Vietnam’s second CSO awards go regional

The 2010 Chief Security Officer (CSO) awards will be presented to individuals not only in Vietnam but also in other ASEAN member countries, according to the organisers.

At the 2010 CSO Conference and Awards, the second in Vietnam and the first in ASEAN, slated for Dec. 9-12, CSOs from Vietnam will compete for 10 awards and those from other ASEAN countries for nine awards.

The organisers said the expansion will bring an opportunity for CSOs of Vietnam to exchange experiences with their regional colleagues.

By now, 61 candidates, including 36 from Vietnam, have registered for the awards, which rate not only professional skills, but also management capacity and prestige of the CSOs.

Alongside with the awards presentation, the event will include a CSO conference under the theme “The Evolving CSO from Incident Reaction to Proactive Management”.

CSOs together with State officials and foreign experts will discuss hot issues related to information security.

The CSO Awards organisers include the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) and the International Data Group (IDG)./.

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Stamp collection issued to mark Vietnam’s ASEAN Chair

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Information and Communication held a ceremony to launch a special stamp collection themed “ Vietnam in the ASEAN Community” in Hanoi on October 27.

Attending the ceremony were ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and ministers of nine ASEAN countries.

The issuance of the stamp collection, initiated by the Ministry of Information and Communication, is one of the activities during the 17 th ASEAN Summit, which is taking place in Hanoi .

The special stamp collection features the national flags of the ten ASEAN member countries arranged in the shape of an ascending dragon implying the rising role of a united ASEAN. The design is created by artist Nguyen Du from the Vietnam Stamp Company, who won the first prize at a contest organised by the Vietnam Postal Corporation.

At the ceremony, Deputy PM Khiem and ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan presented a certificate to the winning artist./.

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