Vietnam’s PM approves nationwide roll-out of chip-based ID cards
This national ID card project will run synchronously with the national population database project
Saigon ‘beggar’ found with 12 ID cards
He makes some $22 per day from begging
Vietnam to move to online citizen database by 2019
A nationwide network of interconnected technology is being developed to realize the plan
Vietnam rejoices over government’s decision to scrap residence book
Vietnam is among the last few nations to still manage citizens’ residency with the decades-old method