Social networks are a powerful tool for healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals to disseminate medical knowledge, promote accurate medical information and increase public awareness of risk factors and pathologies, heard a roundtable.
E-commerce in general and livestreaming in particular where buyers and sellers transact in real-time video have been growing in Vietnam with about 2.5 million sessions each month, heard a recent online meeting.
Many Vietnamese prefer using messaging apps for their daily activities, including shopping for essential goods, so this is an opportunity for businesses to interact with potential customers via social media platforms and messaging apps, an expert has said.
In the time ahead, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to manage the cross-border distribution of cultural products and deal with wrongdoings on the cyberspace.
Police in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak said they have detected and handled more than 100 cases of disseminating negative and toxic information about the recent armed attacks on the headquarters of the two communal administrations in Cu Kuin district since June 12.
New regulations governing the use of online information are being drafted and issued within 2023, under which all users of social networks, including foreign ones such as Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, will be required to verify themselves, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Nguyen Thanh Lam.
Police of Ho Chi Minh City have finished an investigation into Nguyen Phuong Hang, General Director of the Dai Nam JSC, and three accomplices for the charge of “abusing rights of freedom and democracy to infringe upon interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals”.
The National Children's Hospital has recently received more child patients with mental illnesses attributed to the increased screen time they spent during the COVID-19 pandemic when outdoor physical social activities were limited.
Providing information to the public through digital communication channels has become popular now. Doing so for official information is currently a common trend among the press agencies in the digital era.
Individuals who use social networks to spread false and unverified information harming Vietnamese financial and stock markets will be strictly handled in line with legal regulations, Lt. Gen. To An Xo, Chief of the Office and Spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on April 8.
Freedom of the press and opinions and the use of social networks in Vietnam are in line with the development of the world and the region as well as the development of the country in recent times.
Religious activities on social networks have become increasingly diverse amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, apart from proper practices, some individuals and organisations have taken advantage of the internet to carry out illegal activities, which requires state agencies to take countermeasures.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on October 1 wrapped up the #KeepingGirlsinthePicture - "For a future picture with girls" campaign, which drew over 50 inspiring stories.
Celebrities are spreading inspirational messages over social media networks to cheer people up in Ho Chi Minh City during the southern hub’s recent COVID-19 hardship.
The code of conduct on social networks, recently introduced by the Ministry of Information and Communications, is expected to help build a healthy internet environment, a lawyer has said.
Vietnamese representative agencies in Cambodia have recently received reports on Vietnamese citizens cheated by human trafficking rings and brought to Cambodia to work in casinos, gambling and online game facilities, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia.
