Article 2. Subject of application

This law applies to agencies, organizations, individuals and foreign organizations operating in Vietnam, foreign individuals residing in Vietnam related to publishing activities.

Article 3. Location, purpose of publishing activities

Publishing activities in the field of culture and ideology in order to disseminate and introduce knowledge in the fields of social life, national cultural values ​​and cultural essence of humanity, to meet the needs of people’s spiritual life, to raise the people’s intellect and moral development and good lifestyle of Vietnamese people, to expand cultural exchanges with other countries, socio-economic development and fight against all thoughts and behavior detrimental to the national interests and contribute to the construction and defense of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

See a reference translation at http://english.mic.gov.vn/Pages/VanBan/11257/19_2012_QH13.html