as information of every player and coach of the 32 teams that steal the hearts of billions of people around the world for the whole month starting from 11 June. “In this digital age, people require information in a compact and fast manner, even real-time news, and this unique World Cup service is able to meet that challenging demand,” said Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-chief of the popular news website that belongs to the Vietnam News Agency. Minh revealed that VietnamPlus has been working with AFP since early this year to build the Vietnamese version of the service. “Everything is in Vietnamese language, and that is the best present we can bring to Vietnamese soccer fans during this … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus, AFP launch World Cup flash graphics