Whether you live in or are visiting Vietnam, you now need to use a VPN to keep using Telegram. Here's all you need to know.

Hanoi claims that the encrypted messaging app is enabling criminal activity, but there may be deeper considerations at play.

Vietnam is the 35th country to block Telegram since 2015. China, Iran, Iraq, Oman, and Mozambique are just some of the ...

Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecom providers to block Telegram due to its alleged non-cooperation in combating ...

The Economist's latest printed edition for Asia featuring Vietnam's top leader To Lam on its cover has been banned in Vietnam ...

Vietnam arrests five over $385 million fake crypto exchange scam, banning Telegram to fight crypto fraud and protect investors.

Vietnam's technology ministry has ordered telecom providers to block Telegram due to its alleged non-cooperation in combating crimes. The ministry claims that a significant number of Telegram ...

The Economist's cover and articles were reposted thousands of times on social media by users in Vietnam, with mixed reactions ...

I made a business trip to Vietnam. This was my second visit, with the first having been in 2000. Vietnam was preparing for ...

A man uses the messaging app Telegram in Hanoi on May 23, 2025. The majority of Telegram groups in Vietnam contain what the regulator called "toxic” information, including groups accused of ...