Telecom staff receive Lao friendship medal
(VOV) - The Lao People’s Army has awarded the friendship medal to 13 Lao and Vietnamese staff of Laos-based Star Telecom Company Unitel, a joint venture between Lao-Asia Telecom and Vietnam’s military telecoms group Viettel.
The medals were presented at a ceremony held on April 12 in Vientiane.
Major General Duong Van Tinh, on behalf of Viettel, affirmed the group’s determination to expand investment in Laos to help implement the Vietnam-Laos cooperation strategy over the 2011-2020 period.
Since its establishment four years ago, Unitel has become one of Laos’ leading telecom providers, covering most of the country’s provinces and cities, and creating jobs for thousands of people.
The company has been active in social welfare activities, including providing free Internet connections for more than 600 schools, and funding the building of two hospitals in Attapeu province.
It was honoured with the World Communications Award (WCA) for the best communications services in a developing market last year.