Minister cracks whip on entertainment industry By Nguyen Hang | dtinews.vn Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh rolled out a litany of tough measures to clamp down on the country’s entertainment industry in a Q&A session with National Assembly deputies on June 13. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh. Photo by GDVN Artists who violate performing regulations including wearing ‘unacceptable’ clothing, will be banned from stage for between three and six months and face having their licence to perform removed. Fines will also apply to artists who lip-sync performances even in situations where the acoustics may make live singing unsuitable. The measures would also apply to celebs who use scandals as PR tricks to gain more publicity. The minister also mentioned measures to tighten control over performing activities in the coming time such as careful examination of applications before deciding to grant licenses. Dossiers for programme organisers will also be checked more carefully. Regulations on performance security will be tightened. He noted that fines for violators will be higher. At the Q&A session, the minister said that the departments of culture, sports and tourism had destroyed thousands of illegally-sold CDs and DVDs and strictly dealt with performing violations. The Agency for Performing Arts instructed the departments of culture, sports and tourism to destroy DVD Asia 69 and 71 produced by the Musician Ngoc Dai has been fined VND30 million (USD1,428) for issuing a music album with sexual lyrics. The film Chinatown by director Charlie Nguyen and starring Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Singer Angela Phuong Trinh’s skimpy clothes The minister also said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism would officially announce a new ambassador in October this year. The minister said the ministry had decided it was a good idea to seek public opinions on what |
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