Vietnam cybersecurity center recruiting hacker once jailed by US
Ngo Minh Hieu previously spent seven years in United States prison for cybercrime
Vietnamese telcos granted permission to test commercial 5G in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
These test rounds will provide the telcos with market insights before official 5G commercialization
Draft decree requires social media networks to apply for license in Vietnam
Social media networks with one million or more monthly active users may need a license to operate in the country
Two former Vietnamese ministers prosecuted in scandalous acquisition deal
They are indicted for violating regulations on public capital management and receiving bribes
Vietnam asks Facebook to disable livestream feature for anonymous accounts
A process to verify the identity of Facebook users will begin in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam's ex-communication minister receives $3mn bribe in scandalous AVG-MobiFone deal
Police on Monday indicted Nguyen Bac Son, Minster of Information and Communications for the 2011-16 tenure
Viettel chairman takes Party post at Vietnam’s information ministry after minister suspension
Major General Nguyen Manh Hung will replace Truong Minh Tuan as secretary of the ministry’s Party Committee
Vietnam communications minister suspended amid acquisition scandal
He previously received warnings from the prime minister and Politburo
Vietnamese communications minister warned for role in $391mn acquisition deal
He was also relieved of his post as Secretary of the Party Committee of the communications ministry
Vietnam’s former, incumbent minister of communications face disciplinary action in $391mn acquisition deal
The two officials were involved in the scandalous Mobifone-AVG contract that cost over US$391 million