The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has finalised a draft circular on safety and security in providing online services in the banking industry.

To provide individuals and organisations with the fastest access to public administrative services in the most convenient way, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has been strengthening delivery of level-3 and -4 online public services.

Vietnam has for the first time launched a national programme to protect children online in an attempt to make the internet a healthy and safe place for children to learn, socialise and express themselves.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has been promoting the application of technology for online payments and administrative services among locals and businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has made all of its 292 public administrative services online, 166 of which are level-3 and -4 services while the remainders are level-2, according to the ministry’s Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency.

Malaysia has cancelled the ongoing Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysian Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri said on March 18 evening.

Cambodia has launched Tinh Tinh E-commerce, the first government-backed online marketplace which was hailed by developers as the biggest platform in the country.

The use of 4.0 technologies and digital marketing provides a competitive edge as well as brand differentiation for companies, experts said at a conference held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.

As information and communications technology (ICT) is revolutionising the way society functions, another significant transformation that ICT is capable of bringing in is the establishment of smart cities.

The Government is urging ministries, sectors and localities to accelerate the development and application of information technology and the building of an e-Government.

The Ministry of Health has organised an online meeting on accelerating the application of information technology in the management of medical examination and treatment and health insurance payment.

Vietnam Railways Corporation on September 26 signed a memorandum of cooperation with Hanoi Telecom Corporation to set up a system of online services on handheld devices to better serve passenger.