Neowin News Feed for: Vietnam

Unskippable ads and ads with fake cancel buttons are now illegal in Vietnam

David Uzondu — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:16:01 +0000

Unskippable ads and ads with fake cancel buttons are fairly common online, but Vietnam has now passed a decree that outlaws them. Read more...

UN Cybercrime pact set to be signed to speed up response times

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:22:01 +0000

Countries will be heading to Vietnam this weekend to sign a landmark cybercrime pact that will speed up response times and aid for victims. Read more...

Meta to start manufacturing Quest 3s headsets in Vietnam starting 2025

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:50:01 +0000

Meta's latest VR headsets, the Quest 3s, will be manufactured in Vietnam starting next year according to an announcement made earlier today. Read more...

M5 MacBook expected to launch in 2025 to be equipped with a new compact camera module

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:06:01 +0000

According to a report, the MacBook, expected to launch in 2025 powered by the next-generation M5 chipset, would feature a new compact camera module (CCM), which would be supplied by Sunny Optical. Read more...

Foxconn is investing $700 million to develop another iPhone manufacturing plant in India

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:30:01 +0000

Foxconn is investing a massive $700 million to develop a new factory in India's Bengaluru that will manufacture Apple products like the iPhone. This comes amid companies moving capacity out of China. Read more...

Apple looking to produce MacBook and Apple Watch devices in Vietnam

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:16:02 +0000

Apple is attempting to begin producing MacBook and Apple Watch devices in Vietnam. It will help the company reduce reliance on China, but it still has to overcome some challenges first. Read more...

TikTok wants to follow Netflix into gaming and is doing tests in Vietnam

Paul Hill — Thu, 19 May 2022 19:58:01 +0000

TikTok is reportedly getting into gaming through its mobile app. The games use HTML5 and testing is taking place in Vietnam. The firm could make the feature available in southeast Asia in Q3. Read more...

PC Game Pass is coming to five countries in Southeast Asia

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:10:01 +0000

Microsoft is expanding the availability of PC Game Pass. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are the latest regions slated to receive the popular service later this year. Read more...

In a bizarre tale, stolen EVGA RTX GPUs were being sold by major Vietnam shop NCPC

Sayan Sen — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:04:01 +0000

A major Vietnam PC store nguyencongpc (NCPC) was found to be selling EVGA RTX GPUs that were part of a stolen shipment of cards. This was discovered when an NCPC customer tried to file warranty. Read more...

Google.org announces $2.5 million for Southeast Asia COVID-19 response

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:18:01 +0000

Google.org has donated $2.5 million through UNICEF and IFRC to help Southeast Asian nations cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. It also said recipient countries would get more ad grants. Read more...

Civilization VI: New Frontier Pass' new Vietnam faction detailed by Firaxis

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:16:01 +0000

The latest DLC pack incoming to Civilization VI as a part of its New Frontier Pass includes Vietnam as a brand new civilization. Firaxis today detailed how this terrain-focused flexible faction plays. Read more...

Samsung could suspend factory operations in Tianjin

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:36:01 +0000

Samsung is contemplating whether to close down its Tianjin smartphone manufacturing plant which builds 36 million phones each year. It cited efficiency reasons for sparking the discussion. Read more...

Xiaomi's Mi MIX will soon make its debut in Vietnam

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 06:14:01 +0000

Xiaomi's Mi MIX has remained relatively difficult to obtain outside of Asia since its launch. It was exclusive to China for several months but it now appears that it will soon be offered in Vietnam. Read more...

Reports claim Samsung will sell refurbished Galaxy Note7 devices - but that seems unlikely

Justin Luna — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:14:01 +0000

Reports are currently doing the rounds claiming that Samsung is planning to sell refurbished Galaxy Note7 devices next year in India and Vietnam - but that seems extremely unlikely. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 530 goes on sale this weekend, new 'Lumia VIP' program announced

Andy Weir — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:55:16 +0000

Microsoft's new Lumia 530 will go on sale this weekend starting in Vietnam, priced at $110, before launching in other markets - and the company has also announced a new initiative called 'Lumia VIP'. Read more...

Rumor: Call of Duty 7 moving to Vietnam?

Joshua Seed — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:02:59 +0000

According to a confidential source close to That VideoGame Blog, Activision has been pursing licenses for Vietnam War-era music, as well as Cuban, Soviet Union and African music. The publisher has also confirmed that... Read more...

