A man reading online news with his laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. Some 80 per cent of Vietnam’s 98 million people use the internet. File photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Asian Angle
Under my thumb: Vietnam tightens screws on foreign tech firms, internet users
- Vietnam has issued a series of regulations aimed at ensuring social media firms’ maximum compliance with government dictates
- Its efforts to assert control, regulate content could have consequences for Vietnam’s mobile tech sector and sustained economic growth
A man reading online news with his laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. Some 80 per cent of Vietnam’s 98 million people use the internet. File photo: AFP
