Viettel triumphs with two wins at Stevie Awards 2015

VGP – Viettel's subsidiaries in Timor-Leste and Haiti won Gold Prize in the "Fastest Growing Company of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand" category and Silver Prize in the "Corporate Social Responsibility of The Year" category, respectively.

October 26, 2015 10:09 AM GMT+7

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Viettel announced that it will maintain the momentum of growing sustainably as part of its global business strategy, following the double honors in business performance and corporate social responsibility at the International Business Awards 2015 (IBA) - the Stevie Awards.

With services established in 2013, Telemor -- Viettel's subsidiary in Timor-Leste -- stands on top of the IBA’s "Fastest Growing Company of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand" category with a growth rate of 280% year-on-year.

The telecommunications company also won the Silver award in the "Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year" category for Natcom in Haiti with a total of US$30 million disbursed in more than 20 social projects.

To date, Viettel has been operating in ten markets across Asia, Africa and the Americas, where it has helped build infrastructure and provided telecommunications services to a total population of over 260 million, of whom 75 million are Viettel's customers./.

By Khanh Phuong