THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATIONS
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SOCIALISTREPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 14/2010/TT-BTTTT
Hanoi, June 29, 2010
CIRCULAR
DETAILINGA NUMBER OF ARTICLES ON MANAGEMENT OF WEBSITES AND ONLINE
SOCIAL NETWORKSERVICES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE NO. 97/2008/ND-CP OF
AUGUST 28, 2008, ONMANAGEMENT, PROVISION AND USE OF INTERNET SERVICES AND
ONLINE INFORMATION
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATIONAND COMMUNICATIONS
Pursuant to the Government'sDecree No. 187/2007/ND-CP of December 25, 2007, defining the. functions,
tasks,powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and.Communications;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 97/ 2008/ND-CP of August 28, 2008, onmanagement, provision
and use of internet services and online information;
At the proposal of the General Director of the Authority of Broadcasting andElectronic Information,
STIPULATES:
Article1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
This Circular details a numberof articles on management of websites and online social network services of
theGovernment's Decree No. 97/2008/ND-CP of August 28. 2008. on management,provision and use of
internet services and online information (below referredto as Decree No. 97).
This Circular applies toorganizations, enterprises and individuals engaged in the management andprovision
of websites and online social network services.
Article2. Interpretation of terms provided in Decree No. 97
1. General information onpolitics, economy, culture and society defined in Clause 13. Article 3 ofDecree
No. 97 means the information acquired from different sources ordifferent sorts of information on politics,
economy, culture and/ or society.
2. Quoting information definedin Clause 13, Article 3 of Decree No. 97 means to quote exact information
fromofficial sources without comment together with indicating the author nameand/or the agency of the
official source and the lime of publishing suchinformation.
3. Official sources defined inClause 13. Article 3 of Decree No. 97 means the information published on
theVietnamese press or websites of party and state agencies under the press andcopyright laws.
Article 3. Generalprovisions on the operation of websites