4. The provincial People’s Committee shall inspect the operational conditions of the
representative office; in case of failing to meet the conditions, the provincial People’s
Committee shall require the press agency to terminate the operation of its representative
office and deal with it in accordance with regulation of law.
5. The press agency which has no representative office wishes to send its resident
reporter to independently operate in the province and centrally-run city shall send directly
or by post a set of dossier to inform the activities of the resident reporter to the provincial
People’s Committee where the resident reporter operates. The dossier includes:
a) The Document of resident reporter appointment of the press agency;
b) The copy of press operation permit with certification of the press agency or the copy
enclosed with the original for comparison;
c) The résumé and the copy of press card of the resident reporter with certification of the
press agency or the copy enclosed with the original for comparison;
6. Within 05 days before the change of location, the head of representative office, resident
reporter or suspension or termination of representative office, resident reporter, the press
agency shall inform in writing the provincial People’s Committee where the representative
office is located or where the resident reporter is operating.
7. The activities of the representative office and the resident reporter must be consistent
with the principles and purposes of the press agency; proper duties, powers and
responsibilities assigned by the press agency and in compliance with the regulations of
law on press and other relevant laws.
8.
The representative office and the resident reporter shall stop operating right after the
press operation permit of the press agency having its representative office and resident
reporter is revoked or the independent resident reporter whose press card is revokded as
decided by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Section
3. HEAD OF PRESS AGENCY
Article 23. Head of press agency
1. The head of press agency is the editor-in-chief (for the printed newspaper and the
online newspaper) or the General Director or Director (for the talking newspaper and photo
newspaper).
2. Standards for appointment of head of press agency are:
a) Is the Vietnamese citizen with permanent address in Vietnam;
b) Graduated from university or higher education. For the head of press agency of
religious organization, this standard does not apply;
c) Has a valid press card. For the head of press agency of religious organization or
scientific organization, this standard does not apply;