The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations is joining hands with relevant agencies to identify a person who posted fake news on social media stating that a Vietnamese peacekeeper passed away in Uganda, the Department announced on February 9.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is home to a large expat community, with many falling victim to fake news regarding COVID-19. A group of zingnews.vn correspondents sets out to find out how expats are dealing with the current spread of incorrect information.  

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on July 23 issued a document on intensifying the handling of fake news and untrue information about COVID-19 on the internet.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications has introduced a code of conduct on all social media platforms which became effective from June 17 as part of efforts to create a safe and healthy virtual environment for internet users nationwide.

VOV.VN - Preventive measures against COVID-19 have been tightened at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport after a coronavirus infection was confirmed and four others were suspected.

ASEAN needs to set up an anti-fake news task force, while developing a regional guideline and shared platform for prompt information sharing, proposed a Vietnamese official at a seminar held in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 20.