Vietnam

Vietnam’s Crypto Gold Rush: Binance, Bybit & Korean Custodian BDACS Supercharge Da Nang’s Digital Finance Hub

With these bold moves, Vietnam is positioning itself as a regional crypto hub – but success will hinge on balancing innovation with investor safeguards. Vietnam’s Digital Asset Strategy and Financial Hub Ambitions Vietnam is aggressively pushing blockchain and crypto into its official financial system. In mid-2025 the government approved Resolution 5/2025 and new laws to pilot a domestic crypto market for five years vietnamnet.vn livebitcoinnews.com. This framework mandates that any traded “crypto assets” be backed by real underlying assets (no securities or fiat), issued by Vietnamese entities, and settled in Vietnamese dong theinvestor.vn vietnamnet.vn. It also sets a staggeringly high

27 September 2025

Vietnam’s 2025 Drone Law Overhaul: Ultimate Guide to New Rules, Permits & No-Fly Zones

As of mid-2025, Vietnam allows drones under 250 grams flown purely for fun without a permit, such as the DJI Mini series. All drone flights require a flight permit issued by the Ministry of National Defense, specifically the Department of Operations, with applications due at least 7 working days before the flight date. Vietnam does not require a general drone registration; permits are issued for each operation, though government drones may be exempt. Civilian drones must weigh under 12 kilograms, and the default altitude limit is 120 meters above ground level unless a permit specifies otherwise. No-fly zones include military

31 July 2025

Drones · Laws · Regulations · Technology · Vietnam

State of Internet Access in Vietnam: From Fiber to Satellite Skies

As of mid-2024, 82.2% of fixed broadband households in Vietnam were connected via fiber-optic FTTH, with universal fiber access targeted by 2025 under the Digital Infrastructure Strategy. 4G LTE coverage reaches 99.8% of the territory, with about 168.5 million mobile subscriptions (roughly 170% of the population) and 91.9 mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 people by mid-2024. Commercial 5G service launched in October 2024, with 5G base stations in all 63 provinces by late 2024 and targets of over 50% of the population by 2025 and 99% by 2030. International connectivity has been fragile due to undersea cables, with 4 of

18 June 2025

Connectivity · Infrastructure · Internet Access · Technology · Vietnam