Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on holiday in Vietnam

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the world’s number one social network, Facebook, has been in Vietnam since December 22 for his holiday.

Zuckerberg and his girlfriend in Ha Long

After arriving in Hanoi at 11am on December 22, Zuckerberg and his friends, including his girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, visited Hoa Lo, a historical site in the capital city.

Tran Ngoc Bich, the tour guide for a US group in Hoa Lo, said, “He seemed easy going and casual, just wearing a T-shirt, jeans and tennis shoes. He was very friendly.”

At 3pm on December 23, Zuckerberg and his friends went to a Vertu mobile showroom on Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.

In the afternoon of December 24, Zuckerberg hired a helicopter to go from Gia Lam airstrip in Hanoi to Bai Chay in Quang Ninh. The group then took a cruise around Halong Bay.

The one day and one night trip to Halong, including the helicopter and the cruise cost nearly USD20,000.

Ha Quang Long, Director of Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, welcomed Zuckerberg and his friends with a bouquet of flowers and wishes for a merry Christmas.

After a brief stop back at Gia Lam airstrip, on the morning of December 25, he and his friends flew for a visit to Lao Cai to visit nearby Sapa.

Despite the visit apparently being a holiday, Zuckerberg is said to have an appointment with Nguyen Trong Khoa, who is famous for owning 700 domains of cuisine, tourism and big real estate projects in Vietnam.

Khoa, born in the central province of Binh Dinh, was the founder of the website thatlac.com.vn, which helps people find their missing relatives free of charge. Zuckerberg invited him to visit Facebook headquarter in the US in February 2011.

Zuckerberg was granted a two-week visa to Vietnam.

Born in 1984, Mark Zuckerberg is believed to possess assets worth USD24 billion.

Zuckerberg and Facebook co-founder, Dustin Moskovitz, 27, are two youngest billionaires in the world.

The following photos are exclusive to DTiNews:

Nguyen Trong Khoa visits Facebook headquarter in February

Zuckerberg at a Vertu shop in Hanoi

Zuckerberg and his friends in Ha Long

Zuckerberg and his companions at Gia Lam airpstrip before flying to Lao Cai

Preparing for the flight to Lao Cai

Zuckerberg’s party lands in Lao Cai

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Lady Gaga fans hit by hack on Twitter and Facebook

The tweet addressed Lady Gaga's "monsters", the singer's nickname for her fans
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Singer Lady Gaga has been the victim of a targeted attack on her Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Multiple messages, seemingly from the singer, offered "free iPad2's to each one of you".

Attached links directed more than 100,000 of her followers to a site requesting personal details, possibly as part of a phishing scam.

The 25-year-old, Twitter's most followed user, later tweeted: "Phew. The hacking is over!"

Her Facebook page, which is "liked" by more than 45 million fans, had earlier posted the message: "Lady Gaga's new iPad comes out in 3 days!

"So for the next 72 hours we will be hosting a massive giveaway to all the Mother Monster fans. Sign up and receive your special Lady Gaga edition iPad in time for the Holidays! For contest rules and registration visit the link below."

This was followed later by a tweet saying: "Monsters, I'm giving away FREE ipad2's to each one of you in the spirit of the holidays :)"

The singer often refers to her fans as "monsters", suggesting the hack was specifically targeted at the singer - rather than a more general phishing attack often seen on social networking sites.

Personal data

Phishing attacks typically trick users into believing they are signing in to a legitimate website, but instead illegally gather personal data which can then be used to gain access to private accounts such as email and banking.

The offending messages have now been removed, but web statistics show more than 100,000 of her fans followed the links.

The Grammy award winner's management would not comment on the attack.

bbc.co.uk