google server trouble snarls youtube snapchat

Google server trouble snarls YouTube, Snapchat

Congested Google servers in the eastern United States caused problems for users of Snapchat and YouTube on Sunday (Jun 2), with complaints on social media that the popular apps weren't accessible.
vietnam could follow up eu social media slapdown

Vietnam could follow up EU social media slapdown

The European Parliament and the European Commission have already approved the new copyright law, which will require the two largest cross-border platforms hosting user-uploaded content, Facebook and YouTube, to cut licensing deals with creators so they are paid when people share their content from 2021 onwards.
netflix to be accused of tax arrears

Netflix to be accused of tax arrears

Local competitors are complaining about Netflix which they claim is dodging its tax obligation and does not supervise content in line with Vietnamese laws.
huawei may be distressed for the us bans

Huawei may be distressed for the US bans

Google has issued a ban on Huawei, effectively stopping the Chinese electronics manufacturer from accessing future updates of the Android operation system.
huawei ban fallout hits nasdaq as us stocks fall

Huawei ban fallout hits Nasdaq as US stocks fall

Shares of technology companies fell sharply on Monday (May 20) in down session for Wall Street after Google began to severe ties with Chinese telecom giant Huawei amid the US-China trade war.
google blocks huaweis access to android updates what you need to know

Google blocks Huawei’s access to Android updates: What you need to know

Google is blocking Huawei from some updates to the Android operating system, in a blow to the world’s second-biggest smartphone maker.
googles gmail and driver got global errors

Google’s Gmail and Driver got global errors

Google’s Gmail and Driver report problems as Google says applications were experiencing ‘issues’, causing many users around the world report that they cannot send mail, download files, view files on Google online tools such as Gmail, Drive, and the Play app store on March 13.  
leading us firms to hold talks in hanoi

Leading US firms to hold talks in Hanoi

More than 50 leading US companies from a wide range of industries would arrive in Hanoi on Tuesday to explore business opportunities, the US-ASEAN Business Council has announced.
google fights european copyright overhaul

Google fights European copyright overhaul

BRUSSELS: Internet giant Google on Monday (Mar 4) urged the European Parliament to resist approving a planned overhaul of the bloc's online copyright law that the company said would hurt Europe for "decades to come".
vietnam can become the next digital powerhouse

Vietnam can become the next digital powerhouse

A surge in information technology and cloud computing, as well as major smartphone coverage are considered to be the key enablers for Vietnam to develop its digital economy. How can these areas be maximised effectively and efficiently? Thanh Thu reports.
hefty changes wrought by new law on cybersecurity

Hefty changes wrought by new Law on Cybersecurity

Vietnam’s newly-effective Law on Cybersecurity provides for far-reaching scope of targets, defined as “enterprises providing services on telecommunication networks, Internet, value-added services in the cyberspace”. It may be understood that social network and web companies like Facebook and Google may be obliged to comply with this new law. Vaibhav Saxena, legal consultant of Vietnam International Law Firm, provides a deep analysis about the possible impacts on business and investors.
oecd hopes for global digital tax by 2020

OECD hopes for global digital tax by 2020

The possibility of an international deal to tax US tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Facebook is sensitive, as countries threaten to go it alone and Europe is divided on the issue.
an internet economy a golden treasure trove

An internet economy: a golden treasure trove?

Vietnam is not only a “dragon being unleashed” by virtue of its flourishing digital economy, as Google and Singaporean state investment fund Temasek have assessed in their recent report. The country is more than that, in the eyes of Jack Ma, a billionaire and the founder of the largest Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba, Vietnam is the “new gold mine” that has grabbed the whole world’s attention. Huu Tuan reports.
facebook and google to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in lawsuit

Facebook and Google to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in lawsuit

Facebook and Google have just agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for their violation of Washington State’s Law on Advertising.
trump accuses facebook twitter google of democrat bias

Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias

US President Donald Trump took a swipe on Tuesday (Dec 18) at America's tech giants, accusing them of having a liberal bias, and claiming Twitter was making it more difficult to follow his account.