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EconomicVietnam·Unpinned11 Oct 2026

Vietnam initiates piracy prosecution involving Japanese intellectual property

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Vietnam initiated its first copyright infringement prosecution involving Japanese media by targeting a website that streamed anime and movies with Vietnamese subtitles. This crackdown occurred following direct pressure from both the United States and Japan regarding intellectual property violations. The action marked a shift in Hanoi’s approach toward a…

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