Game without permission, violating the regulations to remove clean on the App of Google and Apple

Cross-border online games that are not allowed to be published in Vietnam on App platforms and the Web will have to be removed before submitting the documents to the Ministry of Information and Communications to verify the contents and consider to grant licenses.

Currently, the Vietnamese game market has a lot of games developed by foreign companies but some are making mistakes so the management agency has to remove and stop game releases. According to the representative of the Ministry of Information and Communications, the major mistakes of games released in Vietnam are related to gambling and reward exchange factors; games that distort and violate Vietnam's history; games with violent content, tolerance and unauthorized games.

Currently there are 142 games removed in Vietnam, including 38 games with violent content, continuity and 104 gambling and bonus games.

Some game publishers have to withdraw from the Vietnamese market because they are not yet licensed, such as Supercell, which owns 'Clash of Clans' and 'Clash Royale' games.

Mr. Le Quang Tu Do, Deputy Director of the Department of Radio and Television Broadcast and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications, said the Ministry of Information and Communications has repeatedly asked Google and Apple to block the application of unauthorized games or licensed games. violated Vietnamese law.

Mr. Le Quang Tu Do noted that there are 3 types of games that will not be allowed to be released and banned in Vietnam, including:

1. Gambling game.
2. The game has a content that violates the fine traditions and customs, such as revealing, pornography, violence.
3. The game has content, the script is not true to the orthodox view of Vietnamese history.

The regulator requires all games to be licensed to be released in Vietnam. Foreign businesses have two ways to apply for game licenses in the Vietnamese market.

1. One is to cooperate with a Vietnamese enterprise, and this enterprise must own, manage the database of game players, must have at least one server system in Vietnam. Vietnamese enterprises are units that apply for licenses according to regulations.
2. Secondly, establish a business or set up a representative office to operate in accordance with Vietnamese law.

Vietnamese businesses must cooperate really, not be allowed to collect money from domestic players and transfer money to partners. Businesses that apply for a license to provide game services but are actually just a game distribution agent for foreign businesses will be dealt with.

For games that have been previously released without a license, the management agency requires businesses to remove the game from the app store or website in Vietnam and apply for a license. After the completed evaluation process is released again.

Regulatory authorities also make recommendations for game businesses operating in Vietnam to comply with Vietnam's Network Security Law, effective from January 1, 2019. When updating and upgrading game features and content, businesses need to notify changes to management agencies.