Local mobile phone networks Vinaphone and MobiFone have decided to cut their rates by between 10-15 percent starting Monday, news website VnExpress reported. There are an estimated 140 million mobile phone subscribers in Vietnam, making for stiff competition among service providers … [Read more...] about Largest mobile phone service providers slash rates
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Vietnam authorizes US providers to facilitate intercountry adoptions in Vietnam
PANO - Vietnam's Central Adoption Authority, the Ministry of Justice, on September 16th officially presented the licenses to two US adoption service providers - Dillon International and Holt International Children's Services, which were selected to operate intercountry adoption program for children with special needs, children aged five and older, and children in biological sibling groups (Special Adoption Program). … [Read more...] about Vietnam authorizes US providers to facilitate intercountry adoptions in Vietnam
Propose a motion to set up an association of commodity control service providers
The Ministry of Trade (MoT) plans to apply strict regulations to business involved in commodity control services to ensure the quality and stability of the domestic commodity control market. Deputy Minister of Trade Tran Duc Minh said at a recent seminar in Ho Chi Minh city that commodity control requires highly technical skills, and that its benefits were important for companies and individuals as well as for consumers. The domestic commodity control market, however, is very chaotic due to various reasons, he added. The country has too many companies involved in the commodity control service, which could make the domestic market spiral out of control, said Ta Hoa Binh, deputy director of the Asia Control Company. Each economy should have a limited number of companies that provides commodity control service. Most countries have on average 10 to 15 institutions involved in this business. He said that China has only four to five commodity control service providers. Vietnam now has up to … [Read more...] about Propose a motion to set up an association of commodity control service providers
Airport service provider calls for customer sympathy
A chief executive at Sasco, the largest service provider at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport, said passengers should sympathize with the firm, as the poor service they have complained about is the result of both subjective and objective causes. Tuoi Tre, referring to the newspaper's recent report that the Sasco store at the terminal sells poor quality food at exorbitant prices. Huong said she has sent staff to check the service, and reprimanded employees over the issue. "We want employees to acknowledge that it is the customers who bring the company money from which their wages come," she said. The deputy director added that services may fail to be appropriately provided as the terminal receives up to 400 flights per day. It has been observed that a simple sandwich containing a thin slice of meat and several leaves of lettuce is on sale for VND45,000 at the Sasco store, while a dish of spaghetti with canned beef bologna costs VND79,000. (US$1 = VND21,000) Both were … [Read more...] about Airport service provider calls for customer sympathy
Mobile phone service providers warned for ‘loose management’
VietNamNet Bridge - Authorities have warned major mobile phone service providers like VinaPhone, MobiFone and Viettel over their loose management of message switchboards. This has led to customers being swamped with spam messages and advertisements for several services like downloading ring tones, fortune telling, gambling and even "sexual consultancy". Many customers have lost money responding to messages said that they'd won prizes. In a recent case, the Ha Noi-based EMOBI JSC was found to have sent 800 messages each hour with content related to fortune telling and gambling. … [Read more...] about Mobile phone service providers warned for ‘loose management’