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'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

and even Russia—where the app originated—have taken steps to block or restrict access to the platform due to similar concerns, said the department. Telegram has yet to issue a response regarding ...

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