Inspectors for the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) have imposed a fine of VND340 million on five international domain name registrants in Vietnam and released a document, reminding domain name registrars to observe the laws.

The number of '.vn' domain names in Vietnam surpassed 500,000 by October 31 this year, a report has showed.

More than 106,300 new ".vn" domain names were registered in the first 11 months of this year, bringing the total number of ".vn" domain names to 343, 370, a year-on-year increase of 16.4 per cent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Circular 24, which took effect on October 10, has made it easier to register ‘.vn’ domain names. 

 The Viet Nam Securities Depository allocated PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer Co. Ltd., a leading fertilizer producer in Viet Nam, a new securities trading code of DCM on March 18.

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

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese businesses do not bother to register the country's national domain name ".vn", according to the country's Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC).