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Vietnam restricts online gaming
By Bill Hayton
BBC News, Hanoi
Tough new restrictions intended to curb the playing of online computer games have come fully into force in Vietnam.
They follow concerns from officials and teachers about the effect the games were having on young people playing for many hours at a time.
But some games companies are finding it difficult to implement the new rules.
Some have been slow to introduce the rules and have been fined or closed down. Others, however, continue to flout the law.
Almost every city centre street in Vietnam has an internet cafe.
Most of their customers are young men playing online football or fighting games.
The most popular - Vo Lam or Swordsman - is thought to have a quarter of a million players.
Based on a game developed in China, its use of traditional stories has become very popular.
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