Geographic Region (ITU/UN)
ISO 3166 Code
VN
M49 Code
704
MCC
452
ITU Member
Yes
ITU-R Region
Overview
Vietnam (Việt Nam), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest.
Vietnam is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-3. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), and the Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) is charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.