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THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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No. 350/2025/ND-CP |
Hanoi, December 30, 2025 |
ENCOURAGING LITERATURE DEVELOPMENT
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Law on Promulgation of Legislative Documents No. 64/2025/QH15 amended by the Law No. 87/2025/QH15;
At request of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;
The Government promulgates Decree encouraging literature development.
This Decree prescribes encouragement for literature development, including: Support for literature development; arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp; writing contests, creative writing contests; literary award; introduction, advertising, and popularization of literature in Vietnam and around the world.
This Decree applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals; foreign organizations and individuals living, studying in Vietnam; overseas Vietnamese engaged in or related to literature in Vietnam.
In this Decree, terms below are construed as follows:
1. Literary work means a published text that is either: Prose, poem, literary theory, literary critique, literary translation, script.
2. Literary creation refers to the process of drafting literary work that is: Prose, poem, literary theory, literary critique, literary translation, script.
3. Draft of literary work refers to a text of: Prose, poem, literary theory, literary critique, literary translation, script that is written, typewritten, or otherwise created in electronic media prior to publishing.
4. Literary translation refers to the process of converting a literary work from one language to another while maintaining integrity of translated literary work.
5. Literary theory refers to generalization and utilization of practical literary, social science, and humanity knowledge to develop a system of general definitions and rules of literature.
6. Literary critique refers to inspection and assessment of literary phenomenon on the basis of analysis and interpretation in order to discover new value of literature.
7. Introduction, advertising, and popularization of literary work refer to activities conducted to bring literary to the public in Vietnam and other countries.
Article 4. Government policies on encouragement for literature development
1. Enable and encourage organizations, individuals, private enterprises to extensively engage in literary creation; enable enterprises to engage in literature development in Vietnam and other countries.
2. Provide human resource support where literature is used in the performance of political missions assigned by competent authorities.
3. Encourage arrangement of writing camps, creative writing camps, writing contests, creative writing contests; especially those for youths and children.
4. Commemorate authors and co-authors (hereinafter referred to as “authors”) and literary work with high ideology and artistic value; protect copyright and related rights.
5. Facilitate, assist, introduce, advertise, publish, popularize literary work with high ideology and artistic value.
6. Promote digital transformation, apply science technology achievements, develop creative space, modernize literature thinking.
Article 5. Details of governance of literature
1. Develop and promulgate policies, regulations of the law on encouragement for literature development at their discretion or by submitting to competent authorities; popularize and provide education pertaining to literature.
2. Arrange commemoration and award for literary work and authors of winning literary work; choose Vietnamese literary work for participation in international contests.
3. Arrange international cooperation in literature in Vietnam and other countries.
4. Examine, handle complaints and denunciations and take actions against violations of literature laws.
Article 6. Responsibility to governance of literature
1. The Government shall implement joint literature governance on a nationwide level.
2. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is responsible for assisting the Government in implementing joint literature governance.
3. Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies shall implement literature governance within their functions, tasks, and powers.
4. People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as “provincial People’s Committees”) shall implement literature governance in local administrative divisions.
Article 7. Suspension of literature activities and revocation of literary award
1. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and culture authorities affiliated to provincial People’s Committees shall request suspension of writing camps, creative writing camps, writing contests, creative writing contest, literary awards if these activities do not conform to Clause 1 Article 14, Article 20, and Clause 4 Article 25 hereof.
2. Written request for suspension of writing camps, creative writing camps, writing contests, creative writing contest, literary awards must state reasons, time, and period of suspension for completion according to Clause 1 Article 14, Article 20, and Clause 4 Article 25 hereof. Duration of suspension shall be at most 3 months from the date on which the suspension starts.
3. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall revoke national literary awards arranged by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism if award organizers no longer exist; ministries and mass associations tasked by the Communist Party or the Government affiliated to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall revoke literary awards arranged by the ministries and mass associations if award organizers no longer exist; culture authorities affiliated to provincial People’s Committees shall revoke literary awards arranged by agencies, organizations, and entities if award organizers no longer exist. Revocation of literary award shall be carried out and published on mass media if:
a) Authors provide false information pertaining to literary works, genre of literary work, or copyright stipulated under regulations on award consideration;
b) Authors commit criminal violations according to judgment of competent authorities relating to awards.
4. Contest organizers have the power to revoke, cancel results of writing and creative writing contests. Where organizers no longer exist, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and culture authorities affiliated to provincial People’s Committee shall decide on revocation and cancellation of contest results and declaration on mass media if:
a) Literary work violates regulations of the law pertaining to intellectual property, copyright, related rights;
b) Authors commit criminal violations according to judgment of competent authorities relating to awards.
Article 8. Expenditure on encouraging literature development
1. State budget according to applicable regulations on state budget and state budget decentralization.
2. Voluntary and lawful contribution of organizations and individuals in Vietnam and other countries.
ASSISTING ENCOURAGEMENT FOR LITERATURE DEVELOPMENT
Article 9. Encouraging writing and creative writing
1. The Government shall provide support for authors whose written, created, translated works fall under any of the topics and subjects presented in Clause 2 of this Article, have high ideology and artistic value, have diversity in terms of genre and language, guide aesthetic, help shape personality, moral, lifestyle, and facilitate comprehensive growth of Vietnamese people.
2. Topics, subjects of written, created, translated literary work eligible for support include:
a) History and cultural heritage of the people; the Communist Party; revolution; sea, island, and border; protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Vietnam; assurance of national security, social order and security, peace of life; prevention of peaceful evolution, rejection of distorting rhetoric of opposing forces in attempts to disrupt national growth and protection; technology and digital transformation; climate change and environment;
b) Participation of new human in economic, cultural, social development of Vietnam; movement of emulation and learning in ideology, example, moral, and methodology of President Ho Chi Minh;
c) Agriculture, farmers, rural areas; construction, and development of new rural areas;
d) Youths, teenagers, children; vulnerable people, ethnic minorities, ethnic minority zones, areas with disadvantaged and extremely disadvantaged socio-economic conditions; prevention of domestic abuse;
dd) Other topics depending on practical situations decided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and provincial People’s Committees.
Article 10. Produces for selecting authors for support in writing, creating literary works
1. Competent authorities entitled to providing support
a) Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, mass associations tasked by the Communist Party, the Government and affiliated to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (central ministries, central departments, unions);
b) Provincial People’s Committees.
2. Procedures for supporting authors in writing, creating literary work
a) On an annual basis, competent authorities under Clause 1 of this Article shall notify plans for supporting authors to write, creating literary work on mass media, their web portal, including information such as: Topic, subject of literary work; requirements pertaining to personal information of participating authors; support expenditure and time of support;
b) Within 40 working days from the date on which notification is made, participating authors shall submit literary work outline under Point a of this Clause and proposed funding to competent authorities entitled to providing support. Where submitted outline does not meet requirements under the notification, within 5 working days from the date on which competent authorities receive the outline, competent authorities shall respond to participating authors in writing and provide reasons;
c) Within 30 working days from the date on which time limit for receiving literary work outline, competent authorities under Clause 1 of this Article shall choose literary work outline on the basis of advice of inspection council to provide support and inform participating authors;
d) Within 80 working days from the date on which participating authors are informed about receipt of literary work outline, participating authors shall complete and file 1 copy of their literary work to competent authorities in person or via post service or online via National public service portal;
dd) Within 30 working days from the date on which time limit for accepting submitted literary work ends, competent authorities under Clause 1 of this Article shall choose literary work on the basis of advice of inspection council in order provide support. Where submitted literary work is not selected, competent authorities shall inform authors in writing and provide reasons.
Article 11. Inspection council
1. Inspection council of competent authorities under Point a Clause 1 Article 10 hereof shall be established via decision of figureheads of the authorities to provide subject matter assessment; inspection council shall consist of at least 7 members.
2. Inspection council of competent authorities under Point b Clause 1 Article 10 hereof shall be established via decision of Chairpersons of provincial People’s Committees to provide subject matter assessment; inspection council shall consist of at least 5 members.
3. Composition of inspection council includes: Representatives of figureheads of state authorities, reputable and qualified managers, experts in literature.
4. Competent persons entitled to deciding establishment of inspection council shall decide on: Operating time of inspection council on an annual basis of in stages; promulgate council operating regulations; dismiss, add, or replace council members.
5. Inspection council operates on a democratic principle and under the majority rule. Decision of inspection council must be approved by at least 2/3 of total participating members.
Article 12. Criteria for selecting authors to provide support in writing, creating literary work
An author shall be selected to receive support for writing, creating literary work on the basis of the following criteria:
1. He/she is Vietnamese, overseas Vietnamese, or a foreigner living, studying in Vietnam; he/she adequately complies with direction of the Communist Party, policies, regulations of Vietnamese Government.
2. He/she submits literary work outline with appropriate subject and topic.
3. He/she is a young author or an author from an ethnic minority, under 35 years old, and writing, composing his/her first literary work in which case he/she is given priority.
Article 13. Commissioning and declaration of supported literary work
Competent authorities entitled to providing support shall implement commissioning and declare list of supported literary works and authors on mass media within 10 working days from the date on which decision on commissioning is issued.
ARRANGEMENT OF WRITING CAMP, CREATIVE WRITING CAMP
Article 14. Arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp
1. Vietnamese agencies, organizations, foreign organizations in Vietnam may arrange writing camp, creative writing camp if criteria below are met:
a) Regulations on arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp compliant with Clause 1 Article 16 hereof are promulgated;
b) Notice on arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp compliant with Article 15 hereof is publicly posted on mass media at least 10 working days from the date on which writing camp, creative writing camp takes place.
2. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall arrange annual writing camp, creative writing camp.
Article 15. Notice of arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp
Notice of arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp primarily consists of:
1. Organizing/implementing entity.
2. Participant eligibility, quantity.
3. Location, time.
4. Topic, subject of writing, creative writing.
Article 16. Regulations on arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp
Regulations on arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp primarily consist of:
1. Organizing/implementing entity.
2. Purpose, meaning.
3. Arrangement method; location; scale, participant quantity; subject, topic of writing and creative writing; plan and time of implementation.
4. Criteria for authors, methods for selecting outline, topic, subject of writing and creative writing.
5. Rights and responsibility of authors.
6. Expertise council of writing camp and creative writing camp according to Article 17 hereof.
Article 17. Expertise council of writing camp, creative camp
1. Competent authorities and organizations entitled to arranging writing camp and creative writing camp under Clause 1 Article 14 hereof shall be required to establish expertise council of writing camp, creative writing camp.
2. Expertise council consists of at least 5 members of which include representatives of authorities, organizations entitled to arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp, and reputable, qualified experts in literature.
Article 18. Participants of writing camp, creative writing camp
1. Participants in writing camp, creative writing camp are Vietnamese, overseas Vietnamese, or foreigners living, studying in Vietnam.
2. Participants of writing camp, creative writing camp have the duty to comply with Regulations on arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp.
Article 19. Responsibility of authorities and organizations in arranging writing camp, creative writing camp
1. Authorities and organizations shall, upon arranging writing camp, creative writing camp, have the responsibility to comply with this Decree and relevant law provisions.
2. Within 10 working days from the date on which writing camp, creative writing camp concludes, authorities and organizations shall file reports on results of writing camp, creative writing camp pertaining to arrangement process, participant eligibility and quantity, number of literary work as follows:
a) Authorities, organizations that are central ministries, departments, unions and foreign organizations shall file their reports to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism via Department of Performing Arts;
b) Organizations other than those under Point a of this Clause shall file their reports to culture authorities affiliated to provincial People’s Committees of administrative divisions where writing camp, creative writing camp takes place.
