Hanoi’s violations in managing big-sized advertising billboardsInspectors in the capital city have pointed out a series of violations committed by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports in managing large-sized outdoor advertising billboards, Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported. Among 319 licenced applications inspected, 221 applications failed to show documents to prove the right of owning or using advertising billboards following the Advertising Law. The number of over-sized advertising panels increased from 67 in 2014 to 190 in the middle of 2016. Local authorities of Soc Son District where the airport is located said that the booming of the advertising billboards is “out of control”. However, managing advertising panels are the responsibility of local authorities.

Source: VietNamNet News May 17, 2018 10:30 UTC