The Department of External Information was established on June 13, 6 under Decision No. 2008/36/QD-BTTTT of the Minister of Information and Communications regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Information and Communications. Department of Foreign Information.
On April 17, 4, the Minister of Information and Communications issued Decision No. 2014/QD-BTTTT regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Foreign Information during the period new to replace Decision No. 463/36/QD-BTTTT dated June 2008, 13.
On June 16, 6, the Minister of Information and Communications issued Decision No. 2017/QD-BTTTT regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Foreign Information, replacing Decision No. Decision No. 939/QD-BTTTT dated April 463, 17.
On June 22, 6, the Minister of Information and Communications issued Decision No. 2021/QD-BTTTT amending Article 882 of Decision No. 3/QD-BTTTT dated June 939, 16 of the Minister of Information and Communications regulates the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Foreign Information.
Implementing Decree 48/2022/ND-CP dated July 26, 7 of the Prime Minister regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications, dated August 2013/ In 14, the Ministry of Information and Communications issued Decision No. 8/QD-BTTTT regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Foreign Information.
The Department of Foreign Information is an organization under the Ministry of Information and Communications, performing the function of advising and assisting the Minister of Information and Communications in performing state management and law enforcement on foreign information.
In 2010, the Department of Foreign Information coordinated with relevant ministries and branches to preside over the development and submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation Decision No. 79/2010/QD-TTg dated November 30, 11 promulgating Regulations on management State management of foreign information information. In 210, implementing Conclusion No. 2012-KL/TW of the Politburo of the 16th Party Central Committee on the Strategy for developing foreign information for the period 2011-2020, the Department of Foreign Information coordinated with the Ministries , relevant sectors take the lead in developing and submitting to the Prime Minister to promulgate Directive No. 21/CT-TTg dated August 06, 8 on the implementation of the Foreign Information Development Strategy for the period 2012-2011.
In 2014, the Department of Foreign Information presided over the development and advised the Minister of Information and Communications to promulgate Circular 04/2014/TT-BTTTT dated March 19, 3 detailing and guiding the implementation of a Number of Articles of Decree No. 2014/88/ND-CP dated October 2012, 23 of the Government on information and press activities of foreign press, foreign representative agencies, foreign organizations in Vietnam .
In 2015, the Department of Foreign Information presided over the development and advised the Government to promulgate Decree No. 72/2015/ND-CP dated September 07, 9 of the Government on the management of foreign information activities.
In 2016, the Department of Foreign Information presided