SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dot VN, Inc.
(www.DotVN.com) (OTCBB:DTVI) announced today that a member of the
Company's Strategic Advisory Board was named as one of Vietnam's Top 10
ICT Persons of the Decade. Dr. Mai Liem Truc, former chief of the
General Department of Post and former Deputy Minister of Post and
Telecommunications, is praised as the person who paved the way for the
boom of the Internet in Vietnam. As a strategic advisory board member
for Dot VN, Dr. Truc works closely with the Company's management. He
most recently assisted with the Dot VN conference and product launch of
the EMS mobile data centers, held at Vietnam Internet Network
Information Centre's (VNNIC) headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam.

"Our Dot VN family congratulates Dr. Mai Liem Truc for this outstanding
recognition," said Dot VN President & CTO Dr. Lee Johnson. "Dr. Truc's
guidance has shaped our vision for the development of IT in Vietnam,
and we are honored to have his support. For the past five years, he has
helped us bring advanced technology to businesses, education,
government and the people of Vietnam. Our goals and visions for
technological advancement are very well aligned, and we are pleased to
utilize the knowledge and expertise of Dr. Truc in order to continue
reaching our goal of becoming the most recognized name in technology
services in Vietnam, the second fastest growing economy in the world."

Johnson continued, "We also congratulate Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, Deputy
Prime Minister of Vietnam and the chief of the National Steering board
for IT and the Minister of Education and Training; Prof. Dr. Sc. Do
Trung Ta, Former Minister of Post and Telecommunications; Truong Gia
Binh, Chairman of the Corporation for Financing and Promoting
Technology (FPT Group); Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy General Director of
Viettel Group; Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy General Director of Viettel
Group; Vu Hoang Lien, Chief of the Vietnam Data Communications Company
(VDC) and all of the other nominees. We recognize their strong support
of the IT sector and their sense of innovation that has helped Vietnam
become an advanced player in the global IT industry."

The selection of the top 10 persons in the ICT sector for the years
2000-2009 was organized by the Post Newspaper, the voice of the
Ministry of Information and Communications, in cooperation with ICT
journalists from over 30 popular newspapers in Vietnam.

To view the full article, visit
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/201002/Tech-journalists-choose-top
-ten-ICT-persons-of-decade-892982/

About Dot VN:

Dot VN, Inc. (www.DotVN.com) provides innovative Internet and
Telecommunication services for Vietnam. The Company was awarded an
"exclusive long term contract" by the Vietnamese government to register
".vn" (Vietnam) domains and commercialize Parking Page Marketing/Online
Advertising worldwide via the Internet. Also, Dot VN has exclusive
rights to distribute and commercialize Internet Data Center solutions
and Gigabit Ethernet Wireless applications to Vietnam and Southeast
Asia region.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend" and similar expressions, as they relate to Dot VN or its
management, identify forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Dot VN's
business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore,
actual outcomes and results may, and probably will, differ materially
from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements
due to numerous factors, including those described above and those
risks discussed from time to time in Dot VN's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Factors that could materially
affect these forward-looking statements and/or predictions include,
among other things: (i) our limited operating history; (ii) our ability
to pay down existing debt; (iii) unforeseen costs and expenses; (iv)
potential litigation with our shareholders, creditors and/or former or
current investors; (v) Dot VN's ability to comply with federal, state
and local government regulations in the U.S. and foreign countries;
(vi) Dot VN's ability to maintain current agreements with the
government of Vietnam and enter into additional agreements with the
government of Vietnam; and (vii) other factors over which we have
little or no control. In addition, such statements could be affected by
risks and uncertainties related to product demand, market and customer
acceptance, competition, pricing and development difficulties, as well
as general industry and market conditions and growth rates and general
economic conditions. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date on which they are made, and Dot VN does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this release. Information on Dot VN's
website does not constitute a part of this release.


CONTACT:  Dot VN, Inc.
          Thomas M. Johnson, Chairman and CEO
          858-571-2007 x14
          Inquiries@DotVN.com
          www.DotVN.com
          Register your ".vn" domains at: www.VN

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