Info Bytes (01-07-2006) Samsung sees Viet Nam as strong HA NOI — South Korea-based electronics giant Samsung said it had launched a series of its latest printers and LCD displays in Viet Nam to target the country's booming business sector. Samsung Viet Nam general director Sang Youl Eom said that rising consumer trends in the country have made it an attractive market for technology firms, adding such changes were creating new opportunities for Samsung, which is striving to become the national market leader. Samsung last year targeted local businesses for its laptop and colour laser printers, and saw a growth rate of 36 per cent in the Vietnamese market that year. The company said its PC monitors were its best seller in Viet Nam, accounting for 65 per cent of the company's revenue in the market, followed by hard-disks with 20 per cent, and optical drives and printers with 15 per cent. Japan, VN companies tie up HA NOI — The Viet Nam Data Communications Company (VDC) and the … [Read more...] about Samsung sees Viet Nam as strong
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Online gaming, environment pollution must be settled: Chairman
The Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee convened a meeting July 14 to settle two high-profile problems, online gaming and environment pollution, as well as other matters. Public concerns over online gaming and environment pollution were addressed by the 16th session of HCMC People's Council from July 5-7. Internet games have badly affected society, especially the youth. Therefore, the Chairman instructed all relevant agencies to mobilize and take drastic action to settle the problem. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communication (DIC) must submit the city People's Committee the catalogue of 43 online games whose content is violent to impose fines on responsible enterprises. Moreover, the department should send an official document to software online game service companies to order them not to import games with violent content, as well as encourage domestic firms to design educational online games. DIC's director, Le Manh Ha, said the department has … [Read more...] about Online gaming, environment pollution must be settled: Chairman
NUS Convenes Asia PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions
The National University of Singapore has convened the first ever Asia PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions Special Interest Group (Asia CSSIG) at a two-day event held on campus. NUS raised the idea of an Asia CSSIG in response to the increasing number of higher education institutions around the region adopting Oracle's PeopleSoft Enteroprise Compus Solutions. The university went live on PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions in November 2009, serving some 33,000 students. The higher education user group (HEUG) and Oracle both expressed strong support for the idea. Tommy Hor, Director of National University of Singapore's (NUS) Computer Centre said: "Asian institutions are at a different stage of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions adoption compared to our counterparts in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand. The challenges faced by Asian institutions are also quite different as the education systems are not entirely the same. In a rapid changing business and technological … [Read more...] about NUS Convenes Asia PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions
Vietnam southern metro set to embed net in government
Vietnam's southern economic hub HCMC is determined to proceed with the establishment of e-government to improve administration reform, said a city leader Monday. With e-government, the aim is to improve delivery of services to the general public and operational efficiency across the public sector. Towards the goal, 80 percent of district-level administrative formalities will be standardized and go online by the end of the first quarter of this year, vice chairman of HCMC People's Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said at a city meeting. … [Read more...] about Vietnam southern metro set to embed net in government
APEC senior officials convene at final meeting
Senior officials of member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) convened at the Concluding Senior Officials' Meeting (CSOM) at the National Conference Centre in Ha Noi on Nov. 12. During the two-day meeting, APEC senior officials will review issues which were put out for discussions at the SOM I in Ha Noi in February this year, SOM II in Ho Chi Minh City in May, and SOM III in central Da Nang city and Quang Nam province in September in order to prepare final reports to be presented to the APEC Joint Ministerial Meeting and to be approved by leaders of APEC economies. They will discuss what APEC can do through the APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) to support the WTO and the Doha Development Agenda and consider the revised Ha Noi Action Plan to implement the Busan Roadmap. Other major topics of discussion include APEC reform, regional trade agreements/free trade agreements (RTA/FTAs) model measures, and a proposal … [Read more...] about APEC senior officials convene at final meeting