The newspapers hit reportedly included the popular Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Voice of Vietnam, Zing, and Bao Moi, all of which use the ePi content management system hosted on VinaData, a data center owned by tech company VNG. According to an email VinaData sent to its clients, the disruption – which began at 9 a.m. -- was due to a power cut at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in HCMC, where the data center is located. In addition to the news sites, VNG services such as music player application Zing MP3, messaging application Zalo, online television service Zing TV, payment gateway ZaloPay, and VNG's online games also became inaccessible. After power supply resumed, the online newspapers and Zing's services came back on at around 4:30 p.m. But Zalo, ZaloPay and VNG's online games remained inaccessible as of 11 p.m. Sunday. VNG's services are widely used in business and communication. Speaking to the media Sunday afternoon, Nguyen Tan Hung, public relations chief … [Read more...] about Fault at tech giant blamed as many Vietnamese online newspapers vanish for hours
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Fault at Vietnam tech giant blamed for disruptions at multiple online newspapers
The list of affected newspapers reportedly includes Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Voice of Vietnam, Zing and Bao Moi, all popular mainstream news sites in Vietnam which use the ePi content management system hosted on VinaData, a data center owned by Vietnamese tech company VNG. In addition to the news sites, VNG services such as music player application Zing MP3, messaging application Zalo, online television service Zing TV, payment gateway ZaloPay and VNG's online games also became inaccessible at the same time. According to an email VinaData issued to its customers, these service disruptions were due to a power cut at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in Ho Chi Minh City, where the data center is based. After power supply was reconnected, affected online newspapers and Zing's services came back on at around 4:30 p.m. Zalo, ZaloPay and VNG's online games however were still inaccessible as of 11 p.m. on Sunday. The issue has affected many internet users in Vietnam as VNG's … [Read more...] about Fault at Vietnam tech giant blamed for disruptions at multiple online newspapers
Domain registrar Mat Bao offers huge discounts at Vietnam Mobile Day
Mat Bao Corporation will offer more than 5,000 incentive packages worth more than VND7 billion (US$307,017) to the online business community at the Vietnam Mobile Day this month in HCM City and Ha Noi. — VNS Photo Mat Bao Corporation, one of the leading domain registrars in Viet Nam, will offer more than 5,000 incentive packages worth more than VND7 billion (US$307,000) to the online business community at the Vietnam Mobile Day to be held in HCM City and Ha Noi this month. As a gold sponsor of the event, Mat Bao will not only exhibit its products and services and offer consultancy, but also offer attractive discounts to those who buy tickets to participate in the event: 35 per cent on its hosting and email packages, 10 per cent on its cloud server services, VND200,000 on the .com domain name and others. According to the organisers, the 2018 Vietnam Mobile Day is expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors and more than 400 tech start-up entrepreneurs. More than 100 Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Domain registrar Mat Bao offers huge discounts at Vietnam Mobile Day
Government decree cuts requirements for online businesses
The Government has reduced the number of conditions and notification procedures required from online businesses in a bid to create a more favourable investment environment online. As many as 10 business conditions and 13 notification procedures have been removed from the list of requirements, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. This was announced during a conference on Tuesday in Hanoi on the promulgation of the Decree No 27/2018, which amends and supplements Decree 72/2013/ND-CP on the management, provision and use of Internet services and online information. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Hoang Vinh Bao said the amended Decree 27 removed unreasonable conditions to eliminate the difficulties faced by businesses. Decree 27 abolished five conditions for the licensing of content of online video game scripts, three conditions for the operation of websites and social networking platforms, and two notification procedures for the amendment, … [Read more...] about Government decree cuts requirements for online businesses
Mat Bao Corp becomes Microsoft cloud solution provider
Phan Tu Quyen, senior manager at Microsoft’s Strategic Partnership and Enterprise, and Huynh Ngoc Duy, Mat Bao Corporation’s managing director, sign cooperation agreement in HCM City on March 23. — VNS Photo Mat Bao Corporation has become a Microsoft cloud solution provider tier 1 in Viet Nam following an agreement the two signed on March 23 in HCM City. With cloud technology, businesses can digitise huge amounts of data and store them in virtual servers (cloud). This enables small and medium-sized enterprises, who are not able to afford huge data storage infrastructure, to apply IT systems at a reasonable cost. Mat Bao will consult and provide typical Microsoft solutions and services like Office 365, Mircrosoft Azure, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, Skype for Business, OneDrive, CRM, Exchange Online, Yammer and others. Most businesses use Microsoft Office, but Office 365 on cloud helps businesses save cost while improving employees’ performance, Huynh Ngoc Duy, Mat … [Read more...] about Mat Bao Corp becomes Microsoft cloud solution provider