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6. Press assistant is Vietnamese citizen working under official contract for permanent agency in
Vietnam to support permanent reporter and permanent agency in the information and press activities
in Vietnam.
7. Collaborator is a Vietnamese citizen or foreigner legally residing and working in Vietnam
permanent and recruited by a permanent agency to support a number of specific information and
press activities of the permanent reporter and agency in a given time.
8. Foreign representative agency is a foreign diplomatic mission, consular agency, representative
agency of inter-governmental international organization and other other foreign authorized agencies
performing consular functions in Vietnam.
9. Foreign organization is the representative agency of non-governmental organization and other
foreign organizations in Vietnam.
10. Information and press activities of foreign press in Vietnam is the activities gathering information,
documents, photographs, audio and visual recordings, , photographs, film recording, contacting,
interviewing, visiting localities, facilities and other activities in order to serve news and article writing,
and producing supplements, special issues of periodicals and reportage on Vietnam of foreign press,
except for the types of film subjects to the Law on cinema.
11. Foreign printed matters are newsletters, press releases, supplements, documents, flyers,
brochures, maps, calendars, pictures, photographs, audio tapes, audio discs, video tapes and video
discs and other printed matters published and circulated by foreign representative agencies and
organizations in Vietnam.
12. Press conference is meeting activity organized by foreign agencies, organizations, delegations,
individuals in Vietnam with the invitation of representatives of Vietnamese press agencies and citizen
for participation to inform, announce and explain an issue relating to the duties and interests of those
agencies, organizations, delegations and individuals.
Article 3. Principles of press and information of foreign press, foreign representative agencies
and organizations in Vietnam
1. All information and press activities of the foreign press, foreign representative agencies and
organizations in Vietnam shall only be carried out after the approval of the competent authority
provided for in Decree and must comply with the current regulations of Vietnamese law.
2. The violation of the provisions of this Decree shall be handled in accordance with the current
provisions of Vietnamese law.
Chapter 2.
INFORMATION AND PRESS ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN PRESS IN VIETNAM
SECTION 1. NON-PERMANENT REPORTER
Article 4. Procedures for licensing information and press activities of non-permanent reporters
1. Foreign reporter requesting information and press activities in Vietnam must submit 01 dossier by
mail, fax or e-mail to the Foreign Ministry, diplomatic missions, consular agencies or other agencies
authorized to perform consular functions of Vietnam in foreign countries (hereinafter referred to as the
Vietnamese representative agencies abroad) at least 10 working days before the date scheduled to
come to Vietnam.
Dossier to request information and press activities in Vietnam includes:
a) Written request for information and press activities under the form issued by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
b) A copy of foreign reporter’s Passport.