05 Prohibited Contents in the Publishing, Printing, and Distribution of Publications

Circular 98/2014/TT-BQP clearly presents the position of the publishing work in the Army, which is a part of the State's publishing activities and an important aspect of the ideological - cultural work in serving the political tasks of the Communist Party, State, and Army; contributing to the construction of a revolutionary, regular, elite, and gradually modernized Army.

Therefore, Circular 98/2014/TT-BQP strictly prohibits the publication, printing, and distribution of publications with the following content:

- Propagandizing against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; undermining the great national unity bloc;- Propagandizing and inciting invasive wars, causing hatred among nations and peoples; inciting violence; spreading reactionary ideologies, obscene and depraved lifestyles, criminal acts, social evils, superstitions, destroying fine customs and traditions;- Disclosing State secrets, personal private secrets, and other secrets as prescribed by law;- Distorting history, denying revolutionary achievements; insulting the nation, national celebrities, and national heroes; not reflecting or wrongly reflecting national sovereignty; slandering, insulting the reputation of organizations, and the honor and dignity of individuals;- Disclosing military secrets and publishing content that is incompatible with the specific military environment, negatively affecting the cultural and spiritual life and reducing the combat will of the troops.

See the full text of the regulation at Circular 98/2014/TT-BQP effective from September 07, 2014.

- Thu Ba -

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