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Most cyber attacks from malicious code

The Information Security Department at the Ministry of Information and Communications has said that malicious code attacks accounted for more than 61.6 per cent of cyber attacks that caused problems in information systems in Vietnam in the first seven months of 2022. Every month, more than 760,000 Vietnamese IP addresses are on botnets.

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Blockchain association working to reach goals

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Impact Challenge at SEA program enters pitching round

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Vietnamese startup in top 5 at Plastic Waste Recycling Challenge

With a solution to recycle plastic waste into useful and unique products, Plastic People was the only Vietnamese representative in the Top 5 best innovators at the Southeast Asia Plastic Waste Recycling Challenge. The Vietnamese startup will receive financial support to scale up its solution and contribute to reducing the harmful effects of plastic waste and put plastic within the circular economy.

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Foreign-invested e-commerce platforms must supplement license

The Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested that foreign-invested e-commerce platforms doing business in Vietnam supplement their business licenses before January 1, 2023.

MoIC report shows digital transformation yet to take off

The Digital Transformation Index (DTI 2021) report, released by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) on August 8, states that the digital government, the digital economy, and the digital society - pillars of DTI 2021 - have increased compared to 2020, but only 12 of the 89 ministries and provinces participating in the assessment had a DTI 2021 value of 0.5 or higher, or just 13.48 per cent, revealing that digital transformation remains in its initial stages.

August 09, 2022

Draft electronic transactions law creates issues for credit institutions

The draft amended Law on Electronic Transactions will play an important in promoting faster digital transformation in Vietnam. Many provisions in the draft, however, pose difficulties for credit institutions.

August 09, 2022

Searches on tourism and aviation rise sharply

A report on notable search trends among Vietnamese people in the second quarter of this year, prepared by Coc Coc, found that the number of searches on Vietnam’s tourism and aviation sectors increased sharply. Searches on banking and insurance services rose slightly, while those on the stock market fell.

August 09, 2022

Mobile Money still not popular

According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, 1.76 million mobile phone subscribers now use Mobile Money services, an increase of four-fold compared to January, for average monthly growth of 20 per cent. Compared to the 125 million mobile phone subscriptions in Vietnam, however, the percentage of people using Mobile Money services is still quite small.

August 08, 2022

Nano Technologies Vietnam secures Series A funding

Nano Technologies Vietnam - a pioneer in providing a flexible salary payment model through the Vui App platform - raised $6.4 million on August 3 in a Series A funding round led by the Openspace investment fund. Vui App empowers employees to take control of their finances and choose their own payday.

August 04, 2022

Identifying housekeepers with blockchain

Blockchain has been applied in the identification of the number of housekeepers through a pilot project jointly organized by the Asia Foundation, the Vietnam Blockchain Joint Stock Company (VBC), and the HMC Clean House Service Development Joint Stock Company (jupviec.vn). The project connected 2,000 housekeepers with customers. In Vietnam, the demand for housekeepers is increasing.

July 30, 2022

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