50 million citizen identification cards to be granted Fifty million citizens will be issued with new identity cards between now and July next year, the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) have announced.

30 per cent of level 4 public services expected to go online this year Public service level 4 allows users to fill in and send application forms to the wards’ People’s Committees entirely online. The forms are then processed online and users can pay the fees online.

Draft bill proposes easing requirements for residency in major cities

The need to have extra requirements for people when applying for regular residency in cities affiliated to the central Government, also known as centrally-run cities like Hà Nội or HCM City, remains controversial in the agenda of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Monday.

National population database to be completed next year

The national population database would be completed by April next year to improve State management of citizens, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

New population strategy poses challenges for Việt Nam1 Head of the General Office for Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health, Nguyễn Doãn Tú, talks to Nhân Dân (The People) newspaper about Việt Nam’s population strategy

Electronic know your customer/client holds key to digital banking The banking sector is waiting for the State Bank of Việt Nam to allow the use of electronic know your customer/client (e-KYC).

National population database to be connected this year

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has issued a plan to implement a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen papers and databases related to population management in 2019.

Population data plan lacks funding

A lack of funding is a major problem in implementing the master plan on simplifying administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the population management database for 2013-2020, according to officials.

Focus on national citizen database

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked for intensified efforts to accelerate the establishment of a national population database which was approved by the Prime Minister nearly one year ago.

PM approves national population database project The prime minister has approved a project to build a national population database with a total investment of VNĐ3,367 billion (US$150 billion).