viettel seeks equal hi tech incentives

Viettel seeks equal hi-tech incentives

Military-run telecom group Viettel is seeking government approval for incentives for its handset production like those enjoyed by foreign tech giants Samsung and Nokia.
new nokia smartphone has monster camera

New Nokia smartphone has monster camera

Finland's Nokia unveiled its latest smartphone Thursday with a powerful 41-megapixel camera touted as offering "more detail than the eye can see."
first nokia exports dial in a new manufacturing era

First Nokia exports dial in a new manufacturing era

Nokia has exported the first volume of made-in-Vietnam mobile phones, as the Finnish company plans to expand its investment and operations in Vietnam.
nokia introduces nokia lumia 925

Nokia introduces Nokia Lumia 925

Nokia has introduced the Nokia Lumia 925, a new interpretation of its award-winning flagship, the Nokia Lumia 920.
nokia factorys operations imminent

Nokia factory’s operations imminent

The Nokia mobile phone manufacturing plant in northern Bac Ninh province’s Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) is expected to enter operation in mid-2013.
nokia debuts 99 smartphone in emerging market struggle

Nokia debuts $99 smartphone in emerging market struggle

Struggling Finnish handset giant Nokia unveiled on Thursday its next-generation of lower-end mobile smartphones.
locals talk up future

Locals talk up future

The global smartphone boom is led by tech giants like Samsung, Apple and Nokia, but Vietnamese firms are starting to make their mark in the low and medium market segments.
nokia posts q1 loss of 272m euros

Nokia posts Q1 loss of 272m euros

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia on Thursday posted a net loss of 272 million euros ($355 million) in the first quarter of the year, narrowing a 928 million euro loss in the same period last year.
nokia on schedule despite struggles

Nokia on schedule despite struggles

Nokia has kept construction of its $302 million manufacturing facility in Vietnam on schedule to start production next year, despite the company’s well-documented financial setbacks.
nokia brings new generation of lumia phones to vietnam

Nokia brings new generation of Lumia phones to Vietnam

Nokia Vietnam yesterday officially announced to sell two products Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 in Vietnam, and introduce a new device running Windows Phone 8 called Nokia Lumia 620.
difference engine true to its image

Difference Engine: True to its image

A SIGN of the times... After nearly nine years with Nokia, Damian Dinning, the programme manager for imaging at Finland’s stumbling mobile-phone giant, jumped ship on November 30th, taking his technical know-how with him to, of all places, Jaguar Land Rover.
nokia buys 3d mapping firm in location services push

Nokia buys 3D mapping firm in location services push

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday announced plans to buy a California firm specializing in rendering the real-world in 3D as it beefed up mapping services for smartphone lifestyles.
nokia might sell hq report

Nokia might sell HQ: report

Struggling Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia might sell its headquarters on the outskirts of Helsinki, a senior company official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
mlab east asia to stiffen mobile technologies

mLab East Asia to stiffen mobile technologies

Mobile technologies in Vietnam are getting a boost with the creation of a new research laboratory, dubbed mLab East Asia, in Ho Chi Minh City that is backed by the global technology giant Nokia and the World Bank.
nokia reshuffling the pack for a winning card

Nokia reshuffling the pack for a winning card

The jury is out on whether a recalibrated product distribution strategy will boost Nokia’s business efficiency in Vietnam.