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Made-in-Vietnam open-source software supports IPv6

NukeViet is now an IPv6 comprehensive support software product, while NukeViet 4.0 version will be a modern software kit ready for implementation of apps in the IPv6 environment.

‘Diamond’ waveband will allow 4G services at low cost

Once Vietnam finishes implementation of the TV digitalization program, the 700 Mhz waveband will be free for broadband services. The frequency band, with optimal advantages in signal transmission, will allow 4G services at low costs to rural areas.

More foreigners are buying apartments in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreigners have bought houses in Vietnam since the government removed strict regulations on foreign ownership. 

Raising discount rates, digital signature providers ‘die together’

VietNamNet Bridge - A saturated market and stiff competition have forced certificate authorities (CAs) to slash service fees and offer a sky-high discount rate of 75-80 percent.

Three barriers hinder TV digitalization program

VietNamNet Bridge - The DVB-T2 set top box (STB) has a 35 percent import tariff. The STB market is chaotic with counterfeit goods and the broadcasting wave quality remains poor.

Vietnam is hot spot for high-tech crimes: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranks 11th globally in terms of cyberattack threats such as malware spreading, intentional attacks and data theft. 

Vietnamobile, Gmobile to heat telecom market

New investment plans have been prepared by foreign investors for Vietnamobile and Gmobile with hopes of remapping the telecom market, which has been dominated by big Vietnamese players.

How many spam messages are sent every day?

VietNamNet Bridge - The Bach Khoa Anti-virus Center (BKAV) and mobile network operators disagree on the number of spam messages sent every day.

Vietnamese businesses suffer after misleading news reports

VietNamNet Bridge - Communications is a double-edge knife. Information can help businesses polish their images in public’s eyes, but can also hinder their development.

4G to begin in 2016 but at a slow pace

The year 2016 is expected to be the ‘year of 4G’ as telecom groups hope they will receive official operation licenses for providing 4G. Mobile phone manufacturers plan to begin marketing models with 4G support. 

Fintech to see boom in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - 2015 was believed to be the year which witnessed a boom of technology startups in the finance sector, or Fintech. 

Smartwatches fail to sell well in Vietnam

Smartwatch have unexpectedly faced consumer indifference in Vietnam.Mobile device shops launched sale promotion campaigns in 2014, advertising that smartwatches would replace smartphones.

Can Netflix make things happen in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge - An abundance of films, copyrighted films with no ads and high image quality are great advantages that will help Netflix compete with existing pay-TV programs. 

Investors continue to pour money into high-end real estate

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of high-end property transactions in the first half of 2015 alone was equal to that of the entire year of 2014.

Will there be another real estate bubble?

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate prices are rising again, thus raising concerns that a real estate bubble may return.

Property owners who have the fastest-growing assets

VietNamNet Bridge - The warming up of the real estate market has helped a businessman expand his property assets by nearly 150 percent.

Eight growing tendencies in Vietnam’s telecom market

VietNamNet Bridge - Dao Trung Thanh, a telecommunication expert who has been working in the field for the last 20 years as a strategist for large telecom groups, has predicted eight major tendencies in the telecom market in 2016.

Vietnamese enterprises lose $40,000 for every cyberattack

The toll that every cyber attack takes on businesses in 2015 was on average $38,000, or VND864 million, a survey by Kaspersky and B2B International has found. 

Is the real estate market warming up?

VietNamNet Bridge - There is no reliable answer to the question about whether the real estate market has warmed up, because different information sources show different situations.

Educators argue about possible Facebook ban

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) does not prohibit students to use Facebook, but the ban has been issued by many schools.