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March 18, 2024 | 08:00

The main source of revenue for journalism will soon come from cyberspace.

Internet slows as four out of five submarine cables suffer disruptions in unprecedented incident

February 02, 2023 | 09:00

Vietnamese internet service providers have confirmed that four out of five submarine internet cables that connect the country to the world are experiencing issues, seriously affecting performance and reliability.

Vietnam’s digital economy to reach $220 billion in gross merchandise value by 2030

November 10, 2021 | 15:39

Vietnam’s digital economy is projected to hit $220 billion in GMV by 2030, according to the e-Conomy SEA Report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

Vietnam ranks eighth worldwide in IPv6 adoption

August 08, 2021 | 13:37

Vietnam’s adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) reached 45 per cent as of the end of July, climbing to the eighth place worldwide and second in ASEAN.

Vietnam announces national programme on children protection on network environment

June 05, 2021 | 21:21

The Vietnamese prime minister has approved the national programme on protecting children on the network environment during 2021-2025.

Vietnam's internet e-conomy reaches $14 billion

November 12, 2020 | 19:31

Vietnam’s internet economy reaches a total value of $14 billion in 2020, one of the fastest growth rates in Southeast Asia, according to a Google report.

Internet distributor of Phu My Hung area caught red handed

May 19, 2020 | 12:15

New Life Service Trading Co., Ltd., the internet distributor in Phu My Hung urban area has allegedly been grossly overcharging internet fees for residents.

Internet grows to 354.7 million domain registrations in second quarter

September 05, 2019 | 09:57

Verisign's domain name industry brief in the second quarter of 2019 provides statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry.

Facebook chief wants 'more active' government role regulating Internet

March 31, 2019 | 12:02

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called on Saturday (Mar 30) for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the Internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user privacy.

TikTok works to minimise risk from Internet

March 03, 2019 | 14:46

Nguyen Lam Thanh, head of Public Policy at TikTok, talked with VIR about solutions to minimise digital platform risks.

Internet grows to 339.8 million domain names in second quarter

August 29, 2018 | 11:48

VeriSign announced that the second quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 339.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains.

Internet connections slows in Vietnam as int’l undersea cable down

April 25, 2018 | 09:40

The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) international undersea cable broke down at 23:50 on April 23, disrupting Internet connections from Việt Nam to other countries, according to the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT).

Cyber attacks slowing Internet

March 29, 2013 | 09:22

A "bazooka" cyber attack described as the most powerful ever seen has slowed traffic on the Internet, security experts said Wednesday, raising fresh concerns over online security.