Visa: Vietnam leads the region in the next-generation digital commerce wave

National job exchange officially launched

Officially launching the National Job Exchange marks a concrete step in implementing the Party and Government’s policy on developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation at the national level, notably under Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo and Resolution 71/NQ-CP of the Government. For state management agencies from central to local…

Hanoi Police warn residents about scams and illicit brokerage tied to social housing allocations

Misuse of the social housing policy— including projects involving the armed forces— to defraud and profit through advertising, listing, and seeking buyers for “diplomatic allocations,” “internal allocations,” and “guaranteed purchase allocations” continues, with increasingly sophisticated tactics, particularly online. Perpetrators often claim they have connections with leaders, project developers, or officials…

Former employee leaves; company creates AI replacement, sparking controversy

A Chinese game-development company has sparked intense debate after testing an AI “digital employee” created using data from a former worker, according to a report cited by SCMP on Monday, April 13, 2026. The trial model recreates the departed employee as a digital avatar intended to perform routine job functions.…

SIM owner verification via VNeID begins on April 15

Under Circular 08/2026/TT-BKHCN, mobile users in Vietnam will be able to self-verify SIM ownership through the VNeID app starting April 15. Telecom operators will synchronize relevant data from VNeID to support the verification process. How verification will work from April 15 For subscriptions that are not yet verified, operators will…

Power quality: a blind spot directly affecting production efficiency

Schneider Electric shares solutions for effective energy management at the Innovation Talk event. In manufacturing increasingly dependent on power electronics, automation, and sensitive production lines, power quality (Power Quality – PQ) is becoming a foundational factor that directly affects the performance and reliability of the entire system. The gap between…

From a hard-to-develop mountainous region to China's new data valley: Guizhou's data-center push

Guizhou, a mountainous province in southern China that long sat outside the scope of large-scale industrial investment, is now home to about 50 data centers that are either operating or under construction by technology groups including Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba, China Mobile, and global players such as Apple. Local authorities and…

Four methods to verify mobile subscriptions under the VNeID and chip-based citizen ID framework

Four methods to verify mobile subscriptions. From 15 April 2026, all users nationwide will receive a notification on the VNeID app about the list of mobile numbers registered under their personal information. To verify a subscription, users must have a VNeID identity verification at level 2 or a chip-based citizen…

At around 5:30 PM on May 5, about a day after facing significant criticism over its recruitment campaign, Oatside Vietnam issued an official reply on its Facebook page, which has about 14K followers. The company said it acknowledged discussions surrounding the recent CMO recruitment and admitted that the campaign deployment…