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| Viettel will officially launch the first 5G service in Vietnam on October 15. (Photo: VNA) |
The 5G network theoretically tops out at 10 gigabits per second (Gbps), significantly faster than 4G. In practical conditions, 5G speeds could be around 1 Gbps, which is ten times faster than 4G.
Viettel users have been able to register for the first 5G service packages, experiencing high-speed connectivity.
Viettel has provided 11 pre-paid packages, starting from 135,000 VND (5.44 VND), and eight post-paid ones with a monthly fee of up to 2 million VND.
Meanwhile, VinaPhone has provided the service for free for users in covered regions. It plans to complete the installation of 3,000 5G base stations across the nation by the end of this year.
Earlier this month, MobiFone signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ericsson to collaborate on the establishment of a 5G Innovation Hub at MobiFone’s premises in Vietnam.
The hub will be designed to serve as a 5G co-creation space featuring a modern 5G sandbox network, and will be used to develop new 5G use cases in collaboration with partners in Vietnam and other parts of the globe. The two companies will promote the 5G innovation hub as a dynamic innovation environment for consumers and enterprises.
Under the digital infrastructure strategy by 2025 with a vision to 2030 recently signed by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, the coverage of 5G mobile network is expected to reach all cities, provinces, high-tech zones, research and development centres, industrial parks, stations, ports and international airports by 2025 and 99% of the population by 2030.
Vietnamese dish listed among Asia’s best rated desserts
Three Color Dessert (Chè ba màu) has been named among the 100 best desserts in Asia, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the information of international food website TasteAtlas.
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Three Color Dessert (Chè ba màu) has been named among the 100 best desserts in Asia.
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TasteAtlas, which is dedicated to discovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants from all around world, placed the Vietnamese dessert at 82nd on its list.
The colourful local delicacy belongs to the category of desserts, drinks, puddings, porridges, and soups regarding its consistency. It might include sticky rice, tapioca pearls, lotus seeds, sweet beans, water chestnuts, or agar jelly, it wrote.
Regardless of the wide variety of ingredients used in Chè, they are almost always drenched in coconut milk and additionally garnished with bananas, crushed peanuts, or other toppings, TasteAtlas recommended.
The dish can be served either hot or cold, although it is especially popular among people who eat it as a chilly treat on hot summer days, the website noted.
TasteAtlas was originally founded in 2015 and is an experiential travel online guide for traditional food that collates authentic recipes, food critic reviews, and research articles about popular ingredients and dishes.
Describing itself as "a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants", it features an interactive global food map with dish icons shown in their respective regions and purportedly contains nearly 10,000 dishes, drinks, and ingredients, as well as 9,000 restaurants.
The site hands out TasteAtlas awards for categories like best traditional dish, best cuisine, best traditional food city, and others.
Vietnam’s shrimp export earnings rise slightly over nine-month period
Vietnamese shrimp export turnover hit US$2.8 billion during the first nine months of the year, up 10.5% year on year, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the report of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on October 14.
The United States remained the biggest buyer of Vietnamese shrimp products in the reviewed period, spending US$516 million in on imports, up 8% compared to the same period last year.
It was followed by the EU with US$337 million, up 15%; Hong Kong (China) with US$529 million, up 26%; and Japan with US$342 million, down 1%.
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| Vietnam's shrimp export turnover hit US$2.8 billion during the first nine months (Photo: VOV) |
White-leg shrimp is the main export product of the Vietnamese shrimp industry, contributing nearly US$2 billion to the total turnover between January and September. Meanwhile, black tiger shrimp exports brought back US$334 million.
The price of white-leg shrimp (size 50,80,100 shrimps per kilogramme) witnessed a steady increase from July to September.
The average price of Vietnamese shrimp exported to the US, the EU, China, and Japan has also increased slightly since June.
If the export momentum is maintained in the remaining months of the year, Vietnam could achieve a shrimp export value of US$4 billion this year, as reported by the VASEP.
Major export items to China earning over US$1 billion each
Vietnam has raked in US$44.3 billion from exporting goods to the Chinese market over the past nine months, up 2.7% year on year, with many export items fetching a turnover of over US$1 billion each, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the figures of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
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| Coconut exports to China see positive signs (Photo: VOV) |
Throughout the reviewed period, the country saw 10 export items gross US$36.8 billion, representing a rise of 4.4% against the same period last year and accounting for 85% of the total export value to the northern neighbour.
The highest export turnover was recorded in the category of phones and components with US$10.8 billion; followed by computers, electronic products, and components with US$9.09 billion; and machinery, equipment, tools, and other spare parts with US$2.45 billion.
Meanwhile, Vietnam grossed US$1.43 billion from exporting footwear products to China, up 5.9% year on year.
Rubber exports to China reached US$1.37 billion, down 4.6% year on year, while timber and wooden products surged by 25.3% in export earnings to US$1.53 billion.
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| Rubber exports to China reach US$1.37 billion (Photo: nongnghiep.vn) |
Most notably, Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports saw an upswing of 37.8% year on-year to reach US$3.79 billion, while seafood exports also rose by 19.8% year on year to US$1.21 billion.
Recently, China opened its market for several Vietnamese agricultural products such as bird's nests, fresh and frozen durian, and fresh coconuts.
Experts pointed out that there remains ample room ahead for Vietnamese fruits to make further inroads into the market, with many products expected to reach billions of US dollars over the coming years./.