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Cinema department head demoted for oversight on 'Abominable' nine-dash line

Cinema department head demoted for oversight on 'Abominable' nine-dash line

Acting director of the Cinema Department, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, has been demoted for letting China’s infamous nine-dash line appear in Vietnamese cinemas.
142 illegal games removed from Apple, Google app stores in Vietnam

142 illegal games removed from Apple, Google app stores in Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities have been working with Apple, Google and Facebook to remove unauthorized online games providing cross-border services.
July 17, 2019 | 10:38 am GMT+7
Microsoft says Bing search engine blocked in China

Microsoft says Bing search engine blocked in China

Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine has been blocked in China, making it the latest foreign technology service to be shut down behind the country’s Great Firewall.
January 24, 2019 | 01:19 pm GMT+7
The artless art of censorship in Vietnam

The artless art of censorship in Vietnam

Clueless cultural czars are stunting Vietnamese creativity with arbitrary stances on what art should and should not be.
October 26, 2018 | 09:13 am GMT+7
Vietnam needs to embrace its history fully

Vietnam needs to embrace its history fully

Our history is riddled with ‘gaps’ of missing info, and we are to blame.
June 29, 2018 | 10:25 am GMT+7
China gives 'subversive' Peppa Pig the chop

China gives 'subversive' Peppa Pig the chop

The BBC children's cartoon, introduced in the mid-2000s in China, has become extremely popular.
May 01, 2018 | 04:54 pm GMT+7
Asian push to crack down on 'fake news' sparks alarm

Asian push to crack down on 'fake news' sparks alarm

Government heads are using the mantra of 'fake news' to shield themselves from negative media coverage.
April 20, 2018 | 02:06 pm GMT+7
Vietnam cuts domestic server requirement for foreign firms from cyber-security bill

Vietnam cuts domestic server requirement for foreign firms from cyber-security bill

The bill still requires tech giants such as Google and Facebook to store Vietnamese users' data in the country.
January 11, 2018 | 10:45 am GMT+7
China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years

China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years

State media says these shut-downs are gov't efforts to clean up cyberspace.  
December 24, 2017 | 09:00 pm GMT+7
Skype joins list of apps on China blacklist

Skype joins list of apps on China blacklist

Skype's removal from app stores comes as China prepares to host its fourth World Internet Conference next month.
November 23, 2017 | 05:43 pm GMT+7
Vietnam’s cyber-security bill continues to cause jitters as promoter remains non-committal

Vietnam’s cyber-security bill continues to cause jitters as promoter remains non-committal

It remains unclear whether a controversial requirement forcing Google, Facebook to install domestic servers will be scrapped.
November 13, 2017 | 09:49 pm GMT+7
Tea and Tiananmen: Inside China's new censorship machine

Tea and Tiananmen: Inside China's new censorship machine

Welcome to China's new world of online censorship, where Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' meets Silicon Valley start-up.
September 29, 2017 | 02:46 pm GMT+7
China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting

China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting

The move is the latest step to tighten censorship as China prepares for a major Communist Party congress next month.
September 26, 2017 | 02:57 pm GMT+7
Why Vietnam can’t hold back Facebook

Why Vietnam can’t hold back Facebook

Unlike China, Vietnam has embraced Facebook, with plans for creating a homegrown rival courting skepticism.
September 10, 2017 | 07:00 pm GMT+7
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