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Over-the-top media services, including popular messaging apps like Telegram, need to be managed under the Law on Telecommunications, according to amendments to it proposed by the government. The Ministry of Information and Communications said OTT services could be considered direct substitutes for traditional communications like calling and texting, and popular …

U.S. lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting “emotional distress” on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app’s CEO on the company’s outsized influence on teens. The hearing, which was TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew’s first appearance before Congress, comes at a …

The health ministry on Thursday proposed to apply excise tax for all sweetened drinks in accordance with WHO definitions. At a Thursday meeting on the impacts of sweetened drinks on health, Tran Thi Trang, deputy head of the legislation department under the Ministry of Health, said the ministry is proposing …

Singaporean chip designer Eu Gene Goh is an electric-vehicle evangelist with two Teslas in the garage. But the car-tech enthusiast is also not ready to give up his S$1.6-million ($1.21 million) McLaren 765LT with a V8 engine capable of hitting 100 km per hour (62 miles per hour) in three …

North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone that can generate a radioactive tsunami, state media reported on Friday, as it blamed joint military drills by South Korea and the U.S. for raising tensions in the region. During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at …

Two Vietnamese universities have been ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) as among the world’s top 100 in their subject areas. In Hospitality and Leisure Management, Duy Tan University in Da Nang was ranked 51 out of 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. In the Engineering Petroleum …

A family in the northern province of Quang Ninh has finally agreed to move from a house blocking a new road project after being offered a better relocation deal. Nguyen Thi Luyen, the 65-year-old owner of the home, said she met with local officials on Wednesday and agreed to move …

China and the Philippines should manage their differences properly, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the first in-person meeting between senior diplomats from the countries since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Bilateral tensions have risen recently over naval disputes in contested areas of the South China Sea and the …

The four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants involved in a drug trafficking investigation are being considered for dismissal, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has announced. A representative of the Authority said the attendants had abused their positions to smuggle goods and thus would not be able to work in any …

Foreigners can stay up to 30 days visa-free in Phu Quoc, which has beaches rated among the most beautiful on the planet. Superior visa policy Foreigners can enter Vietnam by air or sea, stay in a transit area and transfer to Phu Quoc to get this visa exemption. This is …