VietNamNet Bridge – Yahoo! Southeast Asia is going to close its representative office in Hanoi as of February 20 to open a company in Vietnam.

The General Director of Yahoo! Southeast Asia office in Vietnam, Vu Minh Tri confirmed this information. Previously, Yahoo! Vietnam made some moves: recognizing four companies – Admax, FPT Online Advertising, GapIT Media JS Company and the Golden Media Group – as its four authorized advertising agents in Vietnam.

Yahoo also Vietnamized its website for Vietnam and some accompanied services. It also combined with some Vietnamese newspapers to upload Vietnamese articles on the www.yahoo.com.vn and joined hands with MobiFone to supply searching services for mobile phone users, named OneSearch.

In January 2009, Yahoo declared to close its Yahoo! Music website in Vietnam to review its music service strategy in the country.

The Yahoo! Southeast Asia representative office in Hanoi was licenced for the first time on August 3, 2007 by the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade. The licence was amended for four times.

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