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The non-binding code is aimed at building ethical standards for behavior on social networks and creating a safe and healthy online environment. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on June 17 issued a code of conduct on social networks targeting users and service providers in Vietnam. The code encourages users to sign up with accurate personal data, share reliable information, and behave in ways that match traditional moral and cultural values of Vietnam. It recommended that the users should not use hateful words, inciting violence, and discrimination based on regions, gender and religion. Social network users should not post unlawful contents or information that slanders others, the code read. They must refrain from using offensive language, going against national customs and traditions, spreading fake news or conducting illegal advertising that undermine social order and safety. The code of conduct encourages users to promote the country's development and culture, share positive information, stories of good people and good deeds and educational content as well as protectinv children and teenagers from being abused in the online platform. Organisations and individuals using social networks and service providers are encouraged to fully implement the contents of the code and popularize it to other users. The document takes effect from June 17. …

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A former lottery ticket seller who has received many prestigious awards over the years has been living in special circumstances. Thia teaches swimming Tran Thi Kim Thia, or Sau Thia, 63, was born into a poor family and grew up in Go Cong Dong district in Tien Giang province. As her parents died young, she came to Hung Thanh commune in Thap Muoi district in Dong Thap province at the age of 34, and has been living there since. Unmarried, with no children, Sau Thia lives alone. When she was young, she earned her living by selling lottery tickets and peeling cashews. If she could sell 200 tickets a day, she would have VND200,000. For every kilogram of peeled cashew, she got VND400 more. In the 1980-1990s, she was invited to take the work of the women’s union. Later, she worked at the Red Cross as a collaborator in the population planning program. In 2002, when the Hung Thanh commune localities launched a project on swimming universalization for children, she became a trainer. The new task made her feel anxious. In the first year, she set up two groups, with seven children in each group. The number increased in subsequent years to 50-60. Some children who had failed to learn in other classes were able to swim well after practicing with Thia. Thia became beloved by parents, who entrusted their children to her. In 2020, she suddenly fell seriously ill. As she was brought to the hospital quickly, she escaped death. So she stopped selling tickets. She now spends most of her time teaching swimming to children. Every day, she has 2-3 training shifts with children. Over the last 19 years of giving free swimming lessons, nearly 4,000 children in Dong Thap Muoi learned to swim. “In the past, I both sold lottery tickets and gave swimming lessons. Some people said I was so foolish because I spent time teaching swimming which could not bring money. But when I watched TV, I found that many children had drowned and I felt sorry for them,” she said. “In …

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Meritorious Artist and cải lương star Vũ Linh and young talent Võ Minh Lâm will perform in a TV programme about Vietnamese theatre on Vĩnh Long Television’s THLV1 channel next week. Meritorious Artist and cải lương star Vũ Linh (left) will stage the new show of Sao Nối Ngôi (Young Stars) The artists will stage the new show Sao Nối Ngôi (Bright Stars) with performances of vọng cổ (nostalgic tunes), cải lương and tuồng or hát bội (classical drama), traditional theatre genres from the southern and central regions. Veteran actor Linh will perform vọng cổ songs and extracts from historical plays which made him famous in the 1980s and 1990s. He will appear with his younger colleague, actor Lâm, in tuồng performances. “I’m getting older and have a serious illness. It is hard for me, even as an experienced artist, to keep going for a TV show with sound and light effects,” said the 62-year-old. “I will try my best to bring the original tunes of traditional theatre to audiences.” Linh began his professional career at the Đồng Ấu Hoa Troupe in Sài Gòn (now HCM City) in 1972. With his strong voice and rapid improvement in performance skills, he soon became a bright star in cải lương. In 1988, he worked for Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre, one of the region’s leading traditional art troupes. He has performed for several cải lương troupes in HCM City and southern provinces. He won 16 top prizes at national theatre festivals and contests, including the Trần Hữu Trang Golden Prize for Best Actor, the theatre's biggest honour conferred by the HCM City Theatre Association. He has performed in 400 videos and TV shows. “Performing in Sao Nối Ngôi is a chance for me to improve my art from older artists, who have devoted all their love and energy to the stage,” said Lâm, winner of Chuông Vàng (Golden Bell) in 2006, a national cải lương singing contest organised annually by HCM City Television. Lâm, 29, has played leading roles in 12 dramas. Since …

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