Mobiles too popular to be subject to "luxury" tax

The first mobile network operator in Việt Nam was established in April 1993 and to the majority of Vietnamese at that time, a mobile phone was something very new and luxurious.Only VIPs or rich people could afford a mobile phone which cost about US$1,000, despite the phones looking like bricks with very few functions. Subscribers had to pay about $200 as […]