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Cyber law balances security, information freedom

Dr Mai Liem Truc, former deputy minister of Post and Communications, talks to the newspaper Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the need to finalise the draft Law on Cyber Security.

Ministry protects OTT services

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications looks set to issue a rule preventing local telecom companies from obstructing over-the-top (OTT) services such as Zalo and Viber.

Internet business to earn VND100 trillion in 2018

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s revenues earned from services on the Internet will have amounted to nearly VND20 trillion next year and five times that number in 2018, said an industry player at a seminar in Hanoi last week.

Policy cracks down on online game content

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of businesses producing and distributing illegal video games face closure following a government decree slated to take effect from September 1.

Freedom of speech and legal framework

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government’s recently issued decree on the management, supply and use of Internet services and online information reflects its unceasing efforts to better its legal system,