A government publishing house has been fined for using disrespectful images of historic Vietnamese generals.
The Ministry of Information and Communication on December 15 fined The Culture and Information Publishing House a total of VND21 million (USD1,000) for violating publishing registration rules.
The Vietnamese Dictionary for Students was found to contained numerous inaccuracies, as did two books on great Vietnamese generals.
Concerns had been raised that five female generals had been caricatured in Japanese Manga style, with only 12 of 60 generals represented by photographic portraits, others having only drawn portraits in various styles.
Five female generals had been caricatured in Japanese Manga style in the "Most Famous General in Vietnamese History"
The Department of Printing and Publishing said the publisher failed to submit a required draft for review before publication. The publisher has admitted its error and recalled all copies of the books.
The Ministry of Information and Communication asked on December 10 that the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism suspend the Culture and Information Publishing House's license to publish.
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