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

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.

Vietnam has issued an order to block Telegram for failing to cooperate with authorities in halting crimes According to authorities, nearly 70% of Telegram channels and groups in Vietnam contain ...

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

Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has instructed domestic telecommunication service providers to block access to the messaging platform Telegram, citing the app's alleged ...

Telecommunication companies were told to block Telegram on May 21, 2025, and report back to the government by June 2. The best VPNs are now needed to access Telegram in Vietnam. Reports suggested ...

Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has instructed telecommunications service providers to block access to the messaging app Telegram, citing its failure to cooperate in combating ...

The reason is non-cooperation in combating criminal activity. Vietnam will completely block access to the messenger Telegram, writes The Moscow Times. The order to block access to the platform was ...