A large-scale livestream campaign is set to kick off as part of a nationwide effort to harness digital platforms and media to enhance the value, market reach, and appeal of Vietnamese agricultural specialties.

VOV.VN - Facebook will delete all livestream videos uploaded in Vietnam after 30 days starting from July 3.

The General Department of Taxation has asked local tax authorities to review and make lists of retailers selling through livestreaming on platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Tiktok to carry out risk-based inspections.

Da Nang City Tourism Promotion Centre, in collaboration with Helen Le, the host of Helen’s Recipes YouTube channel on Vietnamese cuisine, have launched a livestream programme entitled “Mam Mam Da Nang” to provide viewers with cooking instructions for typical Da Nang dishes.

The People’s Court of Binh Thuy district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 22 sentenced a woman to two years in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals.”

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands on March 30 sentenced Vu Tien Chi, a local resident, to a 10-year jail term on a charge of making, storing and disseminating documents against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Online entertainment will be increasingly more popular in 2021 after a surge in use during 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese singer Chi Pu has been invited to give a performance at the "Double Happiness - Winter Wonder Festival" which is scheduled to get underway on December 3 through an online format.