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Deputy Minister: China is example for controlling online gaming
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VietNamNet Bridge – China should be a good example for Vietnam to learn from in managing online games, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Do Quy Doan in an online talk with VietNamNet’s readers.

According to Doan, Internet and online games are new to Vietnam so Vietnam should learn from other countries, especially China, which has the most developed online game industry in the Asia-Pacific.

Doan said that online gamers are strictly controlled in China through electronic ID. “Two years after China began using electronic ID, the adverse impact of online games has been controlled remarkably,” Doan claimed.

Doan emphasized that Vietnam should have its own ideas to fit the country’s situation.

“We should not copy exactly what China does to manage online games. We need to select suitable things to apply in Vietnam,” he added.

Le Hong Minh, Chair of the Association of Vietnam Game and Digital Content Providers, noted that Vietnam needs to learn from many developed countries besides China. He also asserted that local game distributors should find ways to develop both business and useful games for society.

Dr. Trinh Hoa Binh, a member of the National Council for Game Assessment, commented that Vietnam needs to apply scientific and intelligent measures to control online games while building a long-term strategy for online gaming.

Doan noted that the Ministry of Information and Communications had worked out five groups of solutions to control online games.

“At this moment, we have to use temporary solutions while waiting for long-term solutions. We have to issue a new document to replace Circular 60 to control online games, encourage the production of Vietnamese games and raise the public’s awareness of online games. In the long run, we will design the Law on Information Security on Internet.”

According to Doan, the MoIC will combine with the Ministry of Public Security to check information in order to make premise for controlling gamers by electronic ID.



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