Here it is, the answer you have all been waiting for to easily the most asked question I receive living here in Vietnam: ‘Is it possible to access Facebook in Vietnam?’ The answer, in short, is ‘Yes!’ Although it will take a few more steps, on your part, to make your photo/status updating dreams come true.

The home page to a site I spend way too many hours on

Since November of 2009, Facebook has intermittently had its service blocked for locals and expats alike. This has created a game of cat and mouse between Facebook users, determined to let the world know what they are doing, and those who attempt to block it. For those addicted to Facebook and those who are tired of responding to Facebook messages via e-mail, these next steps are crucial in order to continue sharing your stories and adventures with family and friends.

Your first option is to change your Domain Name System number, or DNS. Your DNS is just like a phone book; it organises computers by replacing their host names with numerical IP addresses. Here are the steps to change your DNS for Windows operating systems.

Open Network & Sharing Centre and click Change Adapter Settings in the left hand panel

Right click your network adapter and choose Properties.

In the following window, you will see a box labelled ‘This connection uses the following items.’ In this box, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

Under the General tab click the Use the following DNS server addresses circle, and enter one of the following DNS numbers.

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
198.153.192.1
198.153.194.1

Make sure that the 'Validate settings upon exit' box is also checked, and hit OK.
Windows network diagnostics will now notify you of any problems with the addresses you have submitted.
This may take a little trial and error as some of these DNS numbers can be blocked as well.
If changing your DNS doesn’t work, or you are looking for a more permanent solution, you can try editing your host files. This is the solution I personally use but it is more difficult for those who aren’t as tech savvy.

To edit your host file:
Click the Start button, find Notepad, right click Run as Administrator.

Click open in Notepad, and select the path to the Windows hosts file, C: \ Windows \ System32 \ drivers \ etc
Select the 'All files' tab to display the file in this directory.

Now Open the Hosts File and add in the following.

60.254.175.42 facebook.com
60.254.175.42 www.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 register.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 www.logins.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 blog.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 logins.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 login.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 apps.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 upload.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 graph.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 profile.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 static.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 b.static.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 error.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 developers.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 pixel.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 api.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 chanel.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 0.50.chanel.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 external.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 profile.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 creative.ak.fbcdn.net
60.254.175.42 chat.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 vupload.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 secure.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 connect.facebook.com
60.254.175.42 channel.facebook.com

or

66.220.149.11 facebook.com
60.254.175.42 www.facebook.com
69.171.242.28 apps.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 login.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 graph.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 developers.facebook.com
153.16.15.71 error.facebook.com
77.109.171.112 fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net
92.123.69.16 fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net
92.123.74.163 fbcdn-photos-a.akamaihd.net

or

173.223.232.67 logins.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 facebook.com
173.223.232.67 www.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 graph.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 developers.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 error.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 register.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 blog.facebook.csom
173.223.232.67 channel.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 connect.facebook.com
173.223.232.67 bigzipfiles.facebook.com

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