Punish press agencies that do not comply with their principles and purposes.

On July 27, 2021, the Department of Information and Communications received a petition from a citizen reflecting that the Hoa Nhap Electronic Magazine did not operate in accordance with its principles and purposes; the Magazine's reporters did not work according to the regulations of the press agency, provided false information and used threatening words to businesses, causing confusion among the public and staff, creating a bad premise for press activities.

On August 16, 2021, the Department of Information and Communications organized a meeting with the plaintiff and defendant to clarify the contents of the citizen's petition. Through the results of the work and verification of relevant agencies, it was found that there was no evidence to prove that the reporter had threatened the business and the content of the article was not untrue. However, the field of activity that the article reflected, according to the citizen's petition, was not in accordance with the objectives and purposes specified in the license of the Magazine that had been granted.

During the working process, based on the documents provided by the plaintiff and defendant; the documents collected and explained by the Department of Inspection of the Electronic Magazine Hoa Nhap; the written response of the Inspector of the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Department of Inspection found that:

Hoa Nhap Electronic Magazine, the mouthpiece of the Vietnam Association of Enterprises of War Invalids and People with Disabilities, was granted press license No. 93/GP-BTTTT by the Ministry of Information and Communications on March 6, 2017. The objectives and purposes stated in the license are: "Propaganda of the Party's guidelines and policies; policies and laws of the Stateon the business sector of war invalids and people with disabilities; Information on the activities of the Vietnam Association of Enterprises of War Invalids and People with Disabilities; Publishing articles in the Career Guidance and Integration Magazine”.

Based on the objectives stated in the Operating License, the article“Nghe An: An Tra My Joint Stock Auction Company violated the provisions of the Law on Property Auction”(posted on July 18, 2021) is not in accordance with the principles and purposes, violating Point b, Clause 2, Article 4 of the 2016 Press Law.

For acts of not performing in accordance with the principles and purposes stated in the press activity license as prescribed in Point e, Clause 4 and Point d, Clause 5, Article 8 of Decree No. 119/2020/ND-CP dated October 7, 2020 of the Government stipulating regulations on administrative sanctions for violations in press activities and publishing activities. However, considering the nature and level of the violation of the Magazine, the Department Inspectorate agreed with Department PA03, Nghe An Police to apply administrative sanctions with the lowest fine of VND 30,000,000 (Thirty million VND) according to Point e, Clause 4, Article 8 of Decree 119/ND-CP:“Not performing in accordance with the principles and purposes stated in the press operation license, not in accordance with the license to produce domestic program channelsless serious effects."