According to the decision signed byhead of the department Luu Dinh Phuc, VnExpress on February 7 ran a story featuringa line-up of luxury cars attached with fake government license plates, whichholds untrue contents.
The newswire violated Count a, Clause3, Article 8 of the Government’s Decree No.159/2013/ND-CP, dated November 12,2013, stipulating fines for administrative violations in press and publishingactivities.
With such violation, it was fined 10million VND (434 USD).
Earlier, VnExpress admitted its mistake,removed the article and published a correction right after the case wasdiscovered.-VNA