HCMC - An Phu Irradiation Joint Stock Co., or API, has become the country's second irradiation treatment service provider after HCMC-based Son Son, making it convenient for those needing the service to export their goods. API on Tuesday received certification from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture to supply irradiation treatment for Vietnamese fruits bound for the U.S. Speaking at the opening ceremony at the company's headquarters in Binh Duong Province's Thuan An District, API managing director Vuong Dinh Khoat said the company would supply irradiation treatment for 16 kinds of fruit exported to the U.S. market up to 30,000 tons per year. In the start-up years, API will focus on dragon fruit and then rambutan, litchi and longan, Khoat said. "As the fruits must be sealed after irradiation the company works with relevant agencies, including customs, to inspect the fruit right at the company before delivering it to … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s second irradiation service provider debuts
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Cell phone service providers join race for new clients
Mobile phone service providers are racing to attract customers by launching promotional programs with irresistible offers such as free handsets, low charges and improved service quality. Now a wide range of choices is available. Viettel Mobil, though not yet officially inaugurated, launched several promotions and quickly gained new customers. Currently, the 098 mobile network has more than 50,000 subscribers, many of them won over from Vinaphone and MobiFone. … [Read more...] about Cell phone service providers join race for new clients
Mobile service providers fret over stricter regulations
Mobile phone service providers are concerned a proposal to tighten the management of prepaid accounts could hurt their business. Ministerial inspectors submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications after an inspection last year found a number of mobile service retailers violating regulations. … [Read more...] about Mobile service providers fret over stricter regulations
Mobile service providers fail to prevent spam texts
Many mobile subscribers have lost money because of spam text messages (SMS) but service providers haven’t taken measures to protect their clients yet. The Director of Viettel Telecom, Hoang Son, said there will be no replies to calls to these phone numbers because they are only used to deliver SMS. It is said that thanks to promotion campaigns of mobile networks, many people bought SIMs with a lot of promotional money in the accounts. They used these SIMs to send SMS advertising some digital content services to earn commission. However, digital content service providers said they didn’t know about these phone numbers. Representatives of Viettel and MobiFone said they have cooperated with some digital content service providers. However, digital content service providers are not allowed to send advertising SMS to subscribers from numbers with code 8x, which are the switchboard numbers of digital content service providers. If subscribers receive spam SMS from numbers with … [Read more...] about Mobile service providers fail to prevent spam texts
Ascott cuts deal to manage local serviced residence tower
HCMC - Serviced residence operator The Ascott Limited on Thursday signed an agreement with Binh Thien An Property Joint Stock Company (BTA) to manage a tower of serviced apartments in the Diamond Island Sky Resort project under development in HCMC's District 2. The deal allows the Singaporean group to manage 200 fully-furnished apartments in the Diamond Island Luxury Residences tower by 2014, as well as to manage another 50 unfurnished apartments in separate towers within the condo project which will be available for lease in 2012. BTA has invested some US$500 million to turn an 8-hectare islet into a complex project which includes four blocks of high-rise buildings with some 1,000 apartments and villas from 80 to 750 square meters each. Diamond Island Sky Resort is surrounded by the Saigon River and the Giong Ong To River. Alfred Ong, Ascott's managing director for Southeast Asia and Australia, said at the signing ceremony held in HCMC on Thursday that the contract will … [Read more...] about Ascott cuts deal to manage local serviced residence tower