Vietnam to require registration of social media, even on global platforms Show some ID or your Facebook feed might not make it across the border Legal09 May 2023 | 5
Vietnam threatens to cut off two million mobile subscribers To scupper scams, account-holders must hand over personal info or else Security03 Apr 2023 | 7
Phở no! Vietnam's last working submarine cable glitches out Five from five take a dive, but connections are still alive Off-Prem23 Feb 2023 | 14
Clumsy ships, one Chinese, sever submarine cables that connect Taiwanese islands Vietnam has also struggled with four out of five cables in strife Networks21 Feb 2023 | 32
Foxconn expands Vietnam factories, perhaps to help Apple diversify beyond China Zhengzhou is lovely this time of year, Bac Giang could be nicer still Personal Tech16 Feb 2023 | 5
Not so good morning Vietnam, as government announces, then buries news of Intel investment $3.3 billion may or may not be on its way to expand Chipzilla's Ho Chi Minh City presence Systems09 Feb 2023 | 4
Vietnam celebrates 25 years of internet with advertising blacklist Facebook and YouTube among companies that will have to monitor user content Legal13 Dec 2022 |
Xi Jinping hails 'improved cyber ecology', says state to direct strategic tech research Asia In Brief Samsung and TSMC hit with chip tech patent suit; Ant Group's DB hits AWS; PayPal drops Hong Kong rights group; and more Security16 Oct 2022 | 5
Xiaomi India names Qualcomm as destination for allegedly illegal payments Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba considers offers, clams up; India's HFCL claims Wi-Fi 7 first; Vietnam may censor SocMed; and more Legal04 Oct 2022 | 1
Vietnam demands Big Tech localize data storage and offices Mandate goes into effect October 1, but industry players will have a year to comply Legal19 Aug 2022 | 5
Elon Musk wrote article for China's internet regulator, hinted at aged care robots Asia in Brief PLUS Vietnam's massive infosec push; Philippines telco fight; Australia dumps COVID app; and more Security14 Aug 2022 | 34
Vietnamese attacker circumvents Facebook security with ‘DUCKTAIL’ malware Session cookies and 2FA subversion allow takeover of biz and ad accounts, lead to unauthorized ad buys Research27 Jul 2022 | 8
China's annual parliament gives tech industry much to ponder More digitization, more R&D, and more provocation of tech-producing neighbours Security08 Mar 2022 | 2
China tech market growth to slow in 2022, says Forrester Vietnam, India, Philippines set to outpace Middle Kingdom Software10 Feb 2022 |
Never mind Russia: Turkey and Vietnam are Microsoft's new state-backed hacker threats du jour It isn't just the big dogs preparing to bite, warns Redmond Security08 Oct 2021 | 10
Vietnamese province that hosts Big Tech's factories now fashionably COVID-free Industrial parks in Bac Giang, home to Apple and Samsung suppliers, battled shutdowns and skyrocketing COVID infections among workers since May Science10 Aug 2021 | 8
Intel and Samsung impacted as COVID closes electronics factories in Vietnam 750 cases among workers sees labour force asked to stay on-site On-Prem15 Jul 2021 | 11
Vietnam asks Samsung to find it some COVID-19 vaccines Double-mutant strain puts electronics factories at risk Personal Tech31 May 2021 | 11
Vietnam’s biggest industrial conglomerate quits smartphones and TV biz, bets on electric cars No breakthroughs left to make in electronics, says CEO as company eyes off IPO-by-SPAC Personal Tech11 May 2021 | 5
Vietnam thanks Samsung for all its help, asks for more to go beyond mere manufacturing Samsung in turn asks for access to clean 'leccy at high-level love-in Personal Tech04 May 2021 |
Big tech suggests Vietnam rewrite its digital tax plans Nice economy you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if growth slowed Legal30 Mar 2021 | 8
Vietnam pursues ten-year AI plan, aspires to crack world’s top 50 for R&D by 2030 Ministries all given goals to infuse AI into operations, some in somewhat startling ways AI + ML24 Mar 2021 | 8
Intel reveals US$475m investment in Vietnam as Communist Party says it loves high-tech industry What a co-incidence this news has emerged in the same week as a five-yearly party congress! On-Prem27 Jan 2021 | 26
New t-shirt slogan: 'My job was outsourced to an Indian company that moved it to Vietnam' HCL heads to Hanoi in search for 3,000 new workers, which is just two percent of headcount and one quarter's usual hiring rate, but a vote of confidence On-Prem14 Dec 2020 | 15
