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Targeted financial sanctions obligations and designated lists relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and proliferation financing

I. TARGETED FINANCIAL SANCTIONS OBLIGATIONS 1. Reporting entities under the 2022 Law on Anti-Money Laundering are responsible for regularly monitoring the designated list at the link below and for immediately applying…

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Strengthening the identification and countering of proliferation financing in the banking sector

On 24 September 2026, Shinhan Bank Vietnam Limited (Shinhan Bank) organised a workshop on countering the financing of terrorism and countering proliferation financing (CFT/CPF), held both in person and online in Hanoi…

Identifying the risk of proliferation financing in the gaming and gambling sector

In September 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published the report “Risks in the Gaming and Gambling Sector - Red Flag Indicators”[1], which examines the risks of money laundering (Money Laundering - ML)…

Distinguishing money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing

In the international financial security system and under the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF) and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass…

Virtual currencies and the risk of proliferation financing

As virtual currencies (virtual assets – VAs) become increasingly widespread, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published two important reports in June 2025 highlighting the major risk of VAs being exploited for…

Violations of regulations on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction under Government Decree No. 218/2025/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in the fields of national defence and cryptography

The Government has promulgated Decree No. 218/2025/ND-CP of 5 August 2025 on administrative sanctions in the fields of national defence and cryptography, which took effect on the date of signature. The Decree introduces…

CRISPR-Cas9 and the Risk of Bioweapon Proliferation

CRISPR-Cas9 is an advanced gene-editing technology developed in 2012 by scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier. It is a natural defense system found in bacteria and archaea, helping them resist viral…

We dont need more virus

For decades, gain-of-function (GoF) research was a quiet, technical term within virology referring to the modification of organisms to better understand biological processes. In recent years, however, the phrase has…

FATF Report highlights major gaps in global response to Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion

Paris, 20 June 2025 – A new FATF report, Complex Proliferation Financing and Sanctions Evasion Schemes, published today, reveals that significant vulnerabilities remain across the global financial system in countering…

International Mechanisms for Biological Weapons Control

In the current context of global security facing increasingly non-traditional challenges, from international terrorism to threats posed by advanced biotechnology, preventing the proliferation of biological weapons has…

Some aspects of the FATF grey list

The year 2025 marks the 24th anniversary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement on the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (also known as the list of countries or jurisdictions with serious…