Vietnam’s Independence Palace charges $19 per camera: What visitors need to know
Ho Chi Minh City 22:48 11/08/2026The VND500,000 (US$19) camera fee at Ho Chi Minh City’s Independence Palace has prompted questions over whether the charge applies to visitors or those using the historic site for commercial photography.
Vietnam OKs plan to share private camera data with local police under agreed terms
Vietnam News 16:38 31/03/2026Vietnam has approved a plan to integrate surveillance camera data from individuals, businesses, and organizations into local police monitoring centers under a negotiated agreement framework.
Vietnam sees surge in hacked home cameras, private footage leaked online
Vietnam News 11:43 28/07/2025An increasing number of home surveillance cameras in Vietnam are being hacked, with private footage leaked or sold online.
Traffic police officer filmed punching man in Hanoi
Vietnam News 14:37 09/04/2021The man was insulting and obstructing the officer from in the course of his duty
Ho Chi Minh City traffic police given special motorbikes with license plate identification system
Vietnam News 10:23 26/01/2021The system can quickly trace information of vehicles via their license plates
Vietnamese firm introduces AI camera able to recognize masked face
Economy 18:14 26/11/2020It can be connected via wireless networks and is easy to install.
Draft decree seeks to make cameras mandatory in coaches, buses in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:39 12/11/2019The proposed regulation will be applied to coaches and buses with nine seats or higher, as well as trucks and tractor-trailers
Vietnam starts fitting traffic police officers with body-worn cameras
Vietnam News 10:08 15/06/2019The plan is currently applicable to certain traffic police officers but will be extended to all units in the future
Security camera a vital tool for police investigation in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 17:05 20/05/2018Officers have been able to solve more cases in prompt manners thanks to evidence provided by CCTV
Ho Chi Minh City to install CCTV in kindergartens to prevent child abuse
Vietnam News 15:43 28/11/2017The move is intended to prevent violence against children at daycare facilities
Vietnam’s defense ministry requests tighter management of drones
Vietnam News 15:07 11/10/2017The use of camera drones has become ‘quite complicated’ recently, the ministry has stated
In Vietnam, farmers make shorts to give their work a face
Travel 16:02 29/05/2015Several farmers in a Mekong Delta province who do not own smartphones are now being helped to make their own short films
