Vietnam currently has nearly 50 million Internet users, or 53 % of the population, after 20 years since the Internet came to the country (November 19, 1997).
The Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable encountered a technical trouble at 7:00 on October 12, losing signal connection with the Hong Kong (China) station.
The top 50 information technology (IT) companies of Vietnam in 2017 has total revenue of over 20.67 trillion VND (936 million USD) and employ over 35,500 people, according to the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).
Global IT platforms such as Google and Facebook should be required to establish legal entities in Vietnam in charge of conforming to the country’s laws, a representative of VTC Mobile has proposed.
As Internet use in Vietnam continues to rise, avoiding online security threats will become even more difficult, said Vu The Binh, Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) General Secretary.