One of Viet Nam's 3 major submarine internet cables, the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), has resumed full service after it ruptured on 20 June.

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The repair work was completed a week ahead of schedule, internet service providers said on Thursday.

The cause of the rupture has yet to be established.

The APG runs for 10,400 kilometers, and links Japan with Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Viet Nam is also connected to the world wide web by the Intra Asia cable, which connects Viet Nam to Hong Kong and other parts of Asia, and the Asia America Gateway (AAG), which links Viet Nam to the U.S.

The APG costs $450 million and was launched on January 3 with speeds 20 times higher than the AAG, which has gained notoriety in Viet Nam for its unreliability.

Thanks to the APG, Vietnamese service providers are relying less on the AAG, which, in 2016 alone, ruptured 3 times – in March, June and August.

Nearly 49 million people in Viet Nam, or more than half of the country’s population, are online.

(Source: VnExpress International)