Vietnam sets November 15 deadline for cross-border digital ID trials

Vietnam aims to finish trial links between its VNeID digital identity platform, Singapore's Singpass and Laos' LAeID by 15 November, as ASEAN governments explore cross-border credentials. VNeID already holds more than 86 million accounts and is expanding into payments, transport, healthcare and land records, with biometric checks tied to banking and mobile records. The development shows national identity systems being built to interconnect across borders, though data standards, privacy law and security gaps remain unresolved and the trials are still pilots.