Vietnam cites child safety in calls for greater social media censorship used to stifle dissent
Vietnamese authorities announced last week the results of a monthslong investigation into TikTok, finding that the social media platform’s censorship processes failed to filter out content that violates Vietnamese laws.
Vietnam-aligned hackers attempted to hack US lawmakers and journalists
Hackers aligned with Vietnam tried to use social media platforms X and Facebook to install spyware on the phones of dozens of high-profile targets, including US lawmakers, United Nations officials and CNN journalists, Amnesty International said Monday.
Vietnam accused of Predator spyware attack on EU and US politicians
Awkward, seeing as the US and Vietnam just announced a refreshed relationship.
Social media giants remove false advertisements, fake news in Vietnam
Social media giants Facebook, Google, TikTok and Netflix removed thousands of « offensive » and « false » posts in Vientam at the request of the government.
Vietnam proposes prohibiting TikTok accounts for kids
Vietnamese authorities have proposed banning children under 13 from using TikTok along a string of suggested screen time restrictions to be imposed on those under 18.
Int’l businesses want Vietnamese IT talent amid shortage
Foreign companies are recruiting Vietnamese IT talent with salary offers of up to VND4 billion a year ($164,400), but the search is challenging due to a shortage of suitable candidates.
Vietnam loses US$350 million due to copyright infringement
Around 80 per cent of violations take place on digital platforms with the most violated content including TV shows, movies, music and books.
Students’ personal data sold publicly at cheap prices in Vietnam
Personal information, especially that of students from Ho Chi Minh City, is being traded on the Internet at very cheap prices.
Biden leads US tech execs in Vietnam talks
US President Joe Biden and senior executives from top American tech firms including Google and Intel will meet Vietnamese business leaders Monday after the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in the face of shared concerns about China.
Online platforms pay $166 million in tax in Vietnam
Vietnam collected VND3.94 trillion (US$166.5 million) in taxes from 57 foreign online platforms including Google, Apple, Facebook, Netflix, and TikTok in the first half of this year.
Vietnam calls for tech giants to use AI to remove ‘anti-state’ content
The demand marks a further incremental tightening of the state’s control over the online sphere.
Nearly 5,000 ChatGPT accounts hacked in Vietnam
Vietnam’s 4,700 compromised ChatGPT accounts make up the fourth highest total in world, according to a cybersecurity firm.
Facebook helped bring free speech to Vietnam. Now it’s helping stifle it.
When Facebook took off in Vietnam about a decade ago, it was like a “revolution,” said two of the company’s early employees in Asia. For the first time, people across the country could communicate directly about current affairs.
Vietnam to crack down on anonymous social media accounts
Social media users in Vietnam must soon verify their identities, in what the government says is a bid to crack down on online scams.
Vietnam to probe TikTok over ‘toxic’ content
The app already faces growing pressure from Western governments over fears that user data could be used or abused by Chinese officials.
MoMo partners with Western Union for money transfer in Vietnam
Vietnamese digital payment firm MoMo and American multinational financial services company Western Union have on Monday announced a strategic collaboration enabling customers to receive Western Union money transfers on the MoMo app.
Crypto flourishes in Vietnam with 16.6 million holders
The latest data revealed that around 17% of Vietnam’s population have jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.
Zalo remains Vietnam’s most-used messaging app
In terms of usage rate in Vietnam, Zalo surpasses its global competitor Facebook.
Vietnam’s last functional undersea cable now malfunctioning
The last fully functional undersea Internet cable connecting Vietnam with the rest of the world is now malfunctioning, an Internet service provider in Vietnam said Tuesday.
Foreign startups eye Vietnam’s young population
Foreign startups are eyeing Vietnam as one of their main markets thanks to the country’s large and young population, low costs and cheap and abundant labor force abundant.
Vietnam’s internet infrastructure hangs by a thin thread
A subsea cable that’s about to be decommissioned is now the only fully functional pathway that connects Vietnam’s internet with the rest of the world.
Draft decree allows personal data collection without consent
A draft decree on personal data protection says that one’s personal data may be collected, decrypted, and publicized without consent in certain circumstances.
S’pore, Vietnam ink deals to boost cooperation in green, digital economies
Singapore and Vietnam inked fresh deals to step up cooperation in the digital and green economies, as they continue building on recent bilateral collaboration in these fields.
Internet crawls as four undersea cables need repairs
Four out of five undersea cables connecting Vietnam to the world are broken in one way or another, causing internet speeds across the country to slow to a snail’s pace.
Vietnam collects $76.7mn in taxes from foreign service providers
Vietnamese tax authorities on Friday collected taxes totaling VND1.8 trillion (US$76.7 million) from foreign cross-border service providers in Vietnam, such as Google, Facebook and Apple, according to the General Department of Taxation.
Vietnam : drop charges against dissident on Facebook
Bui Van Thuan faces up to 12 years in prison for critical posts