State President Luong Cuong held a working session with relevant agencies on October 15 to look into preparations for the signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Ha Noi Convention), scheduled to take place in Ha Noi on October 25–26.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son presided over a meeting of the steering board for the Opening for Signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime and related events in Viet Nam on October 13.

On that principled basis, the Vietnamese diplomat reaffirmed that all claims and actions by parties in the East Sea/South China Sea must comply with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The rapid development of information technology and artificial intelligence (AI) has created a historic turning point for the world economy but also opened a fierce war against cybercrime. Ensuring cyber security has become a common challenge for all humanity.

State President Luong Cuong has delivered a message on the occasion of Viet Nam hosting the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Ha Noi on October 25 - 26, 2025.

The event will be attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with high-ranking leaders from countries and representatives from regional and international organisations, according the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Viet Nam introduced the opening for the signing ceremony for the landmark Ha Noi Convention against Cybercrime at the United Nations headquarters on September 22, as part of the High-level General Debate of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80).

Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the Octopus Conference 2025 on combating high-tech crimes held at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg, France from June 4-5.