The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) has applauded Indonesia for its move to block online cigarette advertising, as an attempt to protect young people from being exposed to tobacco, and urged other countries to follow suit (Photo: WHO) Jakarta (VNA) – The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) has applauded Indonesia for its move to block online cigarette advertising, as an attempt to protect young people from being exposed to tobacco, and urged other countries to follow suit. SEATCA executive director Ulysses Dorotheo was quoted by the Jakarta Post newspaper as saying that all countries, especially in the ASEAN region, should establish and strongly enforce a ban on tobacco advertisements across all digital and social media platforms. In a statement, he pointed out that tobacco use remained a leading cause of preventable, premature death in the world, killing around 8 million people annually worldwide. In Indonesia, there are around 66 … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s ban on online cigarette ad receives praises
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Bến Tre coconut products to be sold online
Products made from coconut are popular online items. Photo yescoco.vn HCM CITY — Nguyễn Thị Kim Truyền from Bến Tre Province’s Châu Thành District, who has been making coconut oil for decades, has started selling her product online. Truyền has learned how to post photos and information about her products on the Lazada website under a scheme to help businesses sell products via e-commerce platforms. At first, Truyền, 51, struggled to learn how to use a smartphone or computer but she never felt discouraged. “We should try something new to be able to reach more customers,” she said. She has confidence in the scheme as today people prefer buying products online due to “fast shipping, affordable and reasonable prices”, she said. Her shop is one of many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) making coconut products in the province, known as the country’s … [Read more...] about Bến Tre coconut products to be sold online
Nepal bans online game PUBG on concerns over children
Nepal has banned the hugely popular but brutal online game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" over concerns about its impact on children, officials said Friday. In the multiplayer game, commonly known as PUBG, players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others and survive. The last player or team standing wins. Nepal's telecommunication authority issued a circular to all internet service providers on Thursday to block PUBG on instruction from the Kathmandu district court. "We sought an order from the court to ban PUBG after floods of complaints from parents, guardians and school organisations to block the game citing psychological impact on teenagers and students," senior police official Dhiraj Pratap Singh told AFP. The survival-themed battle game, made by South Korean firm Bluehole Inc, has been downloaded more than 100 million times around the world since it was launched in 2017. Parents and educators say the game incites violence and distracts … [Read more...] about Nepal bans online game PUBG on concerns over children
Digital content firms give up online games after modest revenue
VietNamNet Bridge - Unable to earn money from online games, digital content firms have shifted to new services such as online education, TV and AI-based products. Digital content firms have reported a sharp fall in revenue from online games in 2018. Nguyen Ngoc Han, CEO of Thu Do Media, said only large firms such as VNG and Garena backed by large technology groups are developing online games. Domestic firms can no longer earn revenue from the sector. Thu Do Media has shifted to digital TV services and services in cooperation with mobile network operators. It has joined forces with SCTV to develop an app for watching OTT STV on mobile and internet platforms. STV is now available on Android TV Box developed by domestic firms and on smart TVs. With more than 10,000 downloads, STV is one of a few OTT TV apps which can collect subscription fees. Online karaoke services are the most profitable business. Thu Do Media is also trying to reach the foreign market by … [Read more...] about Digital content firms give up online games after modest revenue
Fault at Vietnam tech giant blamed for disruptions at multiple online newspapers
The list of affected newspapers reportedly includes Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, Sai Gon Giai Phong, Voice of Vietnam, Zing and Bao Moi, all popular mainstream news sites in Vietnam which use the ePi content management system hosted on VinaData, a data center owned by Vietnamese tech company VNG. In addition to the news sites, VNG services such as music player application Zing MP3, messaging application Zalo, online television service Zing TV, payment gateway ZaloPay and VNG's online games also became inaccessible at the same time. According to an email VinaData issued to its customers, these service disruptions were due to a power cut at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) in Ho Chi Minh City, where the data center is based. After power supply was reconnected, affected online newspapers and Zing's services came back on at around 4:30 p.m. Zalo, ZaloPay and VNG's online games however were still inaccessible as of 11 p.m. on Sunday. The issue has affected many internet users in Vietnam as VNG's … [Read more...] about Fault at Vietnam tech giant blamed for disruptions at multiple online newspapers