2. Make investment with focus and priority in the areas of training and re-training of
personnel of professional skills and management of press activities, scientific research and
application of modern technology for the press agencies.
3. Make order to the press in service of politics, security, national defense and foreign
information and in service of youth and children, the deaf, the blind, people of ethnic
minority areas, areas with extremely difficult socio - economic conditions, deep-lying and
remote areas, mountainous areas, border areas and island and other critical tasks in line
with each stage as decided by the Prime Minister.
4.
Provide assistance to the freight of newspaper transport in service of duties, subjects
and areas specified in Clause 3 of this Article.
Article 6. Contents of state management over the press
1. Develop, direct and implement the strategies, planning and plan for press development.
2. Issue and follow the legal normative documents on press; develop the regime and
policies on press.
3. Provide information for the press and manage the information of the press;
4. Provide the training and re-training to improve the political and professional level,
occupational ethics for the contingent of journalist of press agencies and officials in charge
of press management.
5. Manage the scientific and technological activities in the area of press.
6. Issue and revoke the types of permit in press activities and press card.
7. Manage the international press cooperation, the activities of Vietnamese press agencies
pertaining to foreign countries and the activities of foreign press in Vietnam.
8. Inspect the legal deposit of press and manage the system of national legal deposit of
press.
9. Direct and implement the regime of information, report, statistics, commendation and
discipline in press activities.
10.
Inspect and handle the violation of law on press.
Article 7. State management agency of press
1. The Government performs the uniform state management over the press.
2. The Ministry of Information and Communications takes responsibility before the
Government for performing the state management over the press.
3. The Ministries and ministerial agencies within their duites and power shall cooperate
with the Ministry of Information and Communications to perform the state management
over the press.