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Laos presents Labour Order to Viettel joint venture

The telecommunication company Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between Lao Asia Telecom and Viettel Global, received the Labour Order and a certificate of merit from the Lao State on the occasion of its 10th founding anniversary (April 1, 2008) in Vientiane on May 29.
Laos presents Labour Order to Viettel joint venture ảnh 1Lao Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Chansamone Chanyalath presents the Labour Order to Unitel Director Cao Anh Son (Photo: VNA)  

Vientiane (VNA) – The telecommunicationcompany Star Telecom (Unitel), a jointventure between Lao Asia Telecom and Viettel Global, received the Labour Orderand a certificate of merit from the Lao State on the occasion of its 10thfounding anniversary (April 1, 2008) in Vientiane on May 29.

Lao Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant GeneralChansamone  Chanyalath presented thesecond-class Labour Order to Unitel in recognition of its significantcontributions to the socio-economic development in Laos.

He described the company’s achievements asactive contributions to nurturing and enhancing the traditional friendship,special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries’Parties, Governments and peoples.

On the occasion, the Lao Ministry of Defencealso honoured Unitel’s outstanding individuals.

Unitel has helped the telecom industry in Laos developfaster over the past 10 years, not only serving the Lao State and Governmentbut also the local social services.

Director of Unitel Cao Anh Son said Unitel isnow the biggest telecom provider in Laos with over 1,500 Vietnamese and Laoemployees and 2.9 million mobile subscribers, making up 52 percent of the marketshares.

The company’s accumulative revenues have reached1.3 billion USD, contributing over 350 million USD to the Lao State budget.

Unitel boasts over 6,000 stations in charge of 95percent of 2G/3G/4G network coverage across Laos.

The company is a symbol of successfulcooperation between the two armies in particular and the two countries ingeneral.

It has actively sponsored a lot of programmesworth up to 13 million USD including the internet development project for Laoschools.

Son thanked the Lao Party and State for theirrecognition and pledged to develop Unitel into a leading business in promotingcooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao governments.-VNA

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