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‘Clean ads’ list expanded to Facebook, TikTok, YouTube accounts

Digital content producers and creators on Facebook, TikTok and YouTube can register to join the list of clean advertisements – the White List – with the confirmation and recognition of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Vietnamese firm loses $10 million after channel blocked by YouTube

With 3,000 videos deleted from YouTube from early 2022 to the end of July 2023 as a result of a copyright dispute, Sconnect, the owner of Wolfoo, the male-wolf animated cartoon character, estimates that the loss has totaled up to $10 million.

Bkav's warning: New malware steals Facebook business accounts

Cybersecurity firm BKAV warned of the new malware that has been stealing Facebook business accounts.

Vietnam still facing challenges in developing online public services

On the way to implement Project 06 about ‘Developing an Application for Population Database, Digital Identification and Authentication for the National Digital Transformation from 2022-2025, with a Vision to 2030’, there are obstacles to overcome.

MIC warns ministries, provinces they may not reach digital-data targets

After analyzing the deployment situation in the first months of the year, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said that ministries and provinces may not be able to complete tasks for the year of national digital data.

Ample room remains for Vietnamese AI developers

There are still many opportunities for Vietnamese businesses in the artificial intelligence (AI) development competition, said Huynh Ngoc Quang, Director of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT).

Telco solutions are needed to settle scam calls

The current solutions to prevent scam calls are only useful for individual cases. Most subscribers need better protection.

When users are afraid of receiving calls and joining the digital environment

Ensuring digital safety at a fundamental level to protect all telecommunications and internet users is an important step in creating digital trust. Digital trust is a must in digital transformation.

VN service providers bet on the cloud

While venturing further with new investment and products, Vietnamese cloud service providers need smarter approaches to compete with international players.

Ransomware remains serious threat to businesses

Fortinet’s experts point out that if ramsomware attacks are not handled in a timely manner, they could cause serious consequences to businesses.

Offices juggle with entering digital era

The adoption of digital office solutions is on the rise in Vietnam, but high costs and scarcity of qualified personnel are necessitating collaborative efforts from multiple stakeholders.

Vietnam needs to begin developing 6G now to gain success in 10 years

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long says Vietnam needs to begin work now to lay the foundation for 6G development in 10 years.

Vietnam now a leading game producer: insiders

A blog dedicated to exploring artificial intelligence (AI) and other trending technologies in the 21st century has said Vietnam is consolidating its role in the development of electronic games worldwide.

Facebook's speed in removing violations hindered by lack of representative

As Facebook is using artificial intelligence (AI) to review and censor content and lacks an official representative in Vietnam, breaches of the social network are not being solved promptly.

Hackers exploit flaws in popular IT products

Viettel Cyber Security (VCS) experts have warned that hackers in the second half of the year will continue to exploit serious security vulnerabilities in popular IT products and services such as mail servers and workflow management platforms.

Ho Chi Minh City to host global blockchain conference

Vietnam’s largest global blockchain conference, NEAR APAC 2023, is set to take place in Ho Chi minh City on September 9 – 10.

Vietnamese headphone market is becoming saturated

Apple dominates the local market with Airpods and other headphone manufacturers are marketing new products, but purchasing power is weak because of the weak economy.

Wholesale policy to support virtual mobile carriers

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will have more wholesale policies to create a more transparent legal corridor, making it easier for virtual mobile carriers to negotiate when buying traffic.

Ministry warns about complicated personal data trading

The Authority of Information Security (DIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications has warned that the buying and selling of personal data has become increasingly common and complicated with a new risk of retailing individual data.

Sconnect wants to put Vietnam on world’s animation-industry map

Putting Vietnam’s name on the world’s animation industry map is the goal of Sconnect, a Vietnamese cartoon brand that features Wolfoo, a lovely wolf cub character.