Vietnam

Vietnam's internet again in trouble as three of five submarine cables go down

Outages came a day after nation launched giveaway of .VN domains in pursuit of improved digital sovereignty

Public Sector18 Jun 2024 | 11

Vietnam may ban virtual assets to fix its bad rep for money laundering

Hopes to get itself off an international naughty list – as you would when you want foreign investment in your chip sector

Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 8

Vietnam to collect biometrics - even DNA - for new ID cards

Iris scan, voice samples and blood type to be included in database

Public Sector20 Feb 2024 | 23

Vietnam becomes latest nation to pitch itself as a chip biz hub

50,000-strong alt.China talent pool promised, with Google, Samsung, SpaceX, and Intel interested

On-Prem31 Oct 2023 |

Vietnam accused of Predator spyware attack on EU and US politicians

Awkward, seeing as the US and Vietnam just announced a refreshed relationship

Cybersecurity Month10 Oct 2023 | 1

GoldDigger Android trojan targets Vietnamese banking apps, code contains hints of wider targets

More malware scum using acessibility features to steal personal info

Security06 Oct 2023 |

Vietnam admits it has just ten percent of the infosec pros it needs

Which is a problem, because local orgs are leaking data and shadowy traders are cashing in

Security17 Aug 2023 | 4

India probes medical info 'leak' to Telegram

Asia In Brief PLUS: Vietnam's free domain names for youngsters; China's Cuba spy base; Hyundai and Samsung team for car chips; and more

Security13 Jun 2023 | 2

Vietnam to require registration of social media, even on global platforms

Show some ID or your Facebook feed might not make it across the border

Legal09 May 2023 | 5

Vietnam threatens to cut off two million mobile subscribers

To scupper scams, account-holders must hand over personal info or else

Security03 Apr 2023 | 7

Phở no! Vietnam's last working submarine cable glitches out

Five from five take a dive, but connections are still alive

Off-Prem23 Feb 2023 | 14

Clumsy ships, one Chinese, sever submarine cables that connect Taiwanese islands

Vietnam has also struggled with four out of five cables in strife

Networks21 Feb 2023 | 32

Foxconn expands Vietnam factories, perhaps to help Apple diversify beyond China

Zhengzhou is lovely this time of year, Bac Giang could be nicer still

Personal Tech16 Feb 2023 | 5

Not so good morning Vietnam, as government announces, then buries news of Intel investment

$3.3 billion may or may not be on its way to expand Chipzilla's Ho Chi Minh City presence

Systems09 Feb 2023 | 4

Vietnam celebrates 25 years of internet with advertising blacklist

Facebook and YouTube among companies that will have to monitor user content

Legal13 Dec 2022 |

Xi Jinping hails 'improved cyber ecology', says state to direct strategic tech research

Asia In Brief Samsung and TSMC hit with chip tech patent suit; Ant Group's DB hits AWS; PayPal drops Hong Kong rights group; and more

Security16 Oct 2022 | 5

Xiaomi India names Qualcomm as destination for allegedly illegal payments

Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba considers offers, clams up; India's HFCL claims Wi-Fi 7 first; Vietnam may censor SocMed; and more

Legal04 Oct 2022 | 1

Vietnam demands Big Tech localize data storage and offices

Mandate goes into effect October 1, but industry players will have a year to comply

Legal19 Aug 2022 | 5

Elon Musk wrote article for China's internet regulator, hinted at aged care robots

Asia in Brief PLUS Vietnam's massive infosec push; Philippines telco fight; Australia dumps COVID app; and more

Security14 Aug 2022 | 31

Vietnamese attacker circumvents Facebook security with ‘DUCKTAIL’ malware

Session cookies and 2FA subversion allow takeover of biz and ad accounts, lead to unauthorized ad buys

Research27 Jul 2022 | 8

China's annual parliament gives tech industry much to ponder

More digitization, more R&D, and more provocation of tech-producing neighbours

Security08 Mar 2022 | 2

China tech market growth to slow in 2022, says Forrester

Vietnam, India, Philippines set to outpace Middle Kingdom

Software10 Feb 2022 |

Never mind Russia: Turkey and Vietnam are Microsoft's new state-backed hacker threats du jour

It isn't just the big dogs preparing to bite, warns Redmond

Security08 Oct 2021 | 10

Vietnamese province that hosts Big Tech's factories now fashionably COVID-free

Industrial parks in Bac Giang, home to Apple and Samsung suppliers, battled shutdowns and skyrocketing COVID infections among workers since May

Science10 Aug 2021 | 8

Intel and Samsung impacted as COVID closes electronics factories in Vietnam

750 cases among workers sees labour force asked to stay on-site

On-Prem15 Jul 2021 | 11

Vietnam asks Samsung to find it some COVID-19 vaccines

Double-mutant strain puts electronics factories at risk

Personal Tech31 May 2021 | 11

Vietnam’s biggest industrial conglomerate quits smartphones and TV biz, bets on electric cars

No breakthroughs left to make in electronics, says CEO as company eyes off IPO-by-SPAC

Personal Tech11 May 2021 | 5

Vietnam thanks Samsung for all its help, asks for more to go beyond mere manufacturing

Samsung in turn asks for access to clean 'leccy at high-level love-in

Personal Tech04 May 2021 |

Big tech suggests Vietnam rewrite its digital tax plans

Nice economy you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if growth slowed

Legal30 Mar 2021 | 8

Vietnam pursues ten-year AI plan, aspires to crack world’s top 50 for R&D by 2030

Ministries all given goals to infuse AI into operations, some in somewhat startling ways

AI + ML24 Mar 2021 | 8

Intel reveals US$475m investment in Vietnam as Communist Party says it loves high-tech industry

What a co-incidence this news has emerged in the same week as a five-yearly party congress!

On-Prem27 Jan 2021 | 26

New t-shirt slogan: 'My job was outsourced to an Indian company that moved it to Vietnam'

HCL heads to Hanoi in search for 3,000 new workers, which is just two percent of headcount and one quarter's usual hiring rate, but a vote of confidence

On-Prem14 Dec 2020 | 15

Vietnam bans drone flights near all government buildings, borders and factories

Even the Fatherland Front Central Committee is a no-fly zone

Science15 Jun 2020 | 1

Two COVID tests, five-day quarantine, limited expense account abuse opportunities: Taiwan sets new rules for business travel

Visits to your favorite electronics supplier are not going to be fast or fun

On-Prem11 Jun 2020 | 5

Vietnam alleged to have hacked Chinese organisations in charge of COVID-19 response

Apparently everyone's cyber-spooks are mad for this right now

Security23 Apr 2020 | 23

Zuck loves free speech so much Facebook will censor 'anti-state' content in Vietnam after telcos 'crippled' access

Updated Fine, fine, we'll ban whatever the government says is illegal, just give us back access, says US giant

Networks22 Apr 2020 | 18

Vietnam bans posting fake news online

About coronavirus or anything else

Bootnotes02 Apr 2020 | 25

Silk road adviser caught, Kaspersky sues Dutch paper, and Vietnam's tech clampdown

Roundup Also, Weight Watchers is light on security

Security16 Jun 2018 | 8

Vietnam bans Bitcoin as payment for anything

What is it with (mostly) single party states and crimps on cryptocurrency?

Legal30 Oct 2017 | 45

Your next flight is to Glorious China, Owners Of All South China Sea

Vietnamese airports hacked by propaganda-spouting ninnies

Security01 Aug 2016 | 1

Hacking Team's snoopware 'spied on anti-communist activists in Vietnam'

Yet more revelations emerge from email trove

Security13 Jul 2015 | 5

Vietnam-lovin' VoIP man's 50-nation tally couldn't hold him back

The eXpat Files Every single journey's got a story to tell

On-Prem24 May 2015 | 7

Chipzilla to add new production line in Vietnam

Haswell and SoC supplies drive Saigon boom

On-Prem12 Nov 2014 | 1

Samsung, Vietnam in talks over $3bn mobile phone factory

Smartphone giant already has $2bn plant in the country

On-Prem10 Nov 2014 | 4

Indian DEITY hands down new manufacturing subsidy plan

With anti-China riots in Vietnam, the timing is good

Legal18 Jun 2014 | 4

EFF claims Vietnam targeted its staff with spear phishing attack

Is this Chinese soft power in action?

Security21 Jan 2014 | 11

Workers, guards clash in hours-long Samsung factory RIOT in Vietnam

Property burned, at least 11 injured in major melee

On-Prem10 Jan 2014 | 27

Vietnam tightens noose on web freedoms with new decrees

Fines galore for gaming past curfew and anti-government tweets

Legal29 Nov 2013 | 10

Unbelievably RARE, two-horned 'UNICORN' SPOTTED in woods

There's never a virgin around when you need one

Science13 Nov 2013 | 23

Commies copying West again as Vietnam plans own Silicon Valley

At least they didn't go with 'Digital Mekong' or something even lamer

Legal01 Nov 2013 | 6

Vietnam jails man for Facebook freedom campaign

'Abuse' of personal liberties leads to 15 months in jail

Legal31 Oct 2013 | 20

Vietnam crimps online freedom of speech with 'Decree 72'

New law insists foreign companies use local servers, prevents sharing news on blogs

Legal03 Sep 2013 | 24

Vietnamese city drinks the smart city kool aid

Da Nang switches on free metro Wifi and charges towards e-government

Legal21 Aug 2013 | 7

Vietnamese madam cuffed after advertising girls on Facebook

Art museum nudies NO! But prostitutes, sure

Bootnotes25 Apr 2013 | 33

Vietnamese high school kids can pass Google interview

Google engineer makes shock discovery on fact-finder

On-Prem22 Mar 2013 | 84

Vietnamese Google-killer searches like it's 1996

Local search contender borrows ideas from Yahoo! circa 1996

On-Prem16 Nov 2012 | 9