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Teleconference to talk e-Government building

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’s proposals on organising a teleconference on e-Government.

Eleven defendants in AVG case file appeals

The Hanoi People’s Court said it has received appeals filed by 11 out of 14 defendants in the first instance trial of the MobiFone’s purchase of 95 percent of shares of the Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG).

Cyber security, internet connection ensured during Tet

Vietnam did not suffer from any cyber attacks that caused extensive impact or serious problems during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Hanoi to host int’l cyberspace safety contest final next month

The final round of the WhiteHat Grand Prix 06 is scheduled to take place in mid-February in Hanoi, according to the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Application platform for online newspapers, magazines makes debut

Appnews Vietnam, an application platform for online newspapers and magazines, was officially launched at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 26.

IoT, digital transformation require VN to focus on cybersecurity

The rapid development of internet of things in Viet Nam has forced authorities and businesses to pay attention to cybersecurity, a conference heard in HCM Cityon Wednesday.

 

Licences of news aggregators halted from Nov. 1

The granting of licences for internet-based news aggregators by enterprises and organisations has been temporarily suspended from November 1, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has announced.

Vietnam targets mobile number portability rates of 80 percent

The Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam has required network operators to upgrade mobile number portability rates to 80 per cent.

Domain name “.vn” tops ASEAN in usage

About 486,000 internet addresses had been registered with Vietnam’s top-level domain (TLD) “.vn” as of September 30, which tops all other ASEAN domains and is among Asia-Pacific’s top ten in terms of usage.

New Deputy Minister of Information and Communications appointed

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 19 signed a decision to appoint Pham Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Members’ Council of Vietnam Post Corporation, as Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

 

Ministry mulls cutting voice call charges

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) wants to cut the connecting charge for calls between two mobile networks from the current VNĐ440 to VNĐ270 per minute.

 

Vietnam tackles spam messages

All organisations and individuals will have the right to refuse spam calls and messages to their phone numbers if a new draft decree is passed.

 

Ministry of Information and Communications prepares to auction 2.6 GHz bandwidth

MobiFone, Viettel, Vinaphone, and other telecom companies are eyeing the chance to win the MIC’s license to roll out 4G services on the 2.6GHz bandwidth.

 

Ministry warns of security breaches

The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications has warned of two security breaches that exist in Remote Desktop Services of the Windows operation system (OS).

IP blacklist to be created to fight spam

The Ministry of Information and Communications might create an IP blacklist, recording IPs that send out spam text messages, calls and emails, officials said.

 

Harmful videos account for a half of YouTube's advertising revenue

YouTube keeps denying that it is abetting the spread of harmful videos in Vietnam, although half of its revenue comes from the advertisements running on these videos.

Vietnamese representative elected as AWG Chairman

Dr. Le Van Tuan, Deputy Director of the Authority of Radio Frequency Management under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has been elected as Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Wireless Group (AWG) for the 2019-2022 term.

Over 3,100 cyber attacks hit Vietnam in six months

Vietnam suffered 3,159 cyber attacks in the first six months of this year, a decrease from the same period last year, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said on July 5.

Three telecom providers licensed to trial 5G

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has granted licences to telecom providers Viettel, Vinaphone and Mobifone to test 5G services, MIC Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Hung said on July 5.

Vietnam deactivates 1.85 million illegible mobile subscribers

More than 1.85 million prepaid mobile subscribers were deactivated in the first six months of the year as they were improperly registered, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).