Viettel honored as best mobile data service provider of year
The Vietnam Military-run Industry Telecoms Group (Viettel) was honored as the Vietnam Mobile Data Service Provider of the Year - 2019 at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards recently held in Singapore.
The group wins the title thanks to its high growth rate of data subscribers, good diversity of services, large scope of supply, big infrastructure investment and healthy telecommunication ecosystem.
According to CEO of Viettel Telecom Cao Anh Son, the title means the recognition by the international community of Viettel’s digital transformation strategy.
CEO of Viettel Telocom Cao Anh Son (L) receives the award
In Vietnam, the telecommunications market is gradually becoming saturated due to large mobile coverage and the strong growth of data consumption. As the network provider with the biggest 3G and 4G infrastructure networks with more than 70,000 base transceiver stations, Viettel Telecom also has the largest number of 3G/4G subscribers, especially 4G subscribers.
In the period of Jan - Sept of 2019, the number of 4G subscribers has doubled compared to the same period of 2018, reaching 21 million subscribers (accounting for 65% of the total number of subscribers using data).
The group not only is the mobile service provider based on the 4G network and soon the 5G one in Vietnam, but also provides many short-term data packages (1 day, 3 days, 7 days) with low costs, thus creating favorable conditions for customers of all ages and regions to access the Internet.
Viettel Telecom has twice honored at the Frost & Sullivan Award. In 2009, Viettel Telecom was the only Vietnamese enterprise named as the Service Provider of the Year in the developing markets.
Vietnamese Embassy in RoK meets with families of missing fishermen
Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) go to Tongmyeong city to meet the families of six Vietnamese fishermen who are missing as a boat fire off the coast of country.
A fire breaks out on the 29-tonne fishing boat offshore Jeju Island. (Photo: Yonhap)
The Vietnamese embassy’s representatives also met with local police and search and rescue forces.
The authorities of Tongmyeong city have helped with accommodation and travel fees for the families of the missing fishermen.
Information about search and rescue are being updated twice a day.
According to the RoK maritime police, a fire broke out on the 29-tonne fishing boat at around 7:09am on November 19th in waters some 76 kilometres west of a small island that is located near Jeju Island.
The fire killed one person and left 11 missing, including the six men from Vietnam.
First level-2 field hospital returns Vietnam after fulfill mission in South Sudan
31 officers and soldiers of the first group of Vietnamese peacekeeping forces from Level-2 Field Hospital No.1 fulfilled their mission in South Sudan and arrived back at Ho Chi Minh city’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on November 21st.
The first group of Vietnamese peacekeeping forces from Level-2 Field Hospital No.1 arrives back at Ho Chi Minh city’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Photo: VNA)
They were welcomed home by Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam’s People Army, and representatives of Military Zone 7 and Military Hospital 175.
Speaking at the welcoming ceremony, Lieut. Colonel Bui Duc Thanh, Director of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 1, said the officers and soldiers had successfully completed their UN peacekeeping mission despite the difficulties in the host country and the strict standards and procedures set by the UN.
Sen. Lieut. Nguyen Quang Tuong expressed his pride at contributing to global peace, bringing a more peaceful and better life to residents in South Sudan.
Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong presents flowers to officers and soldiers of Vietnamese peacekeeping forces from Level-2 Field Hospital No.1 (Photo: VNA)
The remaining 32 officers and soldiers at the hospital are scheduled to return home on November 28th. An official welcoming ceremony for the hospital staff will be held in Ho Chi Minh city in early December.
On October 1st, 2018, Level-2 Field Hospital No.1 set off for South Sudan. Over the past year, the Vietnamese officers and soldiers provided health care for UN peacekeeping forces and local people in South Sudan, while participating in cultural and sport activities.
On November 14th, the hospital was awarded a UN peacekeeping medal in recognition of its outstanding achievements in South Sudan./.