HANOI: Vietnam has banned all condom, tampon and toilet paper advertisements from radio and television during evening meal times, saying that they offend Vietnamese sensitivities and cultural traditions.
The Ministry of Culture and Information – sometimes disparagingly dubbed the censorship and immorality ministry – said that the 6pm to 8pm prohibition had immediately come into force on Wednesday.
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