3. Products of writing camp, creative writing camp shall be archived at authorities and organizations entitled to arrangement of writing camp, creative writing camp in accordance with archive laws.
WRITING CONTEST, CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST
Article 20. Arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest
Vietnamese agencies, organizations, foreign organizations in Vietnam may arrange writing contest, creative writing contest if criteria below are met:
1. They have issued notice of writing contest, creative writing contest in accordance with Article 21 hereof publicly on mass media at least 10 working days before the date on which writing contest, creative writing contest takes place.
2. They have prepared Scheme for arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest in accordance with Article 22 hereof.
Article 21. Notice of arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest
Notice of arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest primarily consists of:
1. Organizing/implementing entity.
2. Participant eligibility.
3. Arrangement method and contents; scale; prize structure; time; funding.
4. Rights and responsibilities of participants.
Article 22. Scheme for arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest
Scheme for arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest primarily consists of:
1. Organizing/implementing entity;
2. Purpose, meaning.
3. Contents, format; scale; prize structure; program; time; arrangement, implementation funding.
4. Contest organizer.
5. Judge panel.
6. Scoring regulations.
7. Rights and responsibilities of participants;
8. Copyright relating to work in contest.
Article 23. Judge panel of writing contest, creative writing contest
1. Authorities and organizations entitled to arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest shall establish judge panel which scores and chooses literary work.
2. Judge panel shall consist of at least 5 members of which include representatives of authorities, organizations entitled to contest arrangement, reputable and qualified experts in literature.
Article 24. Responsibilities of authorities and organizations in arrangement of writing contest, creative writing contest
1. Authorities and organizations, upon arranging writing contest or creative writing contest, have the responsibility to comply with this Decree and relevant law provisions.
2. Within 10 working days from the date on which writing contest and creative writing contest ends, authorities and organizations shall send reports on results of writing contest, creative writing contest pertaining to arrangement process, participant eligibility, quantity, and contest results as follows:
a) Authorities, organizations that are central ministries, departments, unions and foreign organizations shall file their reports to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism via Department of Performing Arts;
b) Organizations other than those under Point a of this Clause shall file their reports to culture authorities affiliated to provincial People’s Committees of administrative divisions where writing camp, creative writing camp takes place.
3. Archive products of writing contest and creative writing contest at authorities, organizations entitled to contest arrangement in accordance with archive laws.
1. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; mass associations tasked by the Communist Party and the Government and affiliated to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front; provincial People’s Committees are entitled to arrangement of literary award.
2. Literary award arranged by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall be National literary award. National literary award shall be held once every 2 years.
3. Figureheads of authorities and organizations under Clause 1 of this Article have the responsibility to coordinate development and approval of scheme for arrangement of literary award in accordance with Clause 4 of this Article and arrange implementation of approved scheme.
4. Primary contents of scheme for arrangement of literary award include:
a) Organizing/implementing entity;
b) Purpose, meaning;
c) Literary genre; scale; prize structure; time; funding for implementation;
d) Award organizer;
dd) Review panel;
e) Award consideration regulations;
g) Rights and responsibility of authors;
h) Copyright relating to literary work under consideration for award;
i) Award revocation.
5. Central mass associations tasked by the Communist Party and the Government affiliated to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and provincial People’s Committees have the responsibility to file reports on implementation results to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism within 5 working days from the date on which literary award concludes.
Article 26. Rights and responsibilities of authors winning National literary award
1. Authors with winning literary work shall receive prize money or award based on scheme for arrangement of literary award.
2. Literary work winning National literary award under Clause 2 Article 25 hereof shall be selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for participation in international contests and publishing support for introduction and advertising in Vietnam and other countries.
