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From June 17-18, 1989, the Vietnam News Agency organised the 10th OANA Executive Board Meeting, the 10th Technical Group Meeting and the sixth Editorial Workshop. VNA/VNS File Photo HÀ NỘI — Members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) agreed that it’s time to use every advantage to develop mechanisms in the fight against fake news, and all media outlets should not compromise truth, accuracy and accountability for speed. Given the context that fake news is spreading and harming nations, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) affirmed that it does not compromise in its quest for honest reporting of the events in the country and around the world. First Deputy Director General of Russia’s TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman said that the first step would be forming close ties among news agencies, possibly in a traditional alliance like the OANA, he suggested, stressing on the need to give a clear definition of “fake news”, along with legal arguments and … [Read more...] about OANA members commit to fight fake news with modern technology

A girl looks for movies online on a site that offers films for free in Việt Nam. — VNS Photo Trọng Kiên Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Instead of watching movies at cinemas or on television, Lâm Quang Minh from Hà Nội often uses his smartphone or iPad for entertainment. The two online platforms he most visits are phimmoi.net and hdonline.vn , which offer a diverse choice of local and international motion pictures, including those produced by the Republic of Korea (RoK) on a free-of-charge or pay-per-view format. The Hanoian is among the 68 million viewers that visited phimmoi.net - an online platform that provides films for free - in August, up 27 million from the 41 million just five months earlier. A similar platform bilutv.com saw its figures jump from 19 million views in March to 48 million in August. These are only two among the five websites including hdonline.vn that are allegedly top violators of copyright in Việt Nam, according to Director of the Institute for … [Read more...] about Solutions sought to improve copyright protection

Hand-carried good stores on Nguyễn Sơn Street, Hà Nội. — Photo laodong.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — On Nguyễn Sơn Street in Hà Nội’s Long Biên District, there is a small alley which is home to dozens of mini-shops standing close to each other. In each store, there is a variety of goods, including cosmetics, food, beverages, clothes, tooth brushes, cigarettes, glasses, knives, chopsticks and cooking pans. All of them are foreign branded and hand carried to Việt Nam on airlines. For this reason, Alley No 158 is infamously called the “paradise of hand carried goods (HCGs)” in Hà Nội. The goods sold by residents are not low cost compared to Vietnamese products, however, they are cheaper than legally imported products. Being sold at only slightly lower cost than market prices, hand-carried perfumes, cigarettes and wine are the favourite products because legally imported goods often bear high taxes and also, there are many fakes. Nearly 20 years … [Read more...] about Hà Nội street offers tax-free foreign goods

The tourism sector also needs to follow regulations to ensure accessibility for disabled persons.— Photo Vietnam Pictorial HÀ NỘI — When planning trips for business or pleasure, able-bodied people take certain things for granted — they assume that they’ll be able to easily and safely get around their destination, no matter where it is. For disabled people, tourism can require a bit more thinking ahead. Accessible tourism, which attempts to guarantee access to all tourist destinations and services for all people regardless of their disabilities or age, according to the World Tourism Organisation under the United Nations (UNWTO), remains a fairly new concept in Việt Nam but is gradually gaining momentum. Đỗ Cẩm Thơ, deputy head of tourism department under the culture ministry, says in most developed countries, public infrastructure includes features to ensure ease of use for people with disabilities, such as lifts in train platforms, grab rails in bathrooms and auditory … [Read more...] about Increasing participation of the disabled in tourism

Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn gives a speech at a conference on building a code of conduct for internet users on May 18. – Photo vietnamnet.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Information and Communications plans to build a code of conduct for internet users to create a healthy networking atmosphere in the country. Speaking at a conference on Friday’s morning, Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn said the number of internet users in Việt Nam had boomed in recent years. Currently, there are some 55 million internet users in the country, accounting for 57 per cent of the population. Of this, 50 million access the internet via mobile phones. Each user spends between 2.5 and seven hours every day on the internet, with Facebook and YouTube being the most popular websites. Tuấn said apart from the undeniable positive aspects, social network also had its own shortcomings. In Việt Nam, social network, with its … [Read more...] about Internet users to have code of conduct

Illustrative image. The VPNFilter virus has affected over 500,000 routers and storages in many countries, including Việt Nam. — Photo vov.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ Authority of Information Security on Tuesday warned that routers and storages in Việt Nam have been exposed to the VPNFilter virus. The virus has affected over 500,000 routers and storages in many countries, including Việt Nam, it said. The most vulnerable devices are Internet-connected routers and storages produced by popular brands like Linksys, Mikro Tik, Netgear, and TP-Link. A research by the Cisco Talos group run by Cisco showed VNPFilter as a multi-phrase cyber-espionage virus capable of stealing information from websites and spying on the industrial command domain, such as those of power networks or industrial infrastructure. An effected device will be restarted and reset, during which the /var/run/vnpfilterw link will be created. The … [Read more...] about Government issues warning on router-hacking virus