Mobile phone exports shoot up in Jan-Apr
	Tuesday,  May 15,2012,21:45 (GMT+7) HCMC – Mobile phone has become the country’s second biggest export earner following the rising export value of the electronic product.

Four Taiwan firms found to infringe copyright
	Saturday,  May 12,2012,05:23 (GMT+7) HANOI – Inspectors at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Culture and the Hi-Tech Crime Control Police (C50) have detected software copyright violations at  four Taiwanese-invested enterprises.

Vinasat-2 launch set for next Wednesday
	Wednesday,  May 9,2012,20:35 (GMT+7) HANOI – The telecom satellite Vinasat-2 invested by the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will be sent into orbit at 5 a.m. next Wednesday, four years after the launch of Vinasat-1.

Experts propose mandatory use of unbaked materials
	Tuesday,  May 8,2012,23:50 (GMT+7) HANOI – The State should encourage and then oblige property developers to use unbaked materials in their projects, especially the housing and civilian-use ones, said experts at a recent conference held by the Ministry of Construction.

Gov’t suspends import of used machinery
	Saturday,  May 5,2012,05:56 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Government has approved a Ministry of Science and Technology proposal to suspend import of second-hand machinery, equipment and production lines as they are outdated, of low quality and harmful to the environment.

Sony inaugurates luxury products outlet
	Wednesday,  May 2,2012,20:47 (GMT+7) HCMC – Sony Electronics Vietnam has opened a center in HCMC’s commercial district to display and sell its high-class products such as Bravia smart TVs, Xperia S smartphones, Vaio laptops and tablet computers.

Smartphone center launched in town
	Wednesday,  May 2,2012,20:44 (GMT+7) HCMC – Local mobile retailer Vien Thong A has launched a smartphone center on Ba Thang Hai Street in HCMC’s District 10.

Beeline to be written off after VimpelCom’s stake transfer
	Tuesday,  April 24,2012,21:17 (GMT+7) HCMC – Russia-based VimpelCom has agreed to sell its stake to its partner Gtel Mobile Joint Stock Co. after joining the local mobile market three years ago with Beeline brand, which itself will be cancelled out later.

IT industry posts annual growth rate of 25-35%
	Tuesday,  April 24,2012,21:08 (GMT+7) HCMC – Software industry and IT services registered an annual growth rate of 25-35% in the past decade, three to five times higher than GDP growth rate, according to the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA).

Nokia to produce cell phones in Vietnam
	Tuesday,  April 24,2012,21:07 (GMT+7) HANOI – Nokia on Monday began construction of a plant producing cell phones under a project worth 200 million euros in the northern province of Bac Ninh which will be operational next year.