The well-connected Nguyen (his father-in-law is Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung) helped to mold VinaGame from the start.

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On the Start screen, dynamically updated "live tiles" show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application.

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