The Hanoitimes - Vietnamese Government has instructed related administrative agencies to finalize legal framework to manage and deal with electronic money, virtual assets and currencies. Under the instruction of the Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, ministries and ministerial level agencies are responsible to propose measures to manage some specific economic sectors in January 2018. Notably, the Deputy Minister requested the Ministry of Justice to cooperate with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to finalize legal framework to manage virtual currencies such as bitcoin in Vietnam and finishes the compilation of legal documents in conformity with the Decision No.1255/QD-TTg dated August 21, 2017. Afterwards, the Ministry of Justice will have to collect opinions from relevant ministries. A report on the progress must be submitted to the government for consideration before the end of January. Bitcoin is valued at nearly US$ 17,000 per coin after experienced a drop … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Government pushes legal framework in dealing with Bitcoin
Vietnamese
Art programme honours patriotism, Vietnamese heroic mothers
President Tran Dai Quang and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue were present at the event. The programme is part of the activities to welcome the new year 2018 and celebrate the 88th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930). It was divided into three parts titled “Dat nuoc loi ru” (Country’s Lullaby), “Nguoi me Viet Nam” (Vietnamese Mother), and “Mua xuan tren que huong” (Homeland Spring). The event was broadcast live on VTC1 channel and the website of the National Times www.toquoc.vn and VTC News www.vtc.com.vn and the website for overseas Vietnamese http://tvnet.gov.vn. A similar programme was held in 2017 with the participation of famous artists and singers nationwide, drawing hundreds of thousands of views from the audience. … [Read more...] about Art programme honours patriotism, Vietnamese heroic mothers
Seminar on learning Vietnamese for overseas Vietnamese
Overseas Vietnamese, university lectures, linguists, and representatives from overseas Vietnamese liaisons discussed their experiences and analyzed obstacles to improve the teaching of the Vietnamese language for overseas Vietnamese. They agreed on the need to improve the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese language to preserve and promote national culture and identities. … [Read more...] about Seminar on learning Vietnamese for overseas Vietnamese
Indonesia repatriates Vietnamese fishermen ahead of lunar New Year
On January 6, 39 people of the group departed from the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. Most of the leaving was held captivity on Indonesian islands as deponents at trials for their ship captains. A day earlier, 21 Vietnamese fishermen were repatriated. Eleven more will make their journey home on January 10.Tran Minh Cu, Counsellor of the Vietnamese Embassy, said more repatriation trips like these will be organised before the lunar New Year holiday.These fishermen were said to have not been equipped with sufficient legal knowledge; many of them were abandoned by their captains when being arrested. Their disadvantaged backgrounds made it hard for them to complete procedures to return to Vietnam. Some said they will stop sailing and seek other livelihoods on land.According to the embassy, in 2017, about 110 Vietnamese fishing boats caught fish in Indonesia’s waters and close to 1,300 fishermen were captured for the violation, compared with 58 boats and … [Read more...] about Indonesia repatriates Vietnamese fishermen ahead of lunar New Year
Digital Vietnamese knowledge system project launched
The project promises a comprehensive ecological system for all, especially Vietnamese youths, to develop cutting-edge technologies on the basis of big data, Internet of Things (IoT) platforms and artificial intelligence. It has four main components: Open data, Q&A Banks, Enterprise Archives, and Developers. It is accessible at itrithuc.vn. Speaking at the inauguration of the system, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said: "The launch of the digital Vietnamese knowledge system marks progress in the 4th industrial revolution. All organizations, enterprises, youth, intellectuals and the IT community should inspire the Vietnamese people’s aspiration for learning so that everybody will participate in spreading and promoting Vietnamese knowledge.”The system is now in its initial stage. It will require active participation by everyone to achieve its goals. Nguyen Anh Tuan is Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union: "The digital Vietnamese knowledge system can be … [Read more...] about Digital Vietnamese knowledge system project launched