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Mobile phone subscribers at a service station in Hà Nội’s Xã Đàn Street.— VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Thousands of mobile phone subscribers are rushing to service providers across the country to update their personal information. Under the government’s Decree No. 49/NĐ-CP, issued on April 22, 2017, mobile connection can be blocked by service providers if customers fail to update their personal details before April 24. Under the decree, all mobile phone subscriptions activated before April 24, 2017, have to be registered with accurate information of owners, including name, identification/passport number and a profile picture. If they fail to register, the service provider will block incoming calls after 15 days and stop providing services in the next 15 days. The nearing of the deadline has caused a huge rush of customers to service providers overloading them, prompting the two giant telecommunications MobiFone and VinaPhone to … [Read more...] about Mobile phone subscribers rush to update personal information

Viettel suggests legal framework for access to personal data By Thuy Dung A Samsung representative shares experiences with law enforcement in the field of personal data access and protection in South Korea at a seminar on June 24. Viettel has suggested the issuance of a legal framework to address the use and protection of personal data – PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAMSUNG HANOI – Local telecoms firm Viettel Group has proposed issuing a legal framework for technology firms to access personal data in the digital age and at the same time, not to infringe users’ personal data protection rights. The absence of regulations on personal data use and protection currently serves as a major hindrance to the operations of companies in the field, according to Nguyen Viet Dung, head of the Strategic Study Department at Viettel Group, at a seminar on June 24, featuring discussions on Vietnam’s legal issues in the Industry 4.0 era. Many companies have a large collection of customer data … [Read more...] about Viettel suggests legal framework for access to personal data

Participants at the founding anniversary ceremony. - VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) held a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its founding. VNOSMP Director Lê Thanh Tùng said the office is an inter-sectoral group under the management of the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security. Over the past 45 years, thousands of VNOSMP staff together with tens of thousands of personnel from local authorities and citizens nationwide have sought the remains of US servicemen missing in action. Việt Nam and the US have conducted 130 joint activities, with 972 sets of remains being handed over to the US , nearly 720 of which have been identified. Việt Nam’s goodwill and full cooperation has been welcomed by the US administration and Congress, the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons turns 45

Vietnam arrests two former information ministers in AVG-MobiFone case By Thanh Thom Truong Minh Tuan (R), former Minister of Information and Communications, and his predecessor Nguyen Bac Son are now in police custody – PHOTO: MPS HCMC – Police arrested two former information ministers today, February 23 on suspicion of public capital mismanagement for their involvement in a now-aborted deal in which State-run MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation had overpaid for a 95% stake in the loss-making, private pay TV provider Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG). The Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on its website that the Investigative Police Agency is looking into a public capital mismanagement case at MobiFone, a business under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), and other relevant agencies. Based on the findings of further investigations and fresh evidence, the agency prosecuted former Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac … [Read more...] about Vietnam arrests two former information ministers in AVG-MobiFone case

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, — VNA/VNS Photo NEW YORK — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals convened for its first meeting in 2020 on June 3 under the chair of Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN and chairman of the group. In his remarks at the online meeting, Quý affirmed Việt Nam’s commitments to promoting multilateralism, the UN Charter and international law. As Chair of the group, Việt Nam will push ahead with dialogues in the spirit of construction and cooperation between the group, the Chair, the Prosecutor of the mechanism and the UN Secretariat, in order to complete tasks assigned by the UNSC, he said. Delegates reviewed the mechanism’s performance over the past six months, and measures to improve its operational efficiency, overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and support judicial agencies in countries. The Informal Working Group on International Tribunals was … [Read more...] about Việt Nam chairs meeting of UNSC’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals

People at the Việt Nam Immigration Department work on passport applications. Hà Nội chairman has asked the Government for permission to conduct a pilot plan which allows the city to supply other agencies with information from its citizen database in exchange for a fee. — Photo tienphong.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Authorities in Hà Nội have asked the Government for permission to conduct a pilot plan which allows them to supply other agencies with information from its citizen database in exchange for a fee. It is expected that banks, notary public bodies and some others will be authorised to use this data source. The proposal was made by Hà Nội chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung during an e-meeting with government leaders earlier this week. The city has completed a population database of nearly 7.5 million people. This data source would be digitised so that information can be shared on an electronic platform to serve the needs of banking, notary, medical and educational procedures, … [Read more...] about Hà Nội proposes to share citizens’ data

Mobile users wait to take photos at a Vinaphone service store in Hà Nội in April 2018. — Photo vietnamnet.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has suggested lifting a controversial requirement for mobile phone users to register their photos in a stunning policy turnaround just six months after the regulation was put into force. The MoIC, under the leadership of new acting minister Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, released a draft decree to terminate the regulation which required all mobile phone users to register a portrait photo to their service providers by April 24, 2018. The idea was meant to help the Government manage mobile users, said the MoIC at the time, despite mounting criticism of personal invasion and concerns of personal information leaks. However, there seems to have been a u-turn. It said in the draft decree that in order to guarantee the personal information provided by users, there should be an information cross-check … [Read more...] about Mobile users no longer need to register profile pics: MoIC

By April 24, 2018, all mobile subscriptions activated before April 24, 2017 must be registered with accurate information about the owners including name, identification number and a profile picture. Otherwise, telecommunication service providers will block incoming calls after 15 days and stop providing services in the next 15 days.— VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI –Mobile subscribers may have their SIM cards deactivated if they fail to submit profile photos following a new regulation. Decree 49, issued last year, stipulates that by April 24, 2018, all mobile subscriptions activated before April 24, 2017 have to be registered with accurate information of owners including name, identification number and a profile picture. If they fail to register, the providers will block incoming calls after 15 days and stop providing services in the next 15 days. Viettel said that their only strategy for encouraging customers to comply with the regulation was providing sufficient … [Read more...] about No photo, no phone: Customers may lose service

Children play at Nguyễn Văn Cừ Park in the northern province of Bắc Ninh. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Thương Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Minh Hằng is proud of her 14-year-old daughter and, like many parents, often posts pictures and videos of her on social media. To Hằng, this is a perfectly normal thing for any mother to do. She was shocked though when she heard about a draft decree, compiled by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, that proposes allowing children to sue their parents if the child disagrees with their private information being posted online. Under the draft, the person who revealed private information of children could be fined up to VNĐ50 million (US$2,200). “If the decree takes effect, mothers like me will have to carefully consider before posting any photos or video clips containing private information of my children on the internet,” she added. Hundreds of other parents were stunned to learn of the draft decree, the Lao Động (Labour) … [Read more...] about A photo of your kid could cost you $2,200

Internet usage and social media activities are posing risks to children’s safety and personal development. — Photo baotintuc.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Department of Children Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will provide training on how to prevent online bullying and sexual abuse of children during Action Month for Children in June. At a conference held on May 12 in HCM City, Đặng Hoa Nam, the head of the department, said the increased usage of the internet, smartphones and other information and communication technologies (ICT) provided benefits, but also posed risks to children’s safety and personal development. Such activities can creat negative consequences on children’s mental and physical health, he said, adding that some online content is not suitable for children. Nguyễn Hoài Nam, a representative of the Authority of Information Security under Ministry of Information and Communication, said that parents should be given … [Read more...] about Children need training in how to protect themselves in cyberspace: ministry