Latest instructions on capitalization in legislative documents in Vietnam

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EXAMPLE

I

CAPITALIZE TO MAKE SENTENCES

1

Capitalize the 1 letter of the 1 syllable of a complete sentence: after a punctuation mark (.); after the colon in quotes (:"..."); at line break or paragraph start.

2

Capitalize the 1 letter of the 1 syllable of a clause or point.

II

CAPITALIZE PROPER NOUNS INDICATING PERSON'S NAME

1

Proper nouns refer to Vietnamese people's names

1.1

Common name: Capitalize the 1 letter of all syllables of proper nouns that refer to a person's name.

Nguyen Ai Quoc, Tran Phu, Giang A Pao, Ko Pa Ko Long.

1.2

Nicknames, names of historical figures: Capitalize the 1 letter of all syllables.

King Hung, Ba Trieu, Ong Giong, Dinh Tien Hoang, Ly Thai To, Uncle Ho, Uncle Ho.

2

Proper nouns that refer to the names of foreigners are transliterated into Vietnamese

2.1

In case of transliteration into Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation: Write according to the rules for writing Vietnamese names.

Kim Il Sung, Mao Zedong, Genghis Khan.

2.2

In case of transliteration not into Sino-Vietnamese sounds (direct transcription close to the reading of the original language): Capitalize the 1 letter of the 1 syllable in each component.

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Friedrich Engels, Fidel Castro.

III

CAPITALIZE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

1

Geographical name of Vietnam

1.1

The name of an administrative unit is composed of a common noun (province, city, district, town, commune, ward, town) with the proper name of that administrative unit: Capitalize the 1 letter of each syllable. The details form proper names and do not use hyphens.

Thai Nguyen city, Nam Dinh province, Dak Lak province; Hai Chau district, Gia Lam district, Ea H'leo district, Song Cong town, Cau Giat town; Nguyen Trai ward, Ia Yeng commune, Dien Bien Phu ward.

1.2

In case the name of an administrative unit is composed of a common noun combined with a number: Capitalize the common noun indicating that administrative unit.

Ward 15, District 8.

1.3

Special case of capitalization

Capital city Hanoi,
Ho Chi Minh City.

1.4

Geographic names are composed of common nouns that refer to terrain (rivers, mountains, lakes, seas, gates, wharves, bridges, pools, creeks, etc.) with a proper noun (one syllable) that becomes the name. specific to that place name: Capitalize all the letters that make up the place name.

Cua Lo, Vung Tau, Lach Truong, Vam Co, Cau Giay.

1.5

In case a common noun denoting terrain is associated with a proper noun: Do not capitalize the common noun, but only the proper noun.

Cua Lo beach, Ben Thanh market, Vam Co river, Ha Long bay.

1.6

A geographical name that refers to a certain region, domain, or area is composed of words indicating direction combined with words indicating other methods: Capitalize the 1 letter of all syllables that make up the name. For geographical names denoting specific regions or domains that are composed of directional words combined with nouns denoting topography, capitalize the 1 letters of each syllable.

Northwest, Northeast, Northern region, Southern region, South Central region.

2

Foreign geographical names are translated into Vietnamese

2.1

Geographic names have been transliterated into Sino-Vietnamese sounds: Write according to the capitalization rules of Vietnamese geographical names..

Beijing, Pyongyang, France, UK, USA, Switzerland, Spain.

2.2

Geographic names transliterated without Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation (direct transcription close to the reading of the original language): Capitalize the 1 letter of the 1 syllable in each component.

Moscow, Melbourne, Singapore, Copenhagen, Berlin.

IV

PRINT THE NAME OF THE AGENCY AND ORGANIZATION

1

Names of agencies and organizations in Vietnam : Capitalize the 1 letter of words and phrases indicating the type of agency or organization; functions and fields of operation of agencies and organizations.

- Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Politburo, Party Central Committee Secretariat, Party Central Committee Office; Central Internal Affairs Committee; Central Economic Committee,...;

- National Assembly Standing Committee;

- Nation council; Economic Committee, Judicial Committee; Law Committee...

