Mr Dien Nguyen An Luong is a Visiting Fellow with the Media, Technology and Society Programme of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. A journalist with significant experience as managing editor at Vietnam’s top newsrooms, his work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, South China Morning Post, and other publications.
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Articles by Dien Nguyen An Luong (14)
The Russia-Ukraine War: Unpacking Online Pro-Russia Narratives in Vietnam
Hoang Thi Ha|Dien Nguyen An Luong
Pro-Russia narratives in Vietnam’s cyberspace are the result of cross-pollination between sentimental attachment since the Soviet era, psychological bias towards Russia embedded in Vietnam’s education and propaganda system, and the overriding imperative to preserve the Vietnamese state’s political and ideological interests.
Vietnam Netizens Reactions at Odds with Vietnam’s Stance on Ukraine
Dien Nguyen An Luong|Amirul Adli Rosli
Vietnamese netizen sentiments suggest that they have generally been critical of Vietnam’s decision to abstain from the UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In Southeast Asia, Regulatory Overreach No Silver Bullet to Internet Woes
Dien Nguyen An Luong
In some Southeast Asian countries, governments have effected restrictions to the Internet in the name of curbing disinformation and safeguarding national security. The key question here pertains to who should be ones regulating acceptable behaviour online.
Vietnam’s High Vaccination Rates: So What?
Dien Nguyen An Luong
The Vietnamese government can rightly be proud of the great strides made in its vaccine rollout, but needs to do better in addressing the economic fallout of the pandemic.
Restoring Public Trust in Vietnam’s Pandemic Response: A Bumpy Road Ahead
Dien Nguyen An Luong
The worst wave of Covid-19 infections to hit Vietnam since late April has threatened to chip away at the hard-earned public trust the government was able to engender last year. That is a major concern for a regime that relies on public support and patriotic nationalism to boost its legitimacy.