Beauty contestants and models who illegally compete will be fined from 15 to 30 million VND.

If a beauty pageant contestant or model intentionally enters the contest illegally, they will be fined from 15,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND.

The Government has just issued Decree No. 28/2017/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 131/2013/ND-CP of the Government regulating administrative sanctions for violations of copyright and related rights and Decree No. 158/2013/ND-CP of the Government regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the fields of culture, sports, tourism and advertising.

Specifically, if a beauty queen or model intentionally "takes an exam illegally" without being officially licensed by the competent authority, each beauty queen or model will be fined from 15,000,000 VND to 30,000,000 VND.

The Decree also clearly states that if beauty queens and models go abroad to participate in international beauty and model contests, they must have a license according to regulations. This penalty level will also be applied in cases where beauty queens and models go abroad to participate in contests and have behaviors that are not in accordance with Vietnamese customs and cultural traditions or have behaviors that negatively affect Vietnam's image and foreign relations; commit behaviors that are not in accordance with Vietnamese values, social ethics, customs and cultural traditions after winning titles in beauty and model contests;

The Decree also adds a new provision: “The title awarded to an individual who wins a beauty or model contest shall not be revoked when requested by the competent licensing authority.”

Nguyen Thi Thanh is a beauty recently embroiled in a scandal of cheating in exams.

Suspension of performance activities for 12 months for performers who re-offend one of the above-mentioned acts.

Fines from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: insulting the reputation of the organization, the honor and dignity of beauty contestants and model contestants; publicizing and using titles obtained at beauty contests and model contests through unauthorized participation.

This penalty is also applied to the act of organizing beauty and model contests that do not comply with the content stated in the license or contest organization plan sent to the competent state agency that issued the license. In addition, for organizations that violate the law, the solution to overcome the violation is to force an apology to the organization or individual, force a correction of information, and force the revocation of the title awarded to the individual who won the beauty and model contest.

Decree No. 28/2017/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 131/2013/ND-CP also provides regulations in the field of sound recording and film production.

Accordingly, a fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 2,000,000 will be imposed for one of the following acts: Selling or renting films for internal circulation; Erasing or modifying control labels on film tapes or discs.

A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of selling or renting film tapes or discs without control labels or with control labels that are not correct for films that have been granted a distribution license. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of swapping the content of films that have been labeled with control labels.

A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: Selling, renting or distributing films, tapes or discs without permission for distribution; Distributing films, tapes or discs beyond the scope stated in the distribution license.

A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed on the act of selling, renting or distributing films or film discs that have been subject to a decision to be recalled, confiscated, banned from distribution or destroyed.

In case of violation, the remedial measures will be: Forced destruction of the violated exhibits; Forced return of illegal profits obtained from performing the prescribed acts.

A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: Disseminating films in public places stored on any material without a control label; Disseminating films in public places with content and scope not in accordance with the provisions of the film dissemination license or broadcasting decision; Not ensuring regulations on facilities and equipment for cinema rooms using special effects that affect movie viewers during operation.

A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: Screening a film that has been decided to be withdrawn, confiscated, banned from distribution, destroyed, or has pornographic content, inciting violence, or depravity; Organizing a specialized or thematic film festival without approval from a competent authority as prescribed.

Violations of regulations on duplicating audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theater will result in a fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 for duplicating audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theater without a content approval license.

A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: Duplicating audio or video recordings of music, dance, or theater performances that have been banned from circulation or revoked, confiscated, or destroyed; Duplicating audio or video recordings of music, dance, or theater performances with pornographic, inciting violence, or depraved content.

A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of labeling control programs that are not in accordance with the program for which the content has been approved.

Under the new regulations, films need to be clearly labeled to classify readers.

Fines of between VND 30,000,000 and VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed on acts of producing audio or video recordings of music, dance, and theater performances with pornographic content, inciting violence, spreading social evils, or inconsistent with values, social ethics, customs, and cultural traditions of Vietnam.

Fines from VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of selling, renting or circulating audio or video recordings of music, dance, or theater without a license approving the content.

A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of selling, renting or circulating audio or video recordings of music, dance, or theater with content that has been banned from circulation or has been revoked, confiscated, or destroyed.

Violations of regulations on storing and disseminating audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theater will be subject to the following penalties: A fine of VND 10,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 for acts of storing and illegally disseminating audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theater that have not been permitted for distribution or have not been labeled with control labels; A fine of VND 15,000,000 to VND 20,000,000 for acts of storing and illegally disseminating audio and video recordings of music, dance, and theater that promote social evils, are not in accordance with the values, social ethics, customs, and cultural traditions of Vietnam.

According to VOV