c) The press agencies cooperating with foreign countries must comply with the laws
pertaining to the cooperation activities.
Article 56. Press activities of foreign press, foreign missions and foreign
organizations in Vietnam
1. All press activities and activities pertaining to the press of foreign news agencies, radio,
television, printed newspapers, online newspapers agencies (collectively referred to as
foreign press); pertaining to the press of diplomatic missions, consular missions,
representative offices of intergovernmental international organizations and other foreign
missions that are authorized to exercise the consular functions in Vietnam (collectively
referred to as foreign missions) and representative offices of non-governmental
organizations and other foreign organizations in Vietnam (collectively referred to as foreign
organizations) are only allowed to carried out after obtaining the approval of the competent
authorities specified in this law and must comply with the law of Vietnam.
2. The foreign reporters wish to carry out the press activities in Vietnam shall have to send
a dossier for approval directly or by post, fax or email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
diplomatic missions, consular missions or other missions authorized to carry out the
consular functions of Vietnam abroad (collectively referred to as Vietnamese diplomatic
missions abroad)
When performing the press activities in Vietnam, the foreign non-resident reporters must
bring the press operation permit issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the passport;
must carry out activities in line with the purposes and programs specified in the permit and
instructions of the reporter guiding agency.
3. Where the foreign reporters go with the foreign delegations, the following regulations
shall apply:
a) For foreign reporters who go with foreign delegations to visit Vietnam at the invitation of
the Party and State leadership or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report on the visit, the
Vietnamese line agency shall go through the necessary immigration procedures and
inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for coordination. The foreign reporters are allowed to
report the activities based on the official program of foreign delegations.
b) For foreign reporters who go with foreign delegations to visit Vietnam at the invitation of
other Vietnamese agencies to report on the visit, the Vietnamese line agency shall go
through the procedures with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as for the non-resident
reporters and carry out the activities under the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
or a diplomatic agency approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
4. The foreign press agencies wishing to establish their resident offices in Vietnam should
send their dossier directly or by post to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Vietnamese
missions abroad.