Established in 1987, the National Copyright Office is responsible on behalf of the Minister for guiding the development of copyright according to Communist Party guidelines and the policies and laws of the state. Its principal functions include drafting laws, ordinances and regulations relating to copyright protection, registering copyright protection for Vietnamese and foreign individuals and organisations and granting and revoking copyright certificates and operational licences for copyright services, providing guidance for municipal and provincial services of culture and information in exerting state management over copyright protection in the localities, organising and implementing co-operation projects involving foreign countries and international organisations concerned with copyright protection, organising the education and popularisation of legislation on copyright and disseminating information on copyright protection, and organising professional training courses on copyright protection for officials of the Ministry and related national and local organisations.