Severed submarine cable disrupts Internet services

Internet speed measurement results at an apartment building in Hanoi on July 26, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Luu Quy

An undersea Internet cable linking Vietnam with Hong Kong and Japan has been damaged due to reasons unknown as yet, causing disruptions in connecting with foreign websites.

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) was damaged on Tuesday afternoon, a local Internet service provider told VnExpress.

A spokesperson of the provider, who asked that the company not be named, said a break has occurred in the cable's S3 branch 427 km from China.

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