Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan clearly outlined State management in cyber information safety and social media during a question-and-answer session as part of the National Assembly Standing Committee’s ninth session in Hanoi on April 18.

Vietnam’s lawmakers ratified a law on safety in the cyberworld on Thursday, at a time when the country is at high risk of cyberattacks and already being impacted by hackers.

On the morning of November 19 the National Assembly voted to adopt the Law on Internet Information Security, to take effect from July 1, 2016.

National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed the bill on Internet security at an October 29 working session in Hanoi.

National Assembly deputies agreed on Wednesday to change the name of the draft Law on Information Security to the draft Law on Internet Information Security to better reflect the nature of this Law.