Vietnamese mobile phone brands can be compared with a mass of vegetable sprouts. Seeds have been sowed on the fertile soil and sprouts have been springing up like mushroom. However, the sprouts would fall down just after a rain.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to Viettel’s document to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Samsung Vietnam enjoys a lot of tax incentives while domestic firms that face big difficulties are not provided with these preferentials.

The biggest private iPhone 5 distributors in Vietnam have affirmed that the current price of iPhone 5 16GB at VND16 million won’t decrease in the time to come, at least until the next generation of iPhone series hits the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communication has decided to amend a series of policies to drive the mobile service market to a more sustainable development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts cell phone and component exports may exceed US$20 billion this year, setting a new record for export turnover of an industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Lunar New Year 2013 is drawing near, the cell phone buying energy remains mild, contrary to expectation of retailers.

Phu Quy wind farm opens; Exports soar 43 percent in January; Real estate absorbs 23 percent of FDI; Cell phone buying energy not as strong as expected; Sanyo layoffs part of wider unemployment problem