Telephone

Country code: 84.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone companies. Coverage is available throughout large parts of the country.

Internet

Internet cafes are widely available throughout the country.

Post

Postal services can be slow. Airmail to Europe can take up to three weeks.
Post office hours: Daily 0700-2100.

Media

The media is controlled by the Communist Party. Newspapers straying beyond restrictive government reporting guidelines are shut down. Internet access is tightly controlled. Web content is subject to government approval and sites deemed unacceptable are blocked.

Press

Daily and weekly newspapers in Vietnam include Lao Dong, Nhan Dan (The People) and Quan Doi Nhan Dan.
The Vietnam Economic Times, Vietnam Investment Review, Saigon Times and Vietnam News are published in English.
Le Courrier du Vietnam is published in French.

TV

• VTV is the national TV service.
• Regional stations also exist and some foreign cable channels are broadcast.

Radio

• Voice of Vietnam (VoV) is state operated.
• VoV 5 broadcasts programmes in English, French and Russian.