HÀ NỘI – Individuals or organisations who are found to cause damage to trees will be fined up to VNĐ30 million (US$1,300) from January 15, says a new Government decree. Under Decree No 139/2017/NĐ-CP, the fine will range from VNĐ500,000 to VNĐ1 million for activities such as nailing trees, picking flowers, cutting branches and peeling tree barks. The same fine will be imposed for building illegal fences around trees along streets, in parks or other public areas; grazing animals and poultry in parks; and hanging lights or advertising boards on trees in public places without permission. An administrative fine of VNĐ10-15 million will be levied on violations such as dumping household, toxic or construction wastes on the foot of trees, damaging and hindering the development of trees in urban areas and growing banned trees without the permission of authorised agencies. Those who are caught cutting, removing or burning tree roots or digging the foot of the trees will be fined between VNĐ20-30 million. Apart from the administrative fine, violators will also be required to recover the damaged trees or remove boards and lights. – VNS
To prevent further wrongdoings of Ho Chi Minh City-based American Vietnamese International School (AVIS), the city labor department asked the local government to impose penalty on the school. AVIS disappears but it turns out to be Van Xuan Training Institute and International Cooperation (Photo; SGGP0 AVIS disappears but it turns into Van Xuan Training Institute and International Cooperation (Photo; SGGP) In a report on wrongdoings of AVIS, the city Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (DOLISA) said the school opened a unaccredited three-year college degree and enrolled 300 students for this degree while it was allowed to offer…... [read more]
– The three largest mobile networks in Vietnam Viettel, MobiFone and Vinaphone – are fined VND30 million ($1,500) each. More than 37,000 subscribers in HCM City who supplied false information have been suspended. Le Manh Ha, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Information and Technology told a meeting on December 27, that these networks were fined for violating regulations on managing mobile subscribers. “They did not obey the rules on receiving and registering personal information for pre-paid mobile service users,” Ha said. The official asked telecom service providers to stop providing mobile services to subscribers who registered the…... [read more]
The Vietnamese government has recently issued a decree that increases fines for local artists who are deemed to have violated regulations on performing arts to as much as VND40 million (USD1,892). Decree 158 will take effect in January, tightening control over every phase of art performances, including work selections for performances, scripts, costumes, and behaviour on stage. The new regulations will also mean that artists will be held accountable for their acts, and any deviations from what has been approved will be more strictly punished. Artists are not allowed to introduce new ideas during their shows. Dam Vinh Hung may…... [read more]
Under new regulations, the highest fine imposed on copyright violations is VND 500 million, equivalent to US$ 27,800.The government recently released Decree 47, raising the maximum fine for copyright infringement from 70 million to VND 500 million.The highest fine will be imposed in the following cases: appropriating copyrights, directly or indirectly copying shows, directly or indirectly copying visual and audio recording works, copying broadcasting programmes, appropriating related rights.The decree also stipulates supplementary forms of punishment and measures to repair damages.Though pleased about the tougher penalty for copyright infringement, musician Pho Duc Phuong, the Vietnam Music Copyright Centre’s deputy director, said…... [read more]
With no official punishments issued by local authorities, green trees across the southern metropolis remain under the continual threat of being cut down.The most recent case involved a group of people damaging several trees planted along Truong Son Street in Tan Binh District in early April.The gang of seven men were spotted by the team of officers from the Green Environment Construction Company, the contractor charged with caring for the trees in the area, said Vu Van Cuong, chairman of the firm’s Members’ Council.The individuals fled the scene after officers asked them to present a permit, leaving behind a truck…... [read more]
