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Meizu Returns to Vietnam, Accelerating Southeast Asia Market Expansion

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HANOI, Vietnam, March 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Meizu, in collaboration with Geely Auto, held a product launch event in Vietnam on March 21, accelerating its strategic expansion in Southeast Asia with its eco-products. Simultaneously, the Geely International EX5, a global smart pure-electric SUV equipped with the Flyme Auto smart cockpit system, is set to debut in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2025.

At the event, Meizu showcased its AI-powered eco-products, centered around AI smartphones and complemented by AR smart glasses, smart rings, smart watches, and other tech products to form a matrix that delivers a seamless smart lifestyle experience to Vietnamese users. Returning to the Vietnamese market marks a critical step in Meizu’s implementation of its overseas Flyme AI ecosystem strategy, underscoring Meizu’s technological capabilities and determination.

Since announcing its overseas Flyme AI ecosystem strategy at the global tech event MWC 2025, Meizu has rapidly expanded its global presence. Its products are now sold in over 30 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, Europe, etc. Cars equipped with Flyme Auto have been exported to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions. The overseas ecosystem integrating “people, cars, and homes” has already reached a certain scale. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, Meizu has entered frontier markets such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Australia.

Leveraging its visionary “smartphone + glasses + car” ecosystem, Meizu has secured three “No.1 in China“. It has doubled its AI-powered smartphone sales, seized the top market share for its smart glasses, and achieved the largest number of car models on the market that are equipped with the Flyme Auto smart cockpit operating system.

Being secure, unique, easy-to-use, and seamlessly connected, Flyme Auto will empower Geely Auto to deliver an innovative driving experience to Vietnamese consumers who value environmentally-friendly travel, advancing the realization of its vision of “building smart premium cars for everyone.” To date, Flyme Auto ranks among the smart cockpit operating systems supporting the most car models and covering the widest price range, with the car models equipped with Flyme Auto achieving total sales of more than 0.6 million cars. Flyme Auto has supported 22 car models in collaboration, and leads the industry in new ecosystem user growth, firmly ranking in the top tier of In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI).

At the event, Meizu unveiled multiple groundbreaking products, including AI smartphones such as Meizu Lucky 08, Meizu Note 22 Series, and Meizu Mblu 22 Series, and recently hot-selling tech products such as StarV Air2, StarV View, and StarV Ring 2. Through lightweight AI technologies and services, Meizu enables more consumers to have a more convenient and smarter experience.

Gu Binbin, Meizu’s Executive Director of Overseas Business, stated, “With our return to Vietnam, Meizu brings a comprehensive ecosystem of products that include not just smartphones, but also smart glasses, smart rings, and Flyme Auto, a smart IVI system supporting Geely’s global expansion. Meizu will increase investments in Vietnam to deliver more innovative products and services tailored to local consumers.”

Meizu is the smartphone brand of DreamSmart Group, which carries AI eco-products in three product areas, which are smartphones, XR and smart cars. With deep technological expertise in multiple industries, DreamSmart is recognized as a leader in smart ecosystems.

Meizu’s globalization strategy has been implemented step by step, and Vietnam is a critical step in DreamSmart’s localization development in Southeast Asia. Moving forward, Meizu will continue to fulfill its commitment to “returning to the global market”, and focus on expanding into an increasing number of frontier markets worldwide to deliver innovative products and services to users globally.

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Melody Party Offers Over 20,000 Songs and Adds More Than a Thousand New Tracks Monthly, Enhancing Its Online Karaoke Experience

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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Melody Party is a music social app featuring a variety of activities, including Mic Grab, Artist Mafia, and Singing Battle. Through its online karaoke feature, SING A SONG, the app brings the traditional karaoke experience online, removing time and location constraints and offering a music experience that combines real-time singing with social interaction.

SING A SONG features an extensive library of more than 20,000 songs, with over a thousand new songs added every month. Its diverse selection includes popular K-pop tracks, classic Korean songs, and karaoke favorites. The feature offers a free-use model, allowing users to start singing their chosen songs without paying a separate fee. This helps reduce the time and cost associated with visiting traditional coin-operated karaoke venues, making it easier to enjoy singing as part of everyday life.

In terms of functionality, SING A SONG supports pitch adjustment and independent volume controls for vocals and accompaniment, allowing users to customize their singing experience according to their preferences. Users can also create online karaoke rooms, invite friends to sing together in real time, and enjoy voice chat and social interaction.

