The Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA) today hosted a workshop to gather feedback and build a legal framework for managing virtual assets (VAs) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).

Vietnam is among the top countries in the world in terms of virtual asset (VA) ownership, according to Nguyen The Vinh, the founder of Ninety Eight.

The Vietnam Post Corporation (Vietnam Post)’s IT system was breached by ransomware at 3:10 am on June 4, leaving direct impact on the operations of postal and delivery services, the company has reported.

State agencies and experts have proposed imposing a ban on sales of security cameras with no clear origin.

Vietnam is making important shifts from telecommunications infrastructure to digital infrastructure, from communications infrastructure to digital economy infrastructure, and from information technology to digital technology.

According to Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, digital transformation creates a new type of resource - data. This is a key factor for successful digital transformation.

Using the national domain ’.vn’ also contributes to building and protecting our national digital sovereignty in cyberspace.

FPT Software has recently become a global system integrator with Creatio, a US-based company providing a no-code development platform, in an aim to promote no-code solutions globally.

The Vietnam Security Summit 2024 was held in Hanoi on May 30 by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’ Authority of Information Security (AIS) and the IEC Group.

National technical regulations, not just recommendations, on basic network information security requirements for surveillance cameras are expected to emerge this year.

Vietnam has a number of blockchain games with revenue of hundreds to millions to billions of dollars. However, blockchain games have not been recognized or licensed in Vietnam.

A seminar discussing the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G technology in digital transformation, green transition, and digital economic development took place in Hanoi on May 29, as part of the Vietnam - Asia DX Summit 2024.

Digital transformation in Vietnam has gained initial achievements, with 37 million working hours cut, thus saving VND1.27 trillion, according to Nguyen Huu Hanh, deputy director of the National Digital Transformation Authority.

Representatives of Vietnam’s security camera manufacturers support setting up an alliance or club to help each other improve their competitiveness.

To create a healthy online ad market, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has taken measures to drive online advertising cash flow from pages with toxic content to pages with authentic and helpful content.

The government did not include gaming in the list of business fields subject to luxury tax, but considered it as an industry with great potential. Training is the key to develop the gaming industry.

The annual revenue of $7.5 billion from foreign markets of Vietnamese tech firms is small and does not reflect the potential, analysts say.

Rice has helped Vietnam escape from hunger and poverty. Make in Vietnam chips are expected to help Vietnam become a developed country, according to Nguyen Thanh Yen, administrator of the Vietnam Microchip Community.

Despite many prejudices and limitations of management policies, the gaming industry is shooting for one billion of US dollars in revenue, contributing to encouraging investment and developing domestic and international markets.

The popularity of imported surveillance cameras that are set up in Vietnam but have their servers located overseas poses risks to Vietnamese users.