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Vietnam has introduced penalties for investors, service providers and issuers under new rules governing its pilot crypto asset market. (Illustrative photo: AFP/VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T04:13:00+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vietnam fines crypto traders up to 1,900 USD for using unlicensed platforms]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/indonesia-accelerates-push-in-global-artificial-intelligence-race-post348561.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T02:29:42+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/6dad76bdc28ca1aaa655889bea84ed46ead14b45d3315beb4b1984321d812896ba514557eb2a137667431394bb3d5365/artificial-intelligence.jpg.webp</image:loc></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T02:29:42+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Indonesia accelerates push in global artificial intelligence race]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/more-than-80-of-vietnams-population-uses-smartphones-post348546.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-07-20T00:26:00+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/6dad76bdc28ca1aaa655889bea84ed461caca6d07fe40825c393e03c3ccff7de75a8e3604a9db2ca3c7b78b502dea0f4c1e5f4495d314dafc2d7d739e8cd1f1f/smartphone-use-in-vietnam-3.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The survey found that mobile phones, particularly smartphones, have become an essential part of daily life in Vietnam. (Photo: VietnamPlus)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-20T00:26:00+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[More than 80% of Vietnam's population uses smartphones]]></news:title></news:news></url></urlset>