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A customer gets a portrait photo taken at a Vinaphone store. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Some 34 million users out of 38 million pre-paid mobile phone numbers nationwide have not yet provided their personal information, including portrait photo. The information was revealed by Việt Nam Telecommunications Authority until mid-March. 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/passport 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. The number of customers who need to complete the process is very high, especially those who activated their numbers before Decree 49 took effect, the authority said. As the deadline of updating the personal portrait photo is coming to a close, … [Read more...] about Mobile phone users yet to complete registration process

FE CREDIT wins Consumer Finance Product Of The Year award FE CREDIT has won “Consumer Finance Product of the Year” in Vietnam at the Asian Banker Vietnam Country Awards for its innovative Consumer Durables Loan (CDL) product. Dmitry Sapronov, on behalf of FE CREDIT, receives the Asian Banker award for the Consumer Finance Product Of The Year At the award ceremony held in conjunction with the Future of Finance in Hanoi on January 10, Foo Boon Ping, managing editor of the Asian Banker, said, “FE CREDIT is the first finance company in the market to launch a 100% digital lending process to ensure a fast and easy application process.” It enables customers to apply for loans and purchase desired digital devices or household appliances online without having to go to a physical outlet or point of sale to submit the required documents. The firm also allows customers to choose to shop and get an instant loan approval and request next-day home delivery, Ping added. FE … [Read more...] about FE CREDIT wins Consumer Finance Product Of The Year award

Deputies agree on residence registers (19-08-2006) HA NOI — The full-time deputies of the National Assembly have agreed to keep Viet Nam’s compulsory household registration book – for now. The deputies rejected replacement of the books with alternative documents when they discussed the proposed Residence Law yesterday. The books ensured the right of residence and contributed to national security and law and order, the deputies argued. But they also worried about problems associated with the books. National Assembly Social Affairs Committee chairwoman Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu said of the proposed law: "It should only be approved if the ‘irrational’ associated requirements relating to the household registration books are eliminated." It would make no sense to have the law, if it failed to address the people’s concerns, she said. Tran Van Nam, southern Binh Duong Province, said there were hundreds of difficulties with the residence registration system. "The … [Read more...] about Deputies agree on residence registers

The People’s Committee of HCM City has also proposed relocating Kim Biên Market, which specialises in trading chemicals, from District 5 to another location.— Photo zing.vn HCM CITY –  The People’s Committee of HCM City has asked departments, agencies and districts to closely monitor the trading of chemicals in an effort to prevent fires and explosions. It has also proposed relocating Kim Biên Market, which specialises in trading chemicals, from District 5 to another location. Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, the deputy chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, has appointed the Department of Industry and Trade to be responsible for mapping out a project to build a chemical trading centre in a suburban area with private investment, and submit a report about the plan before June 10. Tuyến also asked the police force to conduct investigations and file criminal charges against violators of chemical trading rules. Relevant agencies and district authorities must enhance … [Read more...] about City ramps up chemical trading oversight

An old apartment building in District 9 is provided with new fire extinguishers and instruction signs. A presentation on fire safety is also part of the Hành quân xanh campaign’s activities. – Photo VNA/VNS Việt Dũng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City Communist Youth Union’s 12th Hành quân xanh (Green March) Volunteer campaign kicked off yesterday in HCM City. Members of the Hồ Chí Minh  Communist Youth Union in the armed forces and Fire-Fighting and Prevention Police Department are volunteering for activities that contribute to the social development of the city. The HCM City summer campaign includes youth union members and young adults from organisations such as Việt Nam Border Defence Force, HCM City Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department, and police departments from all over HCM City. The campaign, which has around 18,000 members, will conclude on August 12. Doãn Trường Quang, commander of the 12th Hành quân xanh Volunteer campaign, said the … [Read more...] about Volunteers march for green rights in HCMC

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

Each citizen will be issued with a new identity card and a 12-digit NI number, which incorporates all basic personal information, some of which is currently recorded in household registration books. — Photo baophatluat.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội is working on gradually digitising the household registration books of over 7.6 million residents, a move to simplify administrative procedures related to residence management. Citizens will be managed solely through their identification numbers on a new online national database. Personal transactions will be performed solely through the national identification (NI) number and all changes to personal information will be updated on the national database and recorded alongside each person’s NI number. Each citizen will be issued with a new identity card and a 12-digit NI number, which incorporates all basic personal information, some of which is currently recorded in household registration books. The new ID card will include … [Read more...] about Hà Nội promotes IT in citizen management

Taxing cross-border services proves difficult The Saigon Times Daily Residents conduct procedures at the tax office of District 1 in HCMC. The tax department is finding it difficult to collect taxes from individuals receiving payments from tech giants such as Google and Facebook – PHOTO: TNO HCMC – Tax authorities are still struggling to find ways to tax cross-border trading services, said Nguyen Nam Binh, deputy head of the HCMC Tax Department, at a workshop on May 6. Held by a group of National Assembly delegates in HCMC, the workshop was aimed at canvassing the opinions of agencies on revisions to the draft Law on Tax Administration, reported Thanh Nien newspaper. Binh said that tax authorities are keen on ecommerce applications, especially cross-border transactions. Ride-hailing services such as Grab and Uber as well as online hotel booking services such as Agoda.com and Booking.com are becoming more popular, compared with four to five years ago. However, … [Read more...] about Taxing cross-border services proves difficult

The survey showed that between 74.4 per cent and 87.2 per cent of respondents had positive assessments of public servants’ capacities and attitudes while performing their duties.. — Photo nld.com.vn Viet Nam News - HÀ NỘI — A survey publicised yesterday by the Ministry of Home Affairs found that people in 10 selected Vietnamese provinces and cities are generally satisfied with local public administration services. The survey was conducted in 2014 and the first six months of 2015 to calculate the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services. It was organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee and the Việt Nam Veterans’ Association. The survey measures people’s satisfaction with six administration services: the granting of identification cards, land use certificates, house building permits, marriage certificates, birth certificates and the certification process. Those procedures are closely related to people’s daily lives, and … [Read more...] about Public services get good rating