Vietnam bans drone flights near all government buildings, borders and factories Even the Fatherland Front Central Committee is a no-fly zone Science15 Jun 2020 | 1
Two COVID tests, five-day quarantine, limited expense account abuse opportunities: Taiwan sets new rules for business travel Visits to your favorite electronics supplier are not going to be fast or fun On-Prem11 Jun 2020 | 5
Vietnam alleged to have hacked Chinese organisations in charge of COVID-19 response Apparently everyone's cyber-spooks are mad for this right now Security23 Apr 2020 | 23
Zuck loves free speech so much Facebook will censor 'anti-state' content in Vietnam after telcos 'crippled' access Updated Fine, fine, we'll ban whatever the government says is illegal, just give us back access, says US giant Networks22 Apr 2020 | 18
Silk road adviser caught, Kaspersky sues Dutch paper, and Vietnam's tech clampdown Roundup Also, Weight Watchers is light on security Security16 Jun 2018 | 8
Vietnam bans Bitcoin as payment for anything What is it with (mostly) single party states and crimps on cryptocurrency? Legal30 Oct 2017 | 45
Your next flight is to Glorious China, Owners Of All South China Sea Vietnamese airports hacked by propaganda-spouting ninnies Security01 Aug 2016 | 1
Hacking Team's snoopware 'spied on anti-communist activists in Vietnam' Yet more revelations emerge from email trove Security13 Jul 2015 | 5
Vietnam-lovin' VoIP man's 50-nation tally couldn't hold him back The eXpat Files Every single journey's got a story to tell On-Prem24 May 2015 | 7
Chipzilla to add new production line in Vietnam Haswell and SoC supplies drive Saigon boom On-Prem12 Nov 2014 | 1
Samsung, Vietnam in talks over $3bn mobile phone factory Smartphone giant already has $2bn plant in the country On-Prem10 Nov 2014 | 4
Indian DEITY hands down new manufacturing subsidy plan With anti-China riots in Vietnam, the timing is good Legal18 Jun 2014 | 4
EFF claims Vietnam targeted its staff with spear phishing attack Is this Chinese soft power in action? Security21 Jan 2014 | 11
Workers, guards clash in hours-long Samsung factory RIOT in Vietnam Property burned, at least 11 injured in major melee On-Prem10 Jan 2014 | 27
Vietnam tightens noose on web freedoms with new decrees Fines galore for gaming past curfew and anti-government tweets Legal29 Nov 2013 | 10
Unbelievably RARE, two-horned 'UNICORN' SPOTTED in woods There's never a virgin around when you need one Science13 Nov 2013 | 23
Commies copying West again as Vietnam plans own Silicon Valley At least they didn't go with 'Digital Mekong' or something even lamer Legal01 Nov 2013 | 6
Vietnam jails man for Facebook freedom campaign 'Abuse' of personal liberties leads to 15 months in jail Legal31 Oct 2013 | 20
Vietnam crimps online freedom of speech with 'Decree 72' New law insists foreign companies use local servers, prevents sharing news on blogs Legal03 Sep 2013 | 24
Vietnamese city drinks the smart city kool aid Da Nang switches on free metro Wifi and charges towards e-government Legal21 Aug 2013 | 7
Vietnamese madam cuffed after advertising girls on Facebook Art museum nudies NO! But prostitutes, sure Bootnotes25 Apr 2013 | 33
Vietnamese high school kids can pass Google interview Google engineer makes shock discovery on fact-finder On-Prem22 Mar 2013 | 84
Vietnamese Google-killer searches like it's 1996 Local search contender borrows ideas from Yahoo! circa 1996 On-Prem16 Nov 2012 | 9
Japan and Vietnam push on with rare earth mining plans Asian nations chip away at Chinese monopoly On-Prem18 Jun 2012 | 13
Sir Howard's days as Sony prez said to be numbered Younger blood may lead the struggling company On-Prem06 Jan 2012 | 11
Hunting of incredibly rare two-horned 'unicorns' forbidden Only hillbilly hunters have ever seen one alive Science19 Apr 2011 | 16
'Operation eMule' feds bust duo with 500+ eBay, PayPal accounts Handled $1m+ in tat-bazaar loot churn cyber-cash blag Security05 Jan 2011 | 17
'Unicorn' captured in remote Laos mountain forests Incredibly rare species now even rarer Science20 Sep 2010 | 37
IAEA calls for mutated supercrops to feed world's hungry A Triffid a day keeps starvation away Science02 Dec 2008 | 25
Malaysia flirts with Google over world's biggest data center Hopes to taunt India and Vietnam with boxes Channel29 Jan 2008 | 20