Chương IV Nghị định 88/2012/NĐ-CP: Quản lý nhà nước đối với hoạt động thông tin, báo chí nước ngoài tại Việt Nam

Chapter 4.

STATE MANAGEMENT OVER FOREIGN INFORMATION AND PRESS ACTIVITIES OM VIETNAM

Article 22. Responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Managing and licensing the foreign information and press activities including:

a) Licensing foreign reporters who come to perform information and press activities in Vietnam;

b) Licensing the foreign press to open permanent office in Vietnam and use foreign reporters, press assistantsand collaborators;

c) Managing information and press activities of foreign reporters and permament offices in Vietnam.

d) Coordinating with the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies directly under the Government and People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities to settle the professional and technical requirements; import and export of professional and technical requirements; entry, exit, residence and travelling requirements; press assistant provision to the permanent offices and other requirements to serve  information and press activities of foreign press in Vietnam.

2. Coordinating with the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to resolve the requirements on information and press activities of foreign representative agencies and organizations in Vietnam.

3. Guiding the implementation of the provisions on information and press activities of the foreign press under the competence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

4. Assuming the prime responsibility and coordinating with the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, the agencies directly under the Government and People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities to regularly and annually review and make report on the implementation of the provisions on information and press activities of foreign press under the competence of the Ministry of foreign Affairs.

Article 23. Responsibility of the Ministry of Information and Communications

1. Managing and licensing information and press activities of the foreign representative agencies and organizations including:

a) Publishing and circulating foreign information publications;

b) Press conference in Vietnam;

c) Posting news, articles and statements on Vietnamese mass media

d) Displaying pictures and other forms of information outside the headquarters of foreign representative agencies and organizations in Hanoi.

2. Guiding the implementation of the provisions on information and press activities of foreign representative agencies and organizations under the competence of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

3. Assuming the prime responsibility and coordinating with the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, the agencies directly under the Government and People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities to regularly and annually review and make report on the implementation of the provisions on information and press activities of foreign press under the competence of the Ministry of information and Communications.

Article 24. Responsibility of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

1. Managing and licensing the hanging of panels, posters and monitors outside the foreign representative agencies and organizations in Hanoi; film projection, exhibitions and other promotional activities in Hanoi with invitation to Vietnamese citizens for attendance of the foreign representative agencies and organizations.

2. Guiding the implementation of the provisions on information and press activities, of foreign representative agencies and organizations under the competence of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

3. Assuming the prime responsibility and coordinating with the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, the agencies directly under the Government and People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities to regularly and annually review and make report on the implementation of the provisions on information and press activities of foreign press under the competence of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Article 25. Responsibilities of People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities directly under the Central Government

People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities shall be responsible for receiving, reviewing and solving information and press activities of foreign reporter, foreign representative agences organizations at localities; coordinating with the Ministry of foreign Affairs, Ministry of information and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in managing and handling violations of information and press activities at localities of foreign press, foreign representative agencies and organizations.

Article 26. Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies directly under the Government

The ministries, ministerial-level agencies, the agencies directly under the Government shall coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in managing and handling violations of information and press activities of foreign press, foreign representative agencies and organizations.