Data protection receives draft fillip 09:00 | 09/04/2021
With the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement taking effect last year, the government recently circulated a draft decree on personal data protection, drafted by the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam. Proposed to be adopted in December, it will become the first unified regulation on personal data protection in Vietnam. Minh Nguyen, senior associate of ACSV Legal, gives a heads-up on certain points worth noting in the draft.
Minh Nguyen, senior associate of ACSV Legal
The entry into force of the European Unionâs General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 was a wake-up call for companies in Vietnam which have business relationships with EU-based companies or employ EU citizens. The main reason was because the GDPR has an extraterritorial effect under which the supervisory authority of each member state of the EU is empowered to penalise non-EU companies violating the GDPR while
IOM Marks the Completion of COVID-19 Immigration and Border Management Response Project iom.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iom.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Vientiane – The Government of Japan is contributing 220 million Japanese yen (approximately USD 2 million) to promote safe, regular and orderly migration in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic by supporting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) immigration and border management programming in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Designed in close consultation with the Department of Immigration (DoI), Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), the two-year project aims to facilitate safe and orderly cross-border mobility of people through the implementation of effective and efficient border and migration management, using an integrated approach.
The funding from the Government of Japan will address both technological and infrastructure needs to improve Lao Government human and technical capacities to effectively manage cross border movements at international airports and land borders.
IOM Supports Facility Upgrades and Provides Essential Equipment to the Most Frequently Used Point of Entry in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic – On 22 January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) observed upgraded facilities and handed over essential equipment to Wattay International Airport, following the completion of the joint mapping assessment and trainings of frontline officials across three points of entry (PoEs) in the previous year.
The team observed 12 newly installed handwashing stations, 30 protective glass shields at immigration counters, cybersecurity lanes and 12 LED screens for display of COVID-19 information and handed over five computers, one projector, two cameras and four printers for enhanced operational preparedness and response capacities of frontline officials to COVID-19. Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I and Luang Prabang Airport also benefited from the supp
COVID-19
Lao People’s Democratic Republic – On 22 January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) observed upgraded facilities and handed over essential equipment to Wattay International Airport, following the completion of the joint mapping assessment and trainings of frontline officials across three points of entry (PoEs) in the previous year.
The team observed 12 newly installed handwashing stations, 30 protective glass shields at immigration counters, cybersecurity lanes and 12 LED screens for display of COVID-19 information and handed over five computers, one projector, two cameras and four printers for enhanced operational preparedness and response capacities of frontline officials to COVID-19. Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I and Luang Prabang Airport also benefited from the support.