Microsoft CEO visits Vietnam to cement anti-piracy deal

Mon, 21 May 2007 17:56:53 +0000

After an agreement was signed requiring all of Vietnam's government offices to use licensed computer software, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he sees "a prosperous future ahead for Vietnam, and the country is doing the... Read more...

Vietnam Limits Online Gaming

giga — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:15:39 +0000

Vietnam will soon impose a play time quota of a maximum five hours daily as well as other restrictions in an effort to deter people, especially children, from playing online computer games. The Ministries of... Read more...

Intel Wins Vietnam License for Chip Plant

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:20:00 +0000

Vietnam has approved the issue of a license to Intel Corp, the world's largest microchip maker, to build a $605 million plant to produce chips and computer parts in a deal that officials hope could... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam retail patches v1.21

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:52:29 +0000

There are new client and server patches for Battlefield Vietnam to bring the 3D multiplayer action game by Digital Illusions to version 1.21. This release addresses an undisclosed multiplayer exploit. View:... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam debug executable v1.2

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:32:03 +0000

As expected after last week's patches, an updated debugging executable is now available for Battlefield Vietnam, Digital Illusion's 3D multiplayer action game. This release has been brought in sync with the latest version 1.2 codebase,... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam retail dedicated Linux server v1.2

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 22:57:01 +0000

In anticipation for tomorrow's client update, Digital Illusions has already released the version 1.2 dedicated Linux server for Battlefield Vietnam, their 3D multiplayer action game. This release includes three new maps (Operation Cedar Falls, Saigon... Read more...

Conflict Vietnam Demo (pc)

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 06:27:37 +0000

SCi Entertainment has released a demo version for Conflict: Vietnam featuring the second mission from the full game titled "Rumble in the Jungle" (thanks: Tiscali Games. The next instalment in this third person shooter series... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam World War II mod Linux server

Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:53:59 +0000

Digital Illusions has issued a Linux server for yesterday's World War II mod of Battlefield Vietnam, their 3D multiplayer action game. As with the Win32 server, the download offers everything needed to host multiplayer games... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam World War II mod

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:50:04 +0000

As promised, Electronic Arts has new released the World War II mod for Battlefield Vietnam, expanding Digital Illusions' recent 3D multiplayer action game with three maps from their earlier game Battlefield 1942. Included are Invasion... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam Win32 & Linux server patches

Sat, 07 Aug 2004 22:41:39 +0000

There are new patches for the Win32 and Linux retail dedicated servers of Battlefield Vietnam, the 3D multiplayer action game by Digital Illusions. This fix addresses a "conflict involving NVA Spawn Tunnels and XML Logging,"... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam Battlecraft Vietnam editor v1.1

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:37:21 +0000

Electronic Arts has released an updated Battlecraft map editor for Battlefield Vietnam, Digital Illusions' recent 3D action sequel. This version 1.1 release adds support for the vehicles introduced in the recent v1.1 patch, support for... Read more...

Conflict: Vietnam movie

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:26:30 +0000

A second movie trailer for Conflict: Vietnam is now online to show more of the squad-based tactical shooter sequel in the works at Pivotal Games. This clip sports a bit over a minute of action-packed... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam retail patch & servers v1.1.14

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:15:54 +0000

As promised, Electronic Arts has now released a new patch for Battlefield Vietnam, updating the 3D multiplayer action game by Digital Illusions to version 1.1.14. This hefty release adds the new "Defense of Con Thien"... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam update; WW2 Mod coming

Todd Tanner — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:21:56 +0000

For some time, DICE Canada has been secretly working on something very cool as a gift for owners of Battlefield Vietnam. We're pleased to finally announce the fruition of this work: the OFFICIAL WWII Mod... Read more...

Battlefield: Vietnam Patch Announced.

Sat, 01 May 2004 19:53:52 +0000

DICE and EA are pleased to announce that the first Battlefield Vietnam update has entered the home stretch here at EA and should be ready for release in the very near future. We've spent some... Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam announced

Marcel Klum — Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:20:46 +0000

Lock and load your M-16 and grab your flak jacket, it's time to hit the jungle in Battlefield Vietnam™. Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that Battlefield Vietnam for the PC is under development and... Read more...