It was not clear to what extent the decision was legally binding, or how it would be enforced in Vietnam. - AFP
HANOI, June 18 (Reuters): Vietnam introduced national guidelines on social media behaviour on Friday which encourage people to post positive content about the South-East Asian country and require state employees to report "conflicting information" to their superiors.
The code prohibits posts which violate the law and "affect the interests of the state" and applies to state organisations, social media companies, and all their users in Vietnam.
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