Free Download Strategy Game, he Vietnamese government has ordered its ministries and agencies to tackle the harmful effects of online games, state media and officials said on Friday.
"Clearly online games have had a bad influence on players," said Tran Ngoc Huong, chief inspector of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Information and Communication. "They affect players' health, learning and cause social crimes when players don't have money."
Free Download Game, According to the Vietnamese government's figures, there are 44 local and 35 foreign online game providers in Vietnam. Violent online games account for 77% of the total, gambling games for 9% and 14% involve football, dancing or racing.
There has been a public and media outcry recently about the negative influence of online games after several murders by youngsters. In April, a 16-year-old schoolboy allegedly cut his grandfather's throat after he was refused money for online games.
Pham Quoc Ban, director of the Hanoi Department for Information and Communication, said there were too many different state agencies authorised to manage internet shops.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Vietnam tackles online games
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