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  1. 16 November 2022Activities

    Course on detecting, investigating, analysing and preventing proliferation financing

    From 14 to 16 November 2022 in Ninh Binh, Standing Office 81, in coordination with the Anti-Money Laundering Department of the State Bank of Vietnam and the Export Control and Related Border Security Program of the U.S…

  2. 11 November 2022Activities

    Training course on identifying goods related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons for Focal Units in the Northern Region, Hanoi, 11 November 2022

    To build the capacity of specialist officials in the field of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), from 9 to 11 November 2022, Standing Office 81, in coordination with the Department of…

  3. 1 November 2022Activities

    Third Export Control Governance Dialogue – emerging technologies and their security, non-proliferation and human rights implications for strategic trade control”

    The Third Export Control Governance Dialogue – emerging technologies and their security, non-proliferation and human rights implications for strategic trade control” was held in Brussels, the Kingdom of Belgium, on…

  4. 2022 Summer Export Control Exchange Programme for South-East Asia

    From 2 to 8 October 2022, the 2022 Summer Export Control Exchange Programme for South-East Asia took place in Washington, D.C., the United States. Participants in the 2022 Summer Export Control Exchange Programme for…

  5. 16 September 2022Activities

    Senior-level conference on export control

    From 12 to 16 September, the Senior-Level Conference on Export Control was held at the Shangri-La, Singapore. The event was organised by Singapore Customs in coordination with the US Department of Commerce, the Export…

  6. 15 September 2022Research and analysis

    In-depth review mechanism to prioritise the tracing, seizure and confiscation of cross-border criminal assets

    On 13 September 2022, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and INTERPOL launched a joint initiative on recovering assets from money laundering crimes, marking a turning point in global asset recovery efforts. While…

  7. 12 September 2022Research and analysis

    Biological weapons that worry the US Government

    1. Hantavirus Priority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): third-highest priority Fatality rate if untreated: 38% Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that can lead to respiratory and…

  8. 5 September 2022World news

    Germany’s measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

    Germany has made significant reforms over the past five years to strengthen its system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CTF). Some of the new measures are already producing results, but…

  9. 31 August 2022Activities

    Consultation workshop on a legal framework for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction for Vietnam

    On 29–30 August 2022, in Ha Long, the Standing Office of Vietnam’s National Focal Point (Standing Office 81) – Chemical Corps, in coordination with the Export Control and Related Border Security Program of the US…

  10. 23 August 2022Law and policy

    National Action Plan on anti-money laundering approved

    Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed a Decision promulgating the National Action Plan on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing for the 2021–2025 period. Hanoi (VNA)…

  11. 15 August 2022Activities

    Summer University of the Strategic Trade Control Programme (EU P2P)

    From 8 to 12 August 2022, the 8th Summer University of the Strategic Trade Control Programme (EU P2P) was held in Wiesbaden, the Federal Republic of Germany. The Vietnamese delegation comprised representatives of the…