Tiktok channels such as Sam in Vietnam, Elena in Vietnam, Chiec Tay Valentin and American Dustin Cheverier’s YouTube outlet have emerged as de facto travel guides.
Even minor digital gestures - a Facebook “like”, a “sad” reaction, or a share on YouTube and TikTok, now carry weight, reflecting netizens’ attitude toward the entire Party, people, and army’s unified response to natural disasters that have struck Vietnam.