Does Information and Communications Publishing House have legal status in Vietnam?

Does Information and Communications Publishing House have legal status in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Does Information and Communications Publishing House have legal status in Vietnam?

Information and Communications Publishing House is a public service unit under the Ministry of Information and Communications, performing the function of publishing information and communications publications to serve the Ministry's state management work. and publications serving the information and foreign propaganda tasks of the Party and State.

International transaction name: Information and Communications Publishing House.

Information and Communications Publishing House has legal status, seal and account for transactions according to the provisions of law; Headquartered in Hanoi city.

(Article 1 of Decision 1201/QD-BTTTT 2017)

2. Duties and powers of Information and Communications Publishing House in Vietnam

The duties and powers of the Information and Communications Publishing House include:

- Develop and submit to the Minister of Information and Communications for approval the development strategy, long-term, medium-term, and annual operating plans of the Publishing House, and organize implementation after approval.

- Develop and organize the implementation of annual publishing plans; manuscript organization; compilation organization; appraisal, editing, design, and publishing; and organize the printing and distribution of publications (including print publications and electronic publications) according to the provisions of law.

- Publish major publications as follows:

+ Books, political documents, and laws on information and communication; books and documents serving the Party and State's foreign information and propaganda tasks; serving political tasks; and economic, cultural, and social development of the country;

+ Books and documents on science - technology and economics; processes, regulations, standards, and economic and technical norms in production and construction; Management and operation policies for network and business operations; Introducing scientific works and new solutions in information and communication;

+ Cultural, social, literary, and artistic books; Traditional industry history books;

+ Dictionary serving the field of information and communication;

+ Books and reference materials for students at all levels of high school information and communication;

+ Textbooks and professional books; telephone directories, telephone directories, and yellow pages; reference documents for training systems in the information and communications industry;

+ Other publications consistent with principles, purposes, functions, and tasks; Publisher's target audience.

- Implement publications under programs, projects, and schemes of the Ministry of Information and Communications; documents serving training and education in the field of information and communication.

- Coordinate with relevant units in investigating and surveying data and information about publication needs; advise and propose mechanisms and policies on publishing in key regions across the country.

- Providing technical services and technology infrastructure for publishing and distributing print and electronic publications.

- Research and apply science and technology to publishing activities.

- Cooperate, cooperate, and associate with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals in publishing, printing, and distribution activities according to the provisions of law;

- Manage organizational structure, payroll, and implement policies and regimes for officials, employees, and other employees under the management of the Publishing House.

- Manage finances, assets, documents, and other assigned resources according to the provisions of the law and the decentralization of the Minister of Information and Communications.

- Perform other tasks assigned by the Minister of Information and Communications.

(Article 2 of Decision 1201/QD-BTTTT 2017)

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