VietNamNet Bridge - Only Viettel, MobiFone and VNPT have asked for permission to provide 4G services on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the other big players – FPT, CMC and VTC – have remained silent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators have said that the tardy application of 4G technology in Vietnam was the result of poor policy by the government.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreigners can only put a deposit down for houses, but still cannot sign contracts and get houses delivered, even though the 2014 Housing Law took effect three months ago. 

VietNamNet Bridge - If the Vietnam National Internet Exchange (VNIX) is reformed and developed in accordance with the successful model of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange, Vietnam could become an internet center in the region

VietNamNet Bridge - A provision contained in the Housing Law two months ago allowed foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam, but most real estate developers still have few foreign clients.

MIC has decided that Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone, the three largest mobile network operators, will apply NMNP (National Mobile Number Portability) from January 1, 2017, though telcos want more delays.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese mobile network operators have acknowledged that the mobile internet speed in too low, blaming this on the late deployment of 4G technology.

VietNamNet Bridge - Just one day after the military telecom group Viettel announced a plan to provide 4G services, VinaPhone said its 4G services would be available in the market in October or November.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of most competitive choices in the world for ITO (information technology outsourcing), according to market survey from Gartner, thanks to low labor costs, personnel stability and the “golden population” period.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many real estate projects have resumed and capital flow to the market has soared. Analysts have warned that the real estate bubble is returning.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more TV channels owned by private investors have been launched recently, creating a new TV market.

Mobile network operators say they do not support the Ministry of Information and Communication’s (MIC) proposal to set limits on the numbers of SMS messages because they fear that customers will fall into OTT service providers’ hands.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses from all economic sectors now can join the television transmission and broadcasting market, though some believe the business environment remains unfair. 

Fifty billion dong is the sum of legal capital investors must have to be able to establish a real estate firm in accordance with the draft government decree being compiled by the Ministry of Construction (MOC).

VietNamNet Bridge – Reports from different organisations vary about internet speed in Vietnam, but experts say the tests depend on where and what instruments are used.

The lastest draft of the amended law on special consumption tax has apparently excluded online games from the list of goods and services to be taxed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel corporation has decided to return a 450 MHz bandwidth, previously used by EVN Telecom, to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) for them to manage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has issued a decision to allow the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to auction domain names and phone numbers.

Chinese games have been penetrating the Vietnamese market through unlicensed Vietnamese businesses dealing with Chinese distributors.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lazada, the only foreign major player in the e-commerce market, has ambitions to dislodge Vietnamese ChoDienTu from its No 1 position.