3. Authors that have been awarded National literary award have the responsibility to cooperate with central and local literature authorities in introducing, advertising, popularizing their work to the public in Vietnam and other countries.
INTRODUCTION, ADVERTISING, POPULARIZATION OF LITERARY WORK
Article 27. Introduction, advertising and methods for introducing, advertising literary work
Literary work shall be introduced and advertised via fairs, exhibits, electronic publication, digital library, programs, schemes, and operations in Vietnam and other countries according to publication, library, and exhibit organization laws.
Article 28. Criteria for selecting literary work for introduction, advertising
Literary work selected for introduction, advertising are notable work with high ideology and artistic value, considerable contribution to development of Vietnamese literature or literary work to which reputable national and international award have been granted.
Article 29. Responsibility to arrange introduction, advertising of literary work
1. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall take charge, cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in developing programs, schemes, arranging introduction, advertising, and promoting Vietnamese literary in foreign countries.
2. Provincial People’s Committees shall develop plans, programs for introducing, advertising literature in local administrative divisions, authors, literary work in local administrative divisions.
3. Vietnam Writers’ Association, Arts and Literature Associations of provinces and central-affiliated cities, publishing houses, relevant organizations, and individuals shall develop, arrange implementation of plans, programs for introducing, advertising literary work under their management as per the law.
Article 30. Translation of literary work
1. The Government encourages translation support for high quality literary work.
2. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall develop and approve Scheme for literary translation serving diplomacy tasks of the Government in stages or on an annual basis.
3. Translation of Vietnamese literary work to foreign languages or language of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities or from foreign language to Vietnamese shall conform to intellectual property laws.
Article 31. Responsibilities of persons translating literary work
1. Persons translating literary work which is declared, published to the general public shall be responsible for artistic and creative value of translated work; ensuring consistency with original work according to intellectual property and publication laws.
2. In case of dispute pertaining to translation right, translators have the responsibility to provide proof of right to use literary work according to intellectual property laws.
Article 32. Digital transformation and application of science and technology achievements in technology
1. Organizations and individuals allowed to popularize literature on the internet shall conform to this Decree and relevant law provisions. Encourage application of artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies in advertising, digitalization, archive, and popularization of Vietnamese literature in Vietnam and other countries.
2. Popularization of literature on the internet must be appropriate with reader’s age, Vietnam’s traditions and customs according to regulations on information technology, cybersecurity, and relevant law provisions of Vietnam.
3. Organizations and individuals in possession of means for digital communication have the responsibility to adequately comply with regulations on information technology, cybersecurity, intellectual property, relevant laws; implement technical solutions, establish regulations on cooperation and sharing information with competent regulatory authorities in promptly preventing, taking actions against violating literary work.
4. Enterprises in possession of telecommunication network have the responsibility to prevent access to violating literary work at request of competent regulatory authorities.
5. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall take charge, cooperate with Vietnam Writers’ Association in developing, connecting, sharing databases pertaining to literature, ensure consistency with national database, field-specific database, and common digital platforms; arrange advertising and popularization of Vietnam’s literature on digital environment.
6. The Government shall encourage, enable organizations, individuals, enterprises, and professional associations to develop, improve literature; promote public-private cooperation in researching, applying science, technology, innovation, digital transformation pertaining to literary according to Article 27 of Decree No. 180/2025/ND-CP dated July 1, 2025 of the Government.
Article 33. Sending Vietnamese literary work to foreign countries for contest and introduction
1. Vietnamese literary work sent to foreign countries for contest and introduction shall be publication according to publication laws.
2. Where Vietnamese literary work submitted for participation in international contests is required to be literary that represents the country, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall choose appropriate work after consulting Vietnam Writers’ Association.
This Decree comes into force from February 15, 2026.
Article 35. Responsibility for implementation
1. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries and central departments in organizing implementation of this Decree.
2. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of Governmental agencies, Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities are responsible for the implementation of this Decree.
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT Mai Van Chinh |