- Delegate Working Committee; People's Prayer Committee;

- Office of the President, Office of the National Assembly, Office of the Government;

- People's Procuracy, People's Court; State audit;

- Judicial; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; The transportation; Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs; The bank of Viet Nam; Government inspector; Ethnic Committee...;

- Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television, Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Social Insurance, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board.

- Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front; Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Vietnam Women's Union; Vietnam Farmers' Association; Vietnam Veterans Association...;

- Office of the Hanoi National Assembly Delegation, Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Office; Office of the People's Committee of Nam Dinh province...;

- People's Council of Son La province, People's Committee of Bac Giang province, People's Committee of Ba Dinh district, People's Committee of Vu Ban district...;

- General Department of Taxation, General Department of Customs...;

- Department of Education and Training, Department of Finance, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Construction, Department of Planning and Investment...;

- General Department, International Cooperation Department, Scientific Research Department, Social Policy Department, Civil Service Examination Council...

2

Name of foreign agency or organization

2.1

Names of foreign agencies and organizations have been translated: Capitalized according to the rules for writing names of agencies and organizations in Vietnam.

United Nations (UN), World Health Organization (WHO), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

2.2

Names of foreign agencies and organizations used in documents in abbreviated form: Written in capital letters as the original language or transliterated into Latin if the original language is not in the Latin system.

WTO; UNDP; UNESCO; ASEAN; SNG.

V

CAPITALIZE OTHER CASES

1

Nouns belong to special cases

- People (when used as a noun to refer to a personal name, expressing formality),

- State (only the proper name of the State Bank, the State Treasury, the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; when the State is used as a proper noun).

2

Names of orders, medals, honorary titles: Capitalize the 1 letter of the syllables of the components that make up the proper name and words indicating rank and order

Gold Star Medal, Ho Chi Minh Order, People's Artist, Meritorious Teacher, People's Doctor, Labor Hero, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, Glorious Soldier Medal.

3

Name of position, degree, title: Capitalize the name of position or degree if associated with a specific person's name.

- Chairman of the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly Office, General Secretary of the National Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the Economic Committee, Standing Member, Member Responsible...

- Professor Doctor of Science Pham Van M, Professor Academician Nguyen Van H.

4

Names of holidays and anniversaries: Capitalize the 1 letter of the syllable to form the name of the holiday or anniversary.

National Day September 2, 1 General Election Day, National Assembly Office Tradition Day, International Labor Day May 1, Vietnamese Women's Day October 20.

5

Names of text types: Capitalize the 1 letter of the name of the text type and the 1 letter of the 1 syllable to form the name of the text in case it refers to a specific text.

Resolution of the 12th National Congress of the Party; Penal Code; Law on Organization of the National Assembly, Law on Occupational Safety and Health,...

6

In case of citing a part, chapter, section, subsection, article, clause, or point of a specific document, capitalize the 1 letter of the part, chapter, section, subsection, or article.

- Pursuant to Article 10 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly...

- Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 18 of the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene...

- Pursuant to Point a, Clause 2, Article 103, Section 5, Chapter XII, Part I of the Penal Code...

- According to the provisions of Point a, Clause 1, Article 24 Subsection 1, Section 1, Chapter III of Resolution No. 351/2017/UBTVQH14...

7

Names of lunar years, New Year days, days and months of the year

7.1

Names of lunar years: Capitalize the 1 letter of all syllables that make up the name.

Ky Ty, Tan Hoi, Mau Tuat, Mau Than.

7.2

Names of Tet holidays: Capitalize the 1 letter of the 1 syllable to form the name.

Capitalize the word Tet in case it is used to replace a specific festival (like Tet instead of Lunar New Year).

Lunar New Year, Doan Ngo Festival,
Mid-Autumn Festival.

8

Names of days of the week and months of the year: Capitalize the 1 letter of the syllable indicating the day and month in cases where no numbers are used.

Monday, Wednesday, May,
August...

9

Names of historical events and dynasties : Capitalize the 1 letter of the syllables that make up the event and the event name. In case there are numbers indicating a time point, write in words and capitalize the word.

Ly Dynasty, Tran Dynasty, Nghe Tinh Soviet Movement, August Revolution,...

10

Names of works, books, newspapers, and magazines : Capitalize the 1 letter of the 1 syllable to form the title of the work, book, or magazine.

Encyclopedia, Communist magazine,...