Vietnam: 05 principles of management and use of internet resources

According to Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, management and use of internet resources shall comply with the following principles:

1. Internet resources are planned consistently in order to ensure the safety, reliability and effectiveness for Internet activities in Vietnam.

2. Protection of Internet resources related to the national sovereignty, interest and security, and Communist Party and state organs, organizations, socio-political organizations, will be given priority so that they are prevented from any infringement.

3. Management and use of Internet resources must stick to the principle that it will serve the right purpose, the right subject, and comply with regulations and will not intrude upon legitimate rights and interests of other organizations or individuals.

4. International cooperation should be enhanced, and international agreements and laws in respect of management and use of Internet resources should be strictly observed.

5. Internet resources should only be brought into operation or maintained for continuing operations only after organizations or individuals using Internet resources have paid fees and charges in accordance with applicable regulations.

Besides, Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT also stipulates that domain name refers to the name used for identifying the DNS server address formed from the set of alphabetical characters separated by a full stop “.”. Domain names shall be categorized into the following:

- The domain name formed from the set of ASCII characters and symbols (hereinafter referred to as ASCII domain name);

- The domain name formed from native alphabets of the traditional language in each country (hereinafter referred to as Internationalized domain name (IDN)).

More details can be found in Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, which takes effect from October 10, 2015.

Le Hai

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