Permit For Publication Of Bulletins

00-All enterprises, if their activity involves foreign elements (e.g. international conference)

Eligibility of Applicants:

• For foreign representation missions
  1. Getting the approval of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (hereinafter called the Foreign Ministry).
  2. Having persons responsible for publishing bulletins, documents and/or leaflets; and/or for issuing press releases.
  3. Determining clearly the contents of information, purpose of information, publishing period, size, the number of pages, printing place, target subjects of the bulletins, documents, leaflets, and press releases.
  4. Having official headquarters and necessary facilities to ensure the publication of bulletins, documents and/or leaflets; or the issuance of press releases.
• For foreign agencies, legal persons involving foreign elements
  1. Lawfully operating in Vietnam.
  2. Having persons responsible for the publication of bulletins, documents and/or leaflets; the issuance of press releases; and/or the publication or transmission of news bulletins on electronic screens; having professional skills in management of information.
  3. Clearly determining the contents of information, purposes of information, the publishing period, size, the number of pages, the printed volume, printing place, the subjects of service by the bulletins, documents, leaflets, press releases, electronic news bulletins.
  4. Having official headquarters and necessary conditions to ensure the publication of bulletins, documents and/or leaflets; the issuance of press releases; the publication or transmission of electronic news bulletins.
• For foreign delegations
  1. Having persons responsible for the publication of documents, leaflets; and/or the issuance of press releases.
  2. Clearly determining the contents of information, the purposes of information, size, the number of pages, the printed volume, printing place, the subjects of service by documents, leaflets, press releases, which are compatible with the functions, tasks and activities of the foreign delegations within the framework of law provisions on diplomacy of the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

• For international conferences

  1. The competent Party and State agencies of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam approve the organization of the international conferences.
  2. Having persons responsible for the publication of documents and/or leaflets and/or the issuance of press releases.
  3. Clearly determining the information contents, information purposes, size, the number of pages, the printed volume, printing place, target subjects of documents, leaflets, press releases, which are compatible with the functions, tasks and scopes of international conferences already approved by competent Party and/or State agencies of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The dossiers shall be submitted to the Press Department of the Ministry of Culture and Information, comprises:

• For foreign representation missions

• For foreign agencies, legal persons involving foreign elements:

• For foreign delegations

• For international conferences

1. The dossiers shall be submitted to the Press Department of the Ministry of Culture and Information;
2. Within 30 days for bulletins and electronic bulletins and 15 days for documents and leaflets as from the date of receiving the valid dossiers, the Ministry of Culture and Information shall have to grant permits. In case of not granting the permits, the Ministry of Culture and Information shall have to reply and clearly state the reasons therefore.
   • Agencies and organizations wishing to issue press releases must submit the dossiers under the provisions in this Regulation at least 48 hours before the time planned for the issuance of the press releases. 24 hours after receiving the valid dossiers, if the Ministry of Culture and Information has no written reply, such agencies and organizations are allowed to issue the press release.
   • In case of necessity, the Ministry of Culture and Information shall authorize specific provincial/municipal Services of Culture and Information to grant permits for the issuance of press releases.

• 30 days for bulletins and electronic bulletins
• 15 days for documents and leaflets

Ministry of Culture and Information

Penalties range from 1.500.000 VND to 30.000.000 VND. See Article 19 of Government’s Decree No..31/2001/ND-CP dated June 26, 2001 on sanctions against administrative violations in the field of culture and information.