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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

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

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

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the number of different username and passwords you have to remember? Recently one of our readers asked us for the best way to manage passwords for WordPress users. In this article, we will show you how to easily and securely manage passwords like a Pro with the best password management tools. Why Do You Need to Use a Password Manager? Most people have been using a couple of very easy to remember passwords for years without any problem. That’s NOT safe. As proven by a number of recent hacks across major websites, if a malicious user gain access to all this information, then they can cause serious damage. This is not just a horror story that we tell users to scare them. It is true and happens every day to hundreds of people around the globe. This is why security experts and other professionals recommend users to use STRONG and UNIQUE passwords. Now you’re probably wondering how do you remember it all when there are so many different … [Read more...] about How to Easily and Securely Manage Passwords (Beginner’s Guide)

More than 50 per cent of asthma patients have poor control of their disease, despite the availability of treatments to help manage their condition. — Photo vnexpress.net HCM CITY — More than 50 per cent of asthma patients have poor control of their disease, despite the availability of treatments to help manage their condition, according to the Society of Asthma and Allergy and Clinical Immunology in HCM City. Asthma is a chronic disease that inflames and narrows airways in the lungs, causing wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. It affects people of all ages, but most frequently begins in childhood, and heavily affects quality of life. Speaking at a press conference in HCM City held yesterday, Prof. Dr. Lê Thị Tuyết Lan, the association’s chairwoman, said that asthma could not be cured but could be managed. About five per cent of Vietnamese population suffer from the disease, but only 40 per cent of asthma patients can manage their disease. This … [Read more...] about Most asthma patients in VN can’t manage disease

Cyber police in the capital city use advanced technology to investigate cybercrime. — Photo congan.hanoi.gov.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Software and legal documents on cybercrime prevention will soon be launched in Việt Nam. As part of a project on increasing prevention of cybercrime until 2030, a censorship system including software that identifies, blocks, collects and processes misleading information on the internet will soon be launched in the country. Software that prevents personal computers from accessing websites containing misleading information, and an investigation system that analyses methods used by cyber criminals to conduct cybercrime, will also be developed. The project was recently approved by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC). It aims at achieving the goals outlined in a national strategy on cybercrime prevention in the 2016-25 period, with a vision to 2030. As part of the project, MIC will collaborate with other ministries and … [Read more...] about VN to tighten cyber protection

Cybersecurity Law goes into effect today The Saigon Times Daily A smartphone user logs into his Facebook account. The Cybersecurity Law comes into force from today, January 1 - PHOTO: REUTERS HCMC - The Cybersecurity Law, which is aimed at protecting national security, while safeguarding the social order and safety in the use of the Internet, takes effect today, January 1. Under the law, made up of seven chapters and 43 articles and passed on June 12, 2018, Internet users are banned from organizing or inciting others to participate in reactionary activities, as well as sexual, religious and gender discrimination. Further, they are not allowed to provide false information causing public concern, economic losses and difficulties for competent agencies to perform their duties, as well as produce and use software and equipment which can hinder the operations of the network. Also, they must not take advantage of the cybersecurity system to harm the nation’s … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity Law goes into effect today

Prudence for black credit treatment By Huynh The Du A scrap collector taking a nap. An important issue is the financial literacy of the public. When people do not have good understanding or imagination of relevant issues and lack personal finance management capacity, they can easily be at a disadvantage - PHOTO: THANH HOA Policymakers should have good knowledge of market mechanism and its problems to work out appropriate policies; otherwise, they may make things worse. The VND5-trillion credit package to deal with black credits, if not well executed, may fall into the situation of “The cure may be worse than the disease.” A look back at the history of the banking industry shows that the business of moneylenders, who are called loan sharks or black credit operators in Vietnam, came into existence in the old time and has been practiced until today. Moneylenders acquire the bad reputation that the Israeli people have had to bear since the old time, but actually they are … [Read more...] about Prudence for black credit treatment

Tax collections from online content creators remain challenging The Saigon Times Daily A person watches videos on YouTube. A rising number of Vietnamese people have earned money from YouTube and other social networking sites but many of them have not declared their income tax – PHOTO: PHAM LE HCMC – An increasing number of Vietnamese YouTubers, such as the short-lived ‘idol’ Ngo Ba Kha alias Kha Banh, earn large amounts of money from the social network but some YouTubers might be trying to evade their personal income tax. A draft proposal of the revised Law on Tax Management, which was made available in 2018, requires the State Bank of Vietnam and the Ministry of Finance to work together to manage taxes. The central bank needs to set up a mechanism to manage and oversee online payment transactions. The move is meant to assist State management in reporting cross-border services in the e-commerce sector. Meanwhile, commercial banks are asked to provide account … [Read more...] about Tax collections from online content creators remain challenging