VietnameseImportant external information must be published within 02 hours on electronic press
The Ministry of Information and Communications issues the Circular No. 03/2019/TT-BTTTT on providing the publishing and broadcasting of external information in the press on May 6, 2019, which takes effect on June 21, 2019.
To be specific, with regard to information on important issues of Vietnam and the world: The publishing and broadcasting shall be conducted after receiving information on the Vietnamese State’s viewpoints from competent agencies as follows: Publishing or broadcasting position: Front page, for print press; home page, for electronic press; and current affairs programs, for external service radio and television channels;
Especially, publishing or broadcasting time shall be: within 2 hours, for electronic press; 5 hours, for electronic press requiring translation; 24 hours, for print press, or broadcast on the next newscast, for external service radio and television channels.
Besides, this Circular also regulate that explaining or clarifying information must be published or broadcast as soon as possible at noticeable position. The publish presses are not allowed to publish or broadcast information that adversely affects the position and image of Vietnam; causes harms to external relations and international cooperation between Vietnam and other countries; provokes violence or propagandizes wars of aggressions or sows hatred among nations and peoples.
Circular 03/2019/TT-BTTTT DOC (Word)
Circular 03/2019/TT-BTTTT PDF (Original)