By continuously expanding its song library and offering diverse music-based interactive experiences, Melody Party continues to strengthen its music ecosystem. Through SING A SONG, the platform aims to create an accessible, highly interactive online music social space.

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Drawing new strength from 20-year legacy, IAACA calls on global counterparts to join annual conference to fortify integrity

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MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), an independent and non-political anti-corruption organisation with over 190 member anti-corruption authorities (ACAs) worldwide, will co-host IAACA Annual Conference 2026 in Marrakech, Morocco next month together with the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong, China (ICAC) and the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and Fight Against Corruption of Morocco (INPPLC) to chart a path for the global graft fight and explore cutting-edge approaches to tackle emerging corruption challenges.

Themed “Building on 20 Years of Legacy: Drawing Strength from the Past, Guarding Global Integrity for the Future”, the international event will not only mark the 20th anniversary of the IAACA, but also provide a dynamic forum for IAACA members to exchange insights and enhance co-operation.

Calling on international counterparts to participate in the conference scheduled for November 25, IAACA President Mr Woo Ying-ming, who also serves as ICAC Commissioner, said that “As the IAACA marks its 20th anniversary, the conference will bring together global anti-corruption community at a pivotal moment for collective action. I anticipate that the valuable insights and new approaches generated through the international synergy will chart a resilient strategic path for us to navigate integrity risks and draw strength from our shared legacy to guard global integrity for generations to come.”

During the conference, renowned international experts from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Basel Institute on Governance, the International Anti-Corruption Academy, and global anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies and institutions will shed light on harnessing artificial intelligence in the fight against corruption, safeguarding integrity within global climate and biodiversity frameworks and analysing global corruption measurement and systemic effectiveness.

Following the conference, the ICAC, the INPPLC, the IAACA and the UNODC will co-organise a training seminar on leveraging AI in combating corruption.

While the ICAC and INPPLC will share how AI and new technology can reshape the future of anti-graft enforcement and corruption prevention, the UNODC will provide a global perspective on using AI models in financial crime investigations and addressing the operational relevance, legal robustness and adaptability across jurisdictions.

For details of the conference and training, please visit:
https://www.icac.org.hk/icac/iaaca-morocco-2026/index.html

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Viettel moves 100 million subscribers to home-grown cloud-native charging in three months – with zero downtime

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HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation (Viettel High Tech), part of Viettel Group, has migrated more than 100 million subscribers and some 5,000 tariff plans at Viettel, Vietnam’s largest mobile operator, to vOCS 4.0, its in-house cloud-native charging system. The three-month cutover ran on a live national network with no service disruption.

Replacing a charging system is one of the riskiest projects an operator can undertake, which is why many stick with legacy platforms. Viettel High Tech reduced the risk through real-time data synchronization, parallel running and a phased cutover, with instant rollback at every stage.

The project won the Telecom Review Excellence Awards 2026 prize for Best Technology Deployment in Asia, a first for a Vietnamese company.

What it means for operators:

Scale: more than 300,000 transactions per second at latency below 5 milliseconds, across 2G–5G and fixed services on one platformLower cost: up to 50% less hardware investment than the previous generation, by sharing infrastructure with the networkAgility: new tariff plans in hours instead of days, new features three times faster and deployments about 30% fasterResilience: two active data centers about 2,000 km apart and automatic recovery in under two minutes

Viettel High Tech developed every core layer in-house, from a telecom-grade cloud-native platform and NFV-MANO orchestration to real-time charging, subscriber and balance management.

“Passing rigorous tests of real-time self-diagnosis and self-recovery is what allows an operator to keep its promise of 24/7 service to customers,” said Luu Manh Ha, CEO of Viettel Networks, which operates the system on Viettel’s network in Vietnam. “Above all, owning the charging system means an operator is not dependent on foreign vendors – it safeguards digital sovereignty and preserves business flexibility.”

“The charging system is where an operator’s business strategy turns into revenue in real time,” said Nguyen Minh Quang, CEO of Viettel High Tech. “We believe vOCS 4.0 is ready to help operators worldwide capture the value of 5G and digital services.”

In 2017, vOCS 4.0’s predecessor, vOCS 3.0, replaced a foreign vendor’s platform for 90 million Viettel subscribers. Across both generations, vOCS serves more than 220 million subscribers in 11 countries. Viettel High Tech now offers vOCS 4.0 to operators worldwide.

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