If film classification is left open, television stations and online film distributors need to take responsibility to rate films and give warnings about adult films.

Director of the Cinema Department Vi Kien Thanh said the censorship council bears increasing responsibility, especially when censoring films related to private lives.

Distortions of history in cinematographic activities will be subject to fines of 40 - 50 million VND (1,700 - 2,100 USD), according to a new decree of the Government.

The request was made by the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, under the Ministry of Information and Communications, according to Deputy Director General Le Quang Tu Do.