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2. Foreign press shall be allowed to import - export, install and use means of transceiver of news and
image live via satellite, internationally broadcast via the national telecommunications network under
the current provisions of Vietnamese law.
Chapter 3.
INFORMATION AND PRESS ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE AGENCIES,
FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM
Article 17.Publishing and circulation of foreign information publications
1. The publishing and circulation of foreign information publications shall comply with the provisions of
the Press Law and Publication Law and the provisions of the relevant current provisions of
Vietnamese laws.
2. When there is request for publishing and circulation of information publications in Vietnam, the
foreign representative agencies and organization must send a written request to the Ministry of
Information and Communications. For foreign representative agencies, the written request shall be
sent to both the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3. Procedures allowing publishing and circulation of foreign information publications shall comply with
the provisions of the Ministry of Information and Communications. The activities specified in this
Article and other changes different from the original proposals shall only be carried out only after
obtaining the written approval of the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Article 18. Press conference
1. When wishing to hold a press conference in Hanoi, the foreign representative agencies and
organizations must send a written request to the Ministry of Information and Communications at least
02 working days before the press conference. For foreign representative agencies, the written
request shall be sent to bothe the to the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
2. When wishing to hold a press conference at other localities of Vietnam, the foreign representative
agencies and organizations must send a written request to People's Committees of centrally-affiliated
provinces and cities at least 02 working days prior to the press conference.
3. Press conference of foreign delegations visiting Vietnam at the invitation of the leaders of the Party
and the State or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall comply with the official program of the delegation.
The agency in charge of meeting delegation shall notify the Ministry of Information and
Communication at least 01 working day before the press conference for coordination.
4. For the press conference of foreign delegations visiting Vietnam at the invitation of the ministries,
sectors, localities and other state agencies of Vietnam, the agency in charge of meeting delegation
shall notify the Ministry of Information and Communication or People's Committees of
centrally-affiliated provinces and cities at least 02 working days before the press conference
5. Procedures to hold a press conference shall comply the regulations of the Ministry of Information
and Communications.
6. The Ministry of Information and Communications, People's Committees of centrally-affiliated
provinces and cities have the right to refuse or cancel the press conference if there are signs of
violation of the Vietnamese law.
7. For the case of urgent press conference, after the proposal of the foreign representative agencies
and organizations, the Vietnamese competent authorities shall consider each particular case.
Article 19. Posting news, articles and statements on the Vietnamese mass media.
1. When wishing to post news, articles and statements on the mass media of the central government,
foreign representative agencies and organizations must send a written request together with content
of the news, articles and statements to the Ministry of Information and Communications. In the written