Providing personal information under rti act 2005

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

New law strengthens tax collection from social network providers The Saigon Times Daily A combination photo of the logos of Facebook, YouTube and Goggle. Vietnam will collect taxes from Google, YouTube, Facebook and the like from July 1 next year, even if they do not open representative offices in the country - PHOTO: SAI GON GIAI PHONG HCMC - The revised Law on Tax Management, passed by the National Assembly, sets out regulations to collect taxes from Google, YouTube, Facebook and the like from July 1 next year, even if they do not open representative offices in Vietnam. According to statistics from Google and Singapore’s investment firm Temasek, Vietnam’s revenue from the digital economy reached US$9 billion last year, and the figure is expected to increase to US$30 billion by 2025, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. Meanwhile, market research firm ANTS reported that the country spent US$550 million on online advertisements in 2018. However, domestic enterprises, … [Read more...] about New law strengthens tax collection from social network providers

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

Viet Nam rejects fabricated information at UN session (20-05-2005) NEW YORK — A Vietnamese permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has refuted fabricated information on Viet Nam’s situation provided by the Transnational Radical Party (TRP). Nguyen Tat Thanh, the Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the UN, said the TRP, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has allowed the Ksor Kok’s Montagnard Foundation Inc (MFI) to take advantage of UN forums to distribute fabricated information regarding Viet Nam. Speaking at a resumed session of the NGO Committee under the ECOSOC in New York on May 18, Thanh said: "Viet Nam has consistently objected to the participation of Ksor Kok and the MFI in UN meetings and conferences under the cover of the TRP. This individual and his organisation, the MFI, are pursuing separatist goals against Viet Nam, and in pursuit of … [Read more...] about Viet Nam rejects fabricated information at UN session

Talking Law (28-12-2005) Laws to provide equal footing for investors by Tran Anh Duc and Jesse Lieberman, lawyers of VILAF-Hong Duc The National Assembly passed the unified Enterprise Law and the common Investment Law in November. They will replace the existing Enterprise Law and Foreign Investment Law on July 1, 2006. As it is with much of Vietnamese law, it is difficult to clearly interpret the law and fully predict the impact without implementing decrees. While the common Investment Law has many ambiguities and vague clauses, it should be noted that significant changes were made throughout the drafting process. The previous drafts left out certain Government guarantees, shifted the burden of establishing incentives on investors, and left resolution of disputes in the hands of the Government. In a matter of weeks these important issues were discussed and resolved. Vietnamese authorities still have work to do when drafting implementing decrees: filling in … [Read more...] about Laws to provide equal footing for investors

Religious Affairs Committee meets to draw plans for 2005 (20-01-2005) HA NOI — The Government Committee for Religious Affairs met in Ha Noi yesterday to initiate plans for 2005 and to review the progress made in 2004. Last year, legislation was updated to ensure religious freedom and to maintain political stability in the society. One of the main activities for the committee this year is to disseminate the Ordinance on Religions and Beliefs, the Government Decree and other legal documents that guide the implementation of the Ordinance. The committee said it aimed to provide sound advice to the Government and the Prime Minister on religious management policies. It pledged to facilitate activities inside and outside the country for religious organisations and their dignitaries. However, it also voiced its determination to co-operate with relevant agencies and local governments to encourage religious dignitaries and personalities to expose those who abuse Viet Nam’s … [Read more...] about Religious Affairs Committee meets to draw plans for 2005

Real estate law should provide information and transparency (17-09-2005) HA NOI — The draft Law on Real Estate Business should ensure freedom, openness and transparency in real estate trading, Construction Minister Nguyen Hong Quan said yesterday at a meeting with the National Assembly Commission for Economic Affairs and Budget. In an effort to target these issues, Quan, head of the compiling board of the draft law, told participants to ensure access to accurate information on real estate and transactions under the law. This would protect legal rights of organisations and individuals in real estate business. These information, according to the minister, included location, size, characteristics, target use and legal status of real estate properties. Disseminating improper information on real estate trading should be considered illegal, he said. However, some deputies proposed that the draft law should include provisions requiring real estate businesses to apply for … [Read more...] about Real estate law should provide information and transparency

VNA hailed for providing accurate and reliable news (28-01-2006) Party leader Nong Duc Manh (right) receives VNA General Director Le Quoc Trung. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Tuan HA NOI — The official Viet Nam News Agency (VNA) has been a source of crucial and reliable information, helping the Party and State decisively in boosting the country’s renewal and industrialisation process, said Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. General Secretary Manh made the statement at a reception for VNA’s delegation, led by its General Director Le Quoc Trung, on the occasion of celebrating Tet. Over the years, VNA had played an important role in guiding public opinion, particularly in countering propaganda and distortion of hostile forces aimed at weakening the great national unity and hampering the progress of the Vietnamese people, Manh said. Reminding the agency of its crucial role in the society, the Party leader asked VNA to co-ordinate with other mass media in the … [Read more...] about VNA hailed for providing accurate and reliable news

Australia acts against WMD (12-10-2005) Ha Noi — Australia is firmly committed to practical action to stop the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the country’s Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Monday. At the launch of his government’s new publication in Canberra, Downer said the world should not allow any countries to get away with WMD. "Our immediate region is free of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. But if we allow some countries to get away with acquiring such weapons, we risk weakening restraints preventing others from doing the same," Downer said. The new paper, made available to Viet Nam News yesterday, highlights Australia’s role in fighting WMD proliferation as well as the importance of strengthening international legal frameworks and regional co-operation in the matter. Downer affirmed that Australia’s commitment would not be deterred by the complexity of present-day threats of weapons proliferation. "Through … [Read more...] about Australia acts against WMD

Bình Thuận gears up to develop ocean economy, ensure sovereignty protection Debunking China's baseless and illogical 'Four Shas' claim Việt Nam rejects China’s statement on sovereignty over Trường Sa islands Korean scholar says states should not resort to force China asked to withdraw ships from Việt Nam’s territorial waters Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng HÀ NỘI — China needs to act responsibly and constructively to maintain peace and stability in the region and the East Sea on the basis of international law, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday. She spoke at the ministry’s regular briefing while answering a question about reports that China is in the process of militarising islands in the Trường Sa (Spratly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes. “Việt Nam has sufficient legal foundation and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa archipelagos,” she stressed. … [Read more...] about VN urges China to act responsibly