Vietnam Plus today launched its mobileweb version, becoming the first news website in Vietnam that runs inall platforms – website, mobile web and mobile application. Using new technology, the mobile web helps users to surf news veryfast. It is also simple to jump from this category to the other. “The mobile application that Vietnam Plus started using earlier thisyear was a technological breakthrough and is able to facilitate 80percent of mobile phone users in the country to access news, but wedecided to launch this service to prove that a state-run mediaorganisation can be a leader in media technology,” said Le Quoc Minh,Editor-in-chief of Vietnam Plus . With this mobile web service, the users now have all means to accessnews no matter where they are and what device they have, stated Mr Minh,adding that the mobile web will be upgraded in the future to add morefunctions. Users just type the web address vietnamplus.vn on their browser of themobile … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus launches mobile web to run on all platforms
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VietnamPlus adds Chinese news to mobile web
All mobile phones with the pre-installed Chinese Unicode font can access the news at http://mcn.vietnamplus.vn. The Chinese news focuses on politics, society, economics, culture andsports, but will be gradually expanded to include other areas to providereaders with an overall picture of Vietnam . Readers can also surf the news in Vietnamese, English, French andSpanish via the shortcut button available on the homepage. The number of visitors to VietnamPlus using mobile devices hasincreased rapidly, with a monthly rise of 56 percent in September fromAugust. This figure is expected to grow by 67 percent month on month inOctober. Statistics show that visitors toVietnamPlus via iPad account for the largest number, followed by mobilephones using Symbian, iPhone and Windows operating systems. VietnamPlus ( Vietnam+ ) was officially launched in November 2008 and is now available in five languages. Being a late arrival to the worldwide web, VietnamPlus … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus adds Chinese news to mobile web
VietnamPlus launches multi-language mobile service
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
VietnamPlus, AFP launch new Euro football service
Theflash graphics product has been designed by AFP’s experts and written inVietnamese to meet an increasing demand by the country’s huge amount offootball fans. Apart from regular sports news andpictures on VietnamPlus, the new webpage now brings real-time updatedinformation from Europe , including match schedules, scores,statistical analysis team profiles, players and coaches’ history forfree at http://bongda.vietnamplus.vn . “The pagewas born because matches of popular European leagues are no longerbroadcast free and most appear on pay TV channels,” said Le Quoc Minh,VietnamPlus’s editor-in-chief. “Not all Vietnamesefootball fans have the chance to see or access fee-paying televisionstations, but the demand for information on football matches needs to bemet as soon as possible,” said Minh. “The page,with all the latest news, which is presented in detail and in anattractive format, is expected to be useful not only … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus, AFP launch new Euro football service
Microsoft and VietnamPlus launch MSN Vietnam
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 readers,” said Vu Minh Tri, general director of Microsoft Vietnam. “It is assured that MSN Vietnam will be an information page to help us entertain, work, optimise flows of information in personal interest anywhere, … [Read more...] about Microsoft and VietnamPlus launch MSN Vietnam
VietnamPlus, Siemens announce green-tech award
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. All submissions for the Siemens Green Technology Journalism Award 2010 must be published from January 1 to December 31, 2010, in mainstream media such as newspapers, magazines or websites of professional journalist groups. Articles will be judged in English, so journalists are encouraged to include their own translation for those reports which are written in Vietnamese. Entries will be evaluated according to their news value, relevance to the three award categories – Energy Efficiency, Industrial Productivity and Sustainability – as well as the journalist’s writing and language skills. For each category, there will be an award for the category and a merit winner. … [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 everinteractive sports flash graphics service in Vietnam, adding more heatto the coming World Cup in South Africa. Localsoccer fans now can have real-time updates of every match from the groupphase to the final phase as well as information of every player andcoach of the 32 teams that steal the hearts of billions of people aroundthe world for the whole month starting from 11 June. “In this digital age, people require information in a compact and fastmanner, even real-time news, and this unique World Cup service is ableto meet that challenging demand,” said Le Quoc Minh, Editor-in-chief ofthe popular news website that belongs to the Vietnam News Agency. Minh revealed that VietnamPlus has been working with AFPsince early this year to build the Vietnamese version of the service.“Everything is in Vietnamese language, and that is the best present wecan bring to Vietnamese soccer fans during this … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus, AFP launch World Cup flash graphics
Petroleum, metals key exports to Laos
HA NOI (Biz Hub)— Petroleum, steel and iron account for the biggest portions of Vietnamese exports to Laos, Vietnamplus has reported.The two-way trade between Viet Nam and Laos was estimated to have reached US$520 million in the first half of 2013, 11.6 per cent higher than expected.In the Jan-May period, bilateral trade reached $434 million, up 5.6 per cent year-on-year.Of this, exports from Viet Nam to Laos were worth $205.4 million, up 16.5 per cent against last year.A total of $56.3 million was spent on steel and iron, $43.6 million on petroleum, $14.9 million on vehicles and spare-parts and $13 million on electrical wires and cables.Exports from Laos to Viet Nam reached $228.4 million in the first five months, down 2.6 per cent year-on-year. The major import commodity was wood, worth $147.6 million and accounting for 64 per cent of the total import value.According to Tran Bao Giam, Trade Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, it is expected that Viet Nam-Laos … [Read more...] about Petroleum, metals key exports to Laos
VN-made goods to be available in rural Ha Noi
The Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade has made sure that people in rural areas can access Vietnamese-made goods during Tet later this month. Forty-five companies have been chosen to supply essential items that are part of the city's price stabilisation programme. They will supply their goods through mobile shops that will sell only domestic products in nine suburban districts from January 9 to 18. It is part of a programme to promote high-quality Vietnamese products and encourage people to use local stuff. Tet, the Lunar New Year, fall on January 23 this time. Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Tmes) Lorry overturns in Cu Mong Pass, two killed A lorry overturned when going through the Cu Mong Pass in Binh Dinh Province early Saturday morning, killing two people. The accident happened at about 3am when the lorry was coming down the incline on Cu Mong Pass on National Highway No. 1A in Binh Dinh's Quy Nhon City. The truck was carrying longan fruit from the Mekong Dela … [Read more...] about VN-made goods to be available in rural Ha Noi
APEC thematic sites launched in three languages
A website dedicated to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will be launched with the address https://www.vietnamplus.vn/apec2017 in three languages – Vietnamese, English and French.The purpose is to deliver to readers a comprehensive view of the forum, which is currently underway in Việt Nam.APEC comprises 21 member economies and 39 per cent of the global population, accounting for 49 per cent of worldwide trade and 57 per cent of gross world product.The event has attracted worldwide attention. Leaders of the 21 member economies together with leaders of the three guest economies will convene in the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng to discuss and introduce important decisions and policies that have wide-ranging implications on world politics and the trade scenario.Some 20 years after joining the APEC forum in 1998, Việt Nam has in 2017 taken up the role of the forum’s chair to host year-long activities for the second time, having … [Read more...] about APEC thematic sites launched in three languages