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Internet users, businesses, and the government are advised to work together to improve the country’s cybersecurity Privacy invasion and cyberbullying are on the rise in Vietnam, according to an expert speaking at the “Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Policy in Vietnam” workshop held in Hanoi on Thursday. Jointly organized by the American Chamber of Commerce and the Vietnam Digital Communications Association, the workshop addressed various issues relating to the digital economy, national security, information security, and data sovereignty. According to statistics released at Internet Day 2017 in Hanoi last November, Vietnam was ranked 6th in Asia and 12th in the world in terms of Internet users, boasting around 64 million people. Despite its massive Internet using population, the protection of its users' privacy and personal information has been widely neglected by both citizens and the government, an issue unanimously cited as a serious problem by those in … [Read more...] about ​Online privacy invasion, cyberbullying spread in Vietnam: experts

The lawmaking National Assembly has already had a full agenda to debate and will work to ratify other pieces of legislation from now until the end of 2019 A proposed law on asset tax, which seeks to tax individuals in Vietnam on houses, land or vehicles they own, will not be on the agenda of the lawmaking National Assembly any sooner than 2020, the legislature’s general secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc said on Tuesday. Phuc told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the National Assembly has already had a full agenda to debate and will work to ratify other pieces of legislation from now until the end of 2019. The recent proposal by the finance ministry to introduce the property tax will therefore not be officially considered by the legislative body in 2018 or 2019, Phuc underlined. The proposed legislation seeks to slap a tax of up to 0.4 percent a year on houses with construction value of more than VND700 million (US$30,800) and cars valued from VND1.5 billion ($66,000). A … [Read more...] about ​Vietnam’s controversial proposed asset tax not on lawmakers’ agenda before 2020: legislature

The octogenarian teaches English to children and uses her earnings for music lessons At an age when most are surrounded by children and focused on living a life of relaxation, an 80-year-old woman living just outside Ho Chi Minh City is hard at work, scraping just enough cash together to make a living with a little bit left over to pursue her love of music. The ups and downs of music notes are eerily comparable to the ebbs and flows of Tran Huynh Xuan’s life – nearly 80 years spent fighting off loneliness only to wind up destitute in Hoc Mon District, an outskirt area of Saigon. Xuan’s personal ‘music score’ consists of more low notes than climactic peaks. A life of hardships Despite being born into a rich family, Xuan has lived a life devoid of happiness.  Her mother passed away when she was just a small girl. He father remarried, but Xuan spent her childhood feeling alienated from her new mother. As a young woman, she was forced into an … [Read more...] about ​​Vietnamese grandma pursues passion for music in her 80s

A delegation of Việt Nam stands next to the first train of the line during their visit to the train manufacturing factory in France in October 26. — Photo courtesy of Hà Nội Metropolitan Railway Management Board HÀ NỘI — Once ready, the Nhổn – Hà Nội Station metro line is expected to serve more than 23,000 passengers per hour from 2021. The line is planned to have 10 France-manufactured trains with a capacity of 950 passengers each. The trains are expected to be operated at 35km per hour on average and 80km per hour maximum, the same speed as metros in Paris, Berlin and other Asian cities. Hà Nội Metropolitan Railway Management Board said the train was designed to have a wide door, creating more space for passengers, especially passengers with restricted mobility, to get on and off. The colour of the trains is inspired by the colour of Vietnamese dragon fruit and yellow rice field that was warmly applauded … [Read more...] about Nhổn – Hà Nội Station metro line expected to run in 2021

A delegation of Vietnam stands next to the first train of the line during their visit to the train manufacturing factory in France in October 26. — Photo courtesy of Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Once ready, the Nhon – Hanoi Station metro line is expected to serve more than 23,000 passengers per hour from 2021. The line is planned to have 10 France-manufactured trains with a capacity of 950 passengers each. The trains are expected to be operated at 35km per hour on average and 80km per hour maximum, the same speed as metros in Paris, Berlin and other Asian cities. Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board said the train was designed to have a wide door, creating more space for passengers, especially passengers with restricted mobility, to get on and off. The colour of the trains is inspired by the colour of Vietnamese dragon fruit and yellow rice field that was warmly applauded by the public following a survey in September 2018, the … [Read more...] about Nhon – Hanoi Station metro line expected to run in 2021