Illicit and false printing, illegal re-printing of publications are strictly prohibited in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Article 10 of the Publishing Law 2012 of Vietnam, seriously prohibiting the publishing, printing and release of publications with the following contents:

- Conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and destroying the unity of the whole nation;

- Conducting propaganda and incitement war of aggression, causing hatred between nations and peoples; conducting incitement of violence; spreading reactionary ideology, obscence and depraved lifestyle, criminal acts, social evils, superstition and destruction of habits and customs;

- Disclosing the state secrets, personal secrets and other secrets prescribed by law;

- Distorting historical truth, denying revolutionary achievements; offending nation, well-known persons, national heroes; failing to express or properly express sovereignty; slandering and insulting the reputation of the agency, organization and dignity of the individual.

Concurrently, it is strictly forbidden to perform the following acts:

- Publishing without registration and publishing decision or publishing license;

- Changing, distorting the content of the manuscripts which have been signed for approval by or non-business document manuscript with the seal of the publishing licensing agencies;

- Illicit and false printing, illegal re-printing of publications

- Releasing publications without legitimate origin or failing to submit copyright deposit

- Publishing, printing and releasing publications which have been suspended from release, recovering, confiscating, banning from circulation, destroying or illegally importing publications;

- Other prohibited acts as prescribed by law.

View more details at the Publishing Law 2012 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2013.

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