The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has become a Mobile Money service provider after its official launch of the service on November 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam desires to promote extensive cooperation with Finland in various potential fields such as building startup ecosystems and sustainable development models, visiting National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Helsinki on September 10.

About VND160 billion has been raised from businesses during a programme launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on August 17 to support people affected by COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s major telecom companies including Viettel, VNPT, Mobifone, CMC, FPT, Vietnamobile, and SCTV have announced a joint support package worth VND10 trillion (US$435 million) for consumers across the country.

Three mobile network operators - Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone - have applied for the implementation of their own Mobile Money pilot projects.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has claimed a total of 11 prizes, including three golds, two silvers, and seven bronzes, across a range of categories at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards 2021.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) -VinaPhone was awarded the Labour Order, first class, during a recemony held in Hanoi on June 25 marking the 25th anniversary of the first Vietnamese mobile phone service provider.

Many provinces have requested the Ministry of Information and Communications to direct corporations to urgently assess the demand, feasibility, and investment efficiency to deploy 5G coverage in their provinces.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the VNPT VinaPhone on May 27 launched the “#Thank you Vietnam” programme in 2021.

IPhone 12 users in Vietnam are now able to experience 5G. Previously, 5G mobile networks only adapted to high-end phone products from Samsung and some Chinese manufacturers.