Vietnam’s largest global blockchain conference, NEAR APAC 2023, is set to take place in Ho Chi minh City on September 9 – 10.

Apple dominates the local market with Airpods and other headphone manufacturers are marketing new products, but purchasing power is weak because of the weak economy.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will have more wholesale policies to create a more transparent legal corridor, making it easier for virtual mobile carriers to negotiate when buying traffic.

The Authority of Information Security (DIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications has warned that the buying and selling of personal data has become increasingly common and complicated with a new risk of retailing individual data.

Putting Vietnam’s name on the world’s animation industry map is the goal of Sconnect, a Vietnamese cartoon brand that features Wolfoo, a lovely wolf cub character.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will create a transparent legal framework for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to negotiate when buying traffic.

Specifically reserved for iOS users, with the use of international payment cards and POS machines for payment, Apple Pay won’t have a big influence on the domestic e-wallet market, experts say.

Big data on e-commerce would help the tax watchdog to efficiently collect tax from foreign cross-border IT services providers, according to Nguyen Bang Thang, director of Tax Management Department of Large Enterprises.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed cutting internet access for criminals.

Despite ongoing challenges, new development opportunities are emerging for Vietnam’s ICT industry, driven by 4G and 5G networks.

Facebook, Google, and TikTok removed a significant amount of content that violated the law in July, meeting about 90 per cent of the MIC's requirements.

In the time ahead, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to manage the cross-border distribution of cultural products and deal with wrongdoings on the cyberspace.

The Authority of Radio Frequency Management (ARFM) under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is completing procedures for auctioning of the 700 MHz frequency for 4G and 5G.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned four government bodies to collaborate in developing a plan to train around 30,000-50,000 engineers and 100 experts in digital transformation and semiconductor manufacturing.

Viettel, the Army Industry and Telecommunications Group, has been assigned to research and develop the Vietnamese Large Language Model (LLM) and virtual assistant for cadres and civil servants at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

The CEO and CTO of IBM Vietnam, Pham Thi Thu Diep, believes that Vietnam has opportunities in the fast-developing artificial intelligence (AI) field.

A high number of Gmobile subscribers have complained that their accounts have been inactive for many months because of no phone signals and that there has been no explanation from the telecom carrier.

Vietnam has not been unable to announce the results of its inspection of TikTok’s operations in the country as the Chinese owned short-form video platform has yet to fully clarify its violations.

Experts have voiced concern about the rise in the number of online scams and their more sophistication level. They are affecting individuals and institutions, but also damaging the trust and safety of the online atmosphere.

The Information and Communications Ministry is conducting a large-scale nationwide inspection to update SIM card owners’ information and wipe out non-original or pre-activated SIM cards from the market.