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The government of Vietnam has agreed to slap fines on individuals who put fraudulent, slanderous or lurid content online.

A new decree, effective from 15 April, imposes a fine of VND10-20 million ($426-$853) for using social networks to provide false information, slander or insult agencies and institutions, reduce individuals’ honor or dignity; encourage superstition, obscenity, or depravity that is incompatible with the traditions and customs of the nation; provide and share information explaining the information

The new declaration is used to replace the old one from 2013 that did not cover the aspect of fake news directly.

VND10-20 million will also be fined on acts of supplying, sharing false information, causing confusion among individuals, encouraging abuse, crimes, social evils, and gambling; supplying, sharing literary, artistic, and publishing works without the author’s permission or not yet approved for circulation.

Also, social media is widely used today. But how does it affect the Vietnamese’s people life? Let’s watch and find out

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How hard is the Vietnamese language?

If you ask the Vietnamese themselves, that’s pretty much unlikely. Among its 90 million people, the alleged complexity of Vietnam’s official language is a point of national pride, and locals are happy to tell you “tiếng Việt khó !” (Vietnamese is difficult) at any opportunity possible.

So if you’re learning Vietnamese, or dreaming about learning, it’s possible that discouragement is all you’ve been having so far!

It is true that pronouncing Vietnamese can be tricky, with six tones and a multitude of unusual vowel sounds that we don’t have in English. But most Vietnamese ex-pats do not know that Vietnamese pronunciation is just about the only difficult thing. Every other aspect of the language, particularly compared to most European languages, is extremely simple, far easier than what you would expect.

Look at Kay’s videos on how much Kay improve in just a few months.

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