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NGUYEN ANH TUAN

NGUYEN ANH TUAN

Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Global Forum; Chair of International Advisory Committee of UNESCO Chair on Global Citizenship Education, UCLA Nguyen Anh Tuan was the Founder and Chairman of the VietNamNet Media Group and the...

Taiwan wants talks with Japan in disputed waters

(May 2nd, 2016) Taiwan has urged Japan to engage with it in talks over disputed waters around the island of Okinotori. The request follows Japan’s seizure of a Taiwanese fishing boat. At issue is whether Japan is entitled to a 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone...

U.S. high court approves rule change to expand FBI hacking power

( May 2nd, 2016) The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would let U.S. judges issue search warrants for access to computers located in any jurisdiction despite opposition from civil liberties groups who say it will greatly expand the FBI's hacking...

Global funds-transfer system beckons cyberthieves

( May 2nd, 2016) “Swift, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, has warned its customers it is aware of ‘a number of recent cyber incidents,’ in which attackers sent fraudulent messages over its system.’’ The Boston...

Distinguished Panel to Speak on BGF-G7 Summit Initiative May 9

Distinguished Panel to Speak on BGF-G7 Summit Initiative May 9

( May 2nd, 2016) On  May 9, The Boston Global Forum (BostonGlobalForum.org) will host a major conference on the theme of “Building Ethics Norms for Cybersecurity’’. It is part of its BGF-G7 Summit Initiative, in which internationally known experts have been...

Two men sentenced for using malware in massive thefts

( May 2nd, 2016) The Guardian reports that the Russian creator of a computer program that let cybercriminals infect millions of computers and drain bank accounts in several countries has been sentenced to serve nine and half years in a U.S. prison. Aleksandr...