| THE GOVERNMENT ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------ |
| No: 51/2002/ND-CP | Hanoi, April 26, 2002 |
DECREE
DETAILING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESS LAW AND THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE PRESS LAW
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 28, 1989 Press Law;
Pursuant to the June 12, 1999 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Press Law;
With a view to ensuring the citizens right to freedom of the press and speech in the press, protecting and creating conditions for the press bodies and journalists to exercise their right to carry out press activities under law provisions;
In order to enhance the State management over press activities;
At the proposal of the Minister of Culture and Information,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Term interpretation:
In this Decree, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Press" is the common name used to refer collectively to print journalism, radio journalism, television journalism and electronic journalism.
2. "Print journalism" refers to the type of press, made by means of printing (newspapers, magazines, news bulletins, newsletters).
3. "Radio journalism" refers to the type of press, made on radio waves (radio programs).
4. "Television journalism" refers to the type of press, made on television frequencies (television programs, audio-visual news programs implemented by various means).
5. "Online journalism" refers to the type of press, made on computer information networks (Internet, Intranet).
6. "News bulletins" mean the State news agency’s periodical publications carrying domestic and world news.
7. "Newsletters" mean the State news agency’s periodical publications carrying topical news, such as cultural, sport, economic news.
8. "Additional issue" means a periodical additional publication besides the principal one, which may be the weekly, weekend, monthly or month-end issue.
9. "Supplement" means extra pages added to the prescribed pages of a paper, which are distributed together with the principal issue.
10. "Special issue" means a publication of the press nature published irregularly, focusing on a specific event or topic.
11. "Additional program" means a periodical radio or television program broadcast in addition to the principal program.
12. "Special program" means an irregular radio or television program, focusing on a specific event or topic.
