dd) Have been convicted by a judgment which has taken legal effect of the Court and their
criminal records have not yet been removed;
e) Their press cards are revoked due to violation of legal regulations but the time of card
revocation is not over 12 months from the date of decision issue by the time of
consideration for issue of card.
Article 28. Issue, renewal and revocation of press card
1. The press card is issued to the persons who meet the conditions and standards as
stipulated in Article 27 of this Law for press activities.
2. The duration for issue of press card is 05 years. The expiry date of press card is
specified on the card. In special cases, the renewal of expiry date of press card is decided
by the Minister of Information and Communications.
When the duration of the press card is over, the Ministry of Information and
Communications shall consider for issue or change of press card as per the new duration.
3. The persons who have been issued with the press card and transferred to another
agency or unit but still are the subjects issued with the press card as stipulated in Article
26 of this Law shall have to go through the procedures for change of press card upon
working at the new agency.
4. Where the press card is lost or damaged, the person issued with the press card must go
through the procedures for the re-issue of press card.
The application for re-issue of press card must have the certification of loss from the press
agency, current agency, public security of commune, ward or town where the card was
lost; in case of damage of card, the old card must be sent with the application.
5. The person issued with the press card must return it in the following cases:
a) The person who was issued with the press card but transferred to perform other duties
and does not belong to the subjects issued with the press card specified in Article 26 of
this Law; the person who was issued with the press card has retired; the person whose
term of labor contract is expired but is not permitted to sign new labor contract or does not
continue working at the press agency;
b) The person who has been issued with the press card has worked at the press agency
whose press operation permit is revoked by the decision of the Minister of Information and
Communications.
c) Within 15 days after the decision on the contents specified under Point a and b of this
Clause, the head of the current agency of the person issued with the press card shall
inform in writing of the cases specified under Point a of this Clause and revoke the press
card and hand it over to the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Where the person issued with the press card does not return it, the press agency shall
make announcement on its journalistic products, except that the person who must return