Within the framework of the 16th ASEAN Ministers on Information (AMRI 16) held in Da Nang City, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung received Ms. Puangpet Chunlaiad, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand.

At the meeting, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung and Ms. Puangpet Chunlaiad shared about the fields of media, journalism, digital transformation, and fighting fake news; and wished to promote communication between the two countries.

Minister of Information and Communications of Vietnam had a working session with Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of Thailand

The two ministers proposed that in the coming time, Vietnam and Thailand should have more television reports to promote each other's cultural and historical images. Along with that, they should share experiences in preventing and combating fake news.

Both countries believe that the people are the most important subjects in this “war”. Every citizen needs to be aware of fake and real information when receiving it.

Both countries prioritize strengthening content management on radio, television, and social networks, stepping up the handling of fake news, toxic news, and building a healthy and safe cyberspace.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung added that Vietnam is in the process of developing regulations on handling fake news in cyberspace. Along with that, Vietnam focuses on digital technology to classify news in cyberspace, using digital technology to know which news is positive or negative; at the same time, he hopes that Vietnam and Thailand as well as ASEAN will have a common voice to fight fake news more effectively.

“It would be much better if ASEAN countries had a common voice. If we can handle fake news on cross-border platforms, we will handle more than 90% of fake news,” the Minister shared.

Minister Nguyen Manh Hung presented a gift to Ms. Puangpet Chunlaiad.

Regarding the issue of fighting fake news, as part of the AMRI 16 Conference series, on September 19, the ASEAN Forum on responding to and handling fake news in cyberspace took place.

At the forum, ASEAN delegates shared that the widespread spread of fake news on the Internet and social networks is one of the most urgent issues facing governments around the world today. Fake news and inaccurate information have affected the economy and politics.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam said that since 2017, ASEAN has carried out many activities to raise awareness about dealing with the harmful effects of fake news... However, the activities mainly focus on sharing policies and experiences among management agencies. It is time for us to further strengthen cooperation between media management agencies, who play an important role in enhancing information; between media agencies involved in disseminating authentic and accurate information, detecting, publishing and correcting fake news; between research agencies such as independent research organizations, verification organizations and social network providers to deal with misinformation in the region.

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