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How Vietnam Fights Information War on Facebook
July 15, 2021
A Facebook page of a group called Keeping company with Force 47 , which was identified by Vietnamese state media as being controlled by Force 47 cyber troops, is displayed on screen in this photo taken July 6, 2021 by REUTERS
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The Vietnamese government is fighting political disapproval online with social media “influencers” who are usually soldiers.
Force 47 is Vietnam’s online information warfare unit. It has thousands of soldiers who perform normal duties in addition to their online work. They create and moderate online material to correct “wrong
Monday, July 12, 2021 16:36
As an active member of the forum, Vietnam has coordinated with other members to ensure momentum in APEC cooperation. During its 22 years as a member, Vietnam has proved its important role in the forum.
At the 27th APEC Summit held online last year, Vietnam asked
APEC members to work together in COVID-19 prevention and control efforts, promoting economic links and securing supply chains to maintain the position of Asia-Pacific as a driver of economic recovery.
Addressing the meeting, then Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised that the new driving force for APEC is digital transformation in all fields, to enhance the forum’s core values during the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He also shared Vietnam’s experience in disease control and economic recovery and development.
July 16, 2021
In this Jan. 23, 2021 file photo, a woman wearing face mask looks at her phone in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File
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“Digital tools have been developed quickly to join the national fight against the COVID-19 pandemic; governmental agencies, businesses, and people have actively utilized and promoted the application of ICT in all aspects of socioeconomic life […] This is a catalyst for national digital transformation,” former Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc declared at a meeting of the National Commission on E-government on March 10, 2021.
Yet our experiences suggest a different picture. Coming into Vietnam from abroad, Truong Thuy Quynh had high hopes of experiencing digitized COVID-19 prevention processes. She was quickly hit hard by the reality: an error-ridden health declaration website, time-consuming paperwork, 100 percent manual medical screening, and mostly in-person communications. The situation was no better for Pham Thi Thu
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