396
Vietnam
33. Tran Ngoc Ca and Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, “ Vietnam, ” in Digital Review of Asia Pacifi c,
2009 – 2010 , ed. Shahid Akhtar and Patricia Arinto, http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-141000-201-1-DO
_TOPIC.html .
34. Associated Press, “ Vietnam Restricts Online Games after Murder Cases, ” Washington Times ,
July 29, 2010, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/29/vietnam-restricts-online-games
-after-murder-cases .
35. Decision No. 15/2010/QD-UBND on Promulgating Stipulations on the Management, Provision, and Use of Internet Services at Retail Locations in Hanoi City. Unoffi cial English translation
is available at http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9859 .
36. “ Vietnamese Security Ministry Establishes Special Unit to Tackle Internet Crime, ” BBC Monitoring International Reports, August 4, 2004.
37. Human Rights Watch, “ Vietnam: Stop Cyber Attacks against Online Critics, ” May 26, 2010,
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/05/26/vietnam-stop-cyber-attacks-against-online-critics .
38. Robert McMillan, “ Activists Worry about a New ‘ Green Dam ’ in Vietnam, ” PC World , June
4, 2010, http://www.pcworld.com/article/198064/activists_worry_about_a_new_green_dam_in
_vietnam.html .
39. Ibid.
40. “ In Vietnam, State ‘ Friends ’ You, ” Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2010, http://online.wsj.com/
article/SB10001424052748703305004575503561540612900.html#articleTabs%3Darticle .
41. For examples of arrests and detention of bloggers, as well as attacks against dissident blogs
and Web sites in 2010, see Human Rights Watch, “ Vietnam: Stop Cyber Attacks against Online
Critics. ”
42. “ Online Newspaper Hacking Case Sets Off Alarm Bells, ” Vi ê
˙
t Nam News, November 24, 2010,
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Social-Isssues/206033/Online-newspaper-hacking-case
-sets-off-alarm-bells.html .
43. Viet Tan, “ Denial of Service: Cyberattacks by the Vietnamese Government, ” April 27, 2010,
http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9749 .
44. For instance, boxitevn.info, blogosin.org, caotraonhanban.com, danchimviet.com, danluan.
org, doi-thoai.com, dangvidan.org, dcctvn.net, hsiphu.com, minhbien.org, talawas.org, thongluan.org, viettan.org, ykien.net, vietbaosaigon.com, and xcafevn.org. See Human Rights Watch,
“ Vietnam: Stop Cyber Attacks against Online Critics. ”
45. Viet Tan, “ Denial of Service. ”
46. Neel Mehta, “ The Chilling Effects of Malware, ” Google Online Security Blog, March 30, 2010,
http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2010/03/chilling-effects-of-malware.html .
47. In 2009, mounting opposition to the mining of bauxite in the central highlands of Vietnam
(by the government in partnership with the Chinese-run company Chalco) led to the creation
Vietnam
33. Tran Ngoc Ca and Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, “ Vietnam, ” in Digital Review of Asia Pacifi c,
2009 – 2010 , ed. Shahid Akhtar and Patricia Arinto, http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-141000-201-1-DO
_TOPIC.html .
34. Associated Press, “ Vietnam Restricts Online Games after Murder Cases, ” Washington Times ,
July 29, 2010, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/29/vietnam-restricts-online-games
-after-murder-cases .
35. Decision No. 15/2010/QD-UBND on Promulgating Stipulations on the Management, Provision, and Use of Internet Services at Retail Locations in Hanoi City. Unoffi cial English translation
is available at http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9859 .
36. “ Vietnamese Security Ministry Establishes Special Unit to Tackle Internet Crime, ” BBC Monitoring International Reports, August 4, 2004.
37. Human Rights Watch, “ Vietnam: Stop Cyber Attacks against Online Critics, ” May 26, 2010,
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/05/26/vietnam-stop-cyber-attacks-against-online-critics .
38. Robert McMillan, “ Activists Worry about a New ‘ Green Dam ’ in Vietnam, ” PC World , June
4, 2010, http://www.pcworld.com/article/198064/activists_worry_about_a_new_green_dam_in
_vietnam.html .
39. Ibid.
40. “ In Vietnam, State ‘ Friends ’ You, ” Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2010, http://online.wsj.com/
article/SB10001424052748703305004575503561540612900.html#articleTabs%3Darticle .
41. For examples of arrests and detention of bloggers, as well as attacks against dissident blogs
and Web sites in 2010, see Human Rights Watch, “ Vietnam: Stop Cyber Attacks against Online
Critics. ”
42. “ Online Newspaper Hacking Case Sets Off Alarm Bells, ” Vi ê
˙
t Nam News, November 24, 2010,
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Social-Isssues/206033/Online-newspaper-hacking-case
-sets-off-alarm-bells.html .
43. Viet Tan, “ Denial of Service: Cyberattacks by the Vietnamese Government, ” April 27, 2010,
http://www.viettan.org/spip.php?article9749 .
44. For instance, boxitevn.info, blogosin.org, caotraonhanban.com, danchimviet.com, danluan.
org, doi-thoai.com, dangvidan.org, dcctvn.net, hsiphu.com, minhbien.org, talawas.org, thongluan.org, viettan.org, ykien.net, vietbaosaigon.com, and xcafevn.org. See Human Rights Watch,
“ Vietnam: Stop Cyber Attacks against Online Critics. ”
45. Viet Tan, “ Denial of Service. ”
46. Neel Mehta, “ The Chilling Effects of Malware, ” Google Online Security Blog, March 30, 2010,
http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2010/03/chilling-effects-of-malware.html .
47. In 2009, mounting opposition to the mining of bauxite in the central highlands of Vietnam
(by the government in partnership with the Chinese-run company Chalco) led to the creation