Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Facebook of “caving” to Vietnam’s strict censorship regime, after the US tech giant confirmed it was blocking content deemed illegal by the country’s …
Facebook agrees to restrict anti-government content in Vietnam after months of throttling
Facebook has agreed to block access to certain anti-government content to users in Vietnam, following months of having its services throttled there, reportedly by state-owned telecoms. Reuters, citing …
Exclusive: Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic – sources
We believe the action was taken to place significant pressure on us to increase our compliance with legal takedown orders when it comes to content that our users in Vietnam see,” the first of the two …
China says Vietnam’s claims in South China sea are illegal, ‘doomed to fail’
China’says it has lodged stern representations in response to what it called Vietnam’s illegal claims in the South China sea and that an …
Vietnam Says Over 13,000 People Linked to Coronavirus Cluster Tested Negative
A man holds a rice bag after getting rice from an automatic rice dispensing machine, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/KhamReuters …
Bennie Adkins, who received Medal of Honor for Vietnam War battle, dies at 86 of coronavirus
Bennie Adkins, a farmer’s son eager to see the world beyond Oklahoma, had quit college twice and was facing a future either as a fry cook or tilling the land. It was peacetime, he recalled, and he was …
Glenna Goodacre, Created Vietnam Women’s Memorial, Dies at 80
Ms. Goodacre did paint for a while, but went on to become a nationally known sculptor. Her works include the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, the Irish famine memorial in …
Navy Believes Delivery Flights, Not Vietnam Port Stop, Brought Virus to Carrier
Navy officials say they’ve been unable to make a definitive link between hundreds of coronavirus cases on an aircraft carrier and a controversial port call in Vietnam, leading them to consider the …
In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here’s Why
Vietnam shares a border with China, yet it has reported no deaths from COVID-19 and just 268 confirmed cases, when other Southeast Asian nations are reporting thousands. Experts say experience dealing …
Recipe for disaster: Vietnam embraces kitchen nightmares in lockdown
Burnt bread, collapsed cakes and inedible potatoes: the kitchen failures of Vietnamese families in self-isolation are being shared online, with hundreds of thousands joining a Facebook group to …