At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of November 6, answering a reporter's question asking to express Vietnam's reaction to some worrying information that Vietnam could become a hot spot for online fraud activities, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang emphasized: "We do not comment on speculative questions".
According to Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang, in recent times, in the face of the complicated developments of online fraud and cybercrime, Vietnam has completed a legal corridor for telecommunications management and cybersecurity to create effective tools to prevent violations in cyberspace, towards a safe and transparent online environment for the people.
Ms. Pham Thu Hang noted that Vietnam has clearly demonstrated its joint action with the United Nations and member states against the complicated cybercrime in recent times, through the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention and recent high-level conferences.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries, branches and functional agencies of Vietnam are also actively exchanging with partner countries to establish cooperation mechanisms to improve the effectiveness of Vietnam's citizen protection work, and more effectively combat organized crime and high-tech crimes in other countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to closely monitor the situation and prepare necessary plans, closely coordinate with domestic agencies and local authorities to promptly deploy measures to protect citizens.
Also at the press conference, answering questions about the information that there were 135 Vietnamese citizens from Myanmar to Thailand after the Myanmar military's fraud investigation activities at the end of last month, Ms. Pham Thu Hang said: "According to information from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand as well as the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar, as of October 22, about 70 Vietnamese citizens have traveled from Myanmar to Thailand because Myanmar authorities have launched a campaign to scan facilities related to online fraud activities".
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that after receiving the information, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar as well as in Thailand proactively worked with the authorities in the two host countries to find out information and coordinate in conducting information screening and verification to take measures to protect citizens according to the regulations of the host country as well as Vietnamese regulations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed Vietnamese representative agencies in the two countries to immediately coordinate with domestic authorities as well as local authorities to implement necessary consular procedures and support the return of citizens to the country as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Vietnamese citizens should be alert to invitations to go abroad to do "easy work, high salary", not requiring degrees, qualifications, no signed contracts, not through businesses or labor dispatching organizations.
Citizens need to carefully research the content of the job, the unit, the expected work location, the identity of the introducer, the insurance regime, the benefits enjoyed... to make the right decision before working abroad.
