Major General Hoang Anh Tuyen, Deputy Chief of Office and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), replied to reporters’ inquiries regarding information circulating on social media related to a senior leader of the Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB), at a regular Government press conference on January 8.

Singapore has blocked access to 10 websites linked to foreign entities suspected of conducting hostile misinformation campaigns targeting the country.

National Assembly (NA) deputies stressed the need to supplement the responsibilities of relevant agencies in preventing and eliminating false information on products to protect consumers, as the legislature put the draft Law on Protection of Consumer Rights (amended) on table during its ongoing fifth plenary session on May 26.

A Facebook account owner in Hanoi was sentenced on October 27 to two years in prison for posting false information that affected businesses and harmed the stock market.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has decided to cancel nine separate bond issuances worth over 10 trillion VND (over 437 million USD) by subsidiaries of property developer Tan Hoang Minh Group because they submitted false information.

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has instructed the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and security agencies to take tough action against those who spread fake news, local media reported.

Singapore on May 20 ordered Facebook and Twitter to carry a correction notice to users of the social media platforms in the country over what it says is a false statement about a new virus variant originating in Singapore.

ASEAN needs to set up an anti-fake news task force, while developing a regional guideline and shared platform for prompt information sharing, proposed a Vietnamese official at a seminar held in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 20.

Following the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, the project “Say No to Fake News” of Vietnam News Agency came to Dong Thap province in the region on July 8.

Google Maps has removed false information about Phu Lam beach in Vietnam’s south-central coastal province of Phu Yen, according to a local official.

The military has so far performed well the tasks directed by the Prime Minister to prevent and cope with the threat of the novel coronavirus (nCoV), said Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don.

Abuse of social networks to post or share false information will carry fines of 10 million – 20 million VND (430 – 860 USD), according to a decree recently issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Thai authorities have arrested two people for posting “fake news” on social media in relation to coronavirus.

Vietnamese delegates are joining those from ASEAN member nations, and countries in Asia Pacific at the Regional Conference on Digital Diplomacy (RCDD) in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 10-11.

An agreement on communication cooperation in the 2019-2020 period was signed between the People’s Committee of Vinh Phuc province and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on August 8.

Eight organisations under the Academic and Professional Network in Thailand have signed a joint declaration against misinformation.

At least nine people have been arrested in Thailand for spreading fake news on Facebook with posts about sacked election officials and bogus ballots.

The Cambodian Government began to take action on July 5 against “fake news” on websites and social media platforms deemed to be undermining national security.

Mobile phone users must submit portrait photos when registering for accounts, an official from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said.

Social network users could face fines of up to 50million VND (2,200 USD) if they violate regulations in a draft decree proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.