Under the MoU, TikTok will partner with the department to support Vietnam’s presence and activities at global events such as World EXPOs—starting with EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan, scheduled from April 13 to October 13.
The investment includes training programmes for businesses and creators, anti-fraud campaigns, and a new data hosting service to enhance local cloud capabilities.
Police of Hanoi on January 23 reported that they have detained and launched legal proceedings against Dau Thi Tam, a 45-year-old resident of the city’s Hoang Mai district for allegedly abusing democratic freedoms to harm the interests of the State under Article 331 of the Criminal Code.
Sellers from manufactures to distributors and retailers are increasing their volume of livestreaming, hoping to increase revenues as Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays near.
Vietnam’s gaming industry has taken a significant stride in 2024, with many important activities conducted by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in collaboration with game producers and distributors to guide the growth of the sector.
Vietnam has one of the most dynamic live commerce markets globally, driven by its growing population, tech-savvy culture, and an expanding base of discerning young consumers, experts said.
Singapore is currently reviewing and discussing the implementation of a more comprehensive food safety legislation which includes specific regulations for food donations, following several large-scale poisoning incidents.
The popular short video platform TikTok announced last week that it is offering an ad credits package worth 1 million USD to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote their advertisement activities on the platform.
TikTok, an online video-sharing platform, has become the most popular online shopping platform among Thais aged up to 29, according to a survey conducted by the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO).
The Department of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has warned of the continued prevalence of online scams after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Chinese short-video platform TikTok on December 11 announced an investment of 1.5 billion USD in GoTo technology firm of Indonesia following an agreement to restart its shopping app in the Southeast Asian country.
Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has given the green light for collaboration between ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, and Indonesia's PT Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo) to establish an e-commerce platform.
The Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) Central Committee and Google jointly organised a forum on information safety on cyberspace for young people and the elderly in Hanoi on November 30.
Foreign service providers paid more than 9 trillion VND (367.15 million USD) in tax through the online portal serving taxpayers engaging in e-commerce and business activities in the first nine months of this year, according to the General Department of Taxation.
Violations of Vietnam's laws have been detected in TikTok's cross-border services in Vietnam after a comprehensive inspection of TikTok's activities in the country from May this year, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) said at the monthly press conference on October 5.
TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, will halt e-commerce transactions on its app in Indonesia from October 4, after the Southeast Asian country imposed a ban on goods transactions on social platforms last week.
Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms to rein in direct sales on major platforms which are said to harm millions of small businesses, according to Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan.
Social network TikTok has been granted an e-commerce business licence by the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the country’s Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi said on September 21.
Farm produce of the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen was introduced on TiKTok in a livestream programme staged in Ham Tu commune, Khoai Chau district in late August.
