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• Benefits and Risks of Credit Scoring: Credit scoring algorithms help financial institutions reduce processing time and risks, but they can also infringe on customer privacy and equality.
• Legal Loopholes: Regulations in Vietnam regarding personal data protection and ensuring equal treatment in credit scoring are still incomplete, making implementation difficult.
• Proposed Solutions: It is necessary to improve legislation, establish ethical guidelines for the use of AI, and ensure transparency and fairness in the scoring process to protect customer rights.

According to policy expert Nguyễn Quang Đồng, journalists reporting on court proceedings using recorded audio and video data will ensure accurate information delivery to readers and contribute to educating the public about the law.

• Proposed limits on recording trials only during key moments.

• Journalists face growing restrictions on recording devices.

• Experts argue recording trials promotes transparency and public awareness.

To ensure the sustainable economic operation of Vietnamese journalism, in addition to support through mechanisms and policies, each press agency also needs to strive to diversify its revenue sources and methods of engaging with readers.

The draft of the revised Advertising Law, recently announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, stipulates that celebrities must be directly responsible for the content of advertisements related to the quality of products. Is this regulation truly reasonable?

• The new regulations in the draft Advertising Law (amended) require influencers to be directly responsible for the content of advertisements related to product quality.
• There is ambiguity and confusion in distinguishing the responsibilities of influencers when advertising products.
• Some countries have implemented ethical standards and industry codes of conduct in influencer advertising.

On March 13, 2024, the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act was passed by the European Union (EU) Parliament. This Act sets both “hard” boundaries and “soft” mechanisms that Vietnam can refer to when formulating policies regarding AI technology.

• The world's first Artificial Intelligence Act was passed by the European Union (EU) Parliament on March 13, 2024.

• The Act establishes a boundary between AI development and human development.

• From this, the lesson for Vietnam is that strategy adjustments, policy planning, and solution development need to be specific and timely.