Vietnam wants to tie citizens’ VNeID to social media accounts to cut identity fraud
Social media platforms are under the microscope in many countries as regulators consider and set age restrictions. In Southeast Asia,…
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Vietnam requires social media platforms enforce age, identity checks
Vietnam’s ruling Party has issued a directive mandating identity authentication for all social media users. Signed on January 28 by…
Project 06 drives Vietnam’s digital transformation
Vietnam is moving rapidly to embed biometrics into its national digital identity framework, with multiple government initiatives reshaping how citizens…
Vietnam prepares biometric verification for 100m mobile phone users
Biometric identity verification is becoming a feature of life in Vietnam. The latest measure sees mobile phone users swept up…
Vietnam’s NamiTech secures $4m to expand voice biometrics across APAC
Vietnam’s Nami Technology (NamiTech) is attracting investor interest as the voice biometrics start-up develops its products and looks to expand….
Vietnam’s digital scoring proposal for VNeID raises doubts and anxiety
Vietnam is considering a digital scoring system for its citizens that critics say is reminiscent of China’s Social Credit Score,…
Vietnam’s digital economy grows, national GDP may overtake Thailand’s
Vietnam’s digital economy reached $39 billion in gross merchandise value in 2025, growing 17 percent, the second‑highest rate in Southeast…
Vietnam has big digitalization and biometrics ambitions for 2026
Vietnam’s government is pushing hard for digital transformation, seeing digital identity and governance as central to its plans and has…
Vietnam looks to center VNeID ‘super-platform’ for digital economy push
Vietnam wants a digital future and it wants it soon. The Southeast Asian country is pushing hard for digital transformation,…
Vietnam passes sweeping internet oversight, cybersecurity law
Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a new Cybersecurity Law that significantly expands government control over digital identity, data and online…
