The “Digital Trust in Finance 2026” forum opened in Hanoi on May 12, putting the spotlight on building digital trust in the financial system during the AI era.

Vietnam is increasingly positioning itself as an active contributor to global cyber governance, with its recent ratification of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, widely known as the Hanoi Convention, marking a major milestone in that effort.

VOV.VN - Police in Vietnam’s central Quang Tri province have dismantled a large-scale transnational online fraud ring accused of targeting middle-aged women through fake cryptocurrency and forex investment schemes.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India are moving to elevate security cooperation into a central pillar of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as both sides respond to an increasingly complex regional and global security environment.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security convened the first meeting of the Steering Committee tasked with developing a national target programme on crime prevention and control for the 2026–2030 period, with a vision to 2035, in Hanoi on May 5.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, deposited Vietnam's instrument of ratification for the UN Convention against Cybercrime (also known as the Hanoi Convention) with the UN Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) at the UN headquarters in New York on April 17.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam signed a decision on April 7, 2026 ratifying the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for urgent and comprehensive measures to prevent, deter, and neutralize cybercrime, stressing the need to firmly protect national cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and public safety amid rising online threats.

VOV.VN - Relations between Vietnam and Thailand are at their strongest level in history, underpinned by deepening strategic alignment, expanding economic ties and growing people-to-people connections, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Urawadee Sriphiromya has said.

VOV.VN - The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate the Rules of Procedure for the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, also known as the Hanoi Convention, was held from January 26 to 30 in Vienna, Austria.