Companies like Facebook that operate in Vietnam should abide by local laws and fully implement their tax and social responsibilities in the country, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. On …
Vietnam relaxes virus restrictions as cases plateau
Communist Vietnam eased social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expansive contact tracing for the apparent success in …
Bennie G. Adkins, 86, Dies; Honored for Vietnam Heroics
He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2014 for bravery in battle and aided veterans in his later years. He died of the new coronavirus.
Vietnam to ease nationwide coronavirus lockdown
No provinces in Vietnam were now seen as “highly prone” to the pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a statement, although some non-essential businesses will remain closed. Vietnam has won …
The Latest: Vietnam loosens restrictions; no reported deaths
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it …
Vietnam-linked hackers targeted Chinese government over coronavirus response: researchers
Hackers working in support of the Vietnamese government have attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijing’s effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, U.S.
Facebook ‘complicit’ in Vietnam censorship: Amnesty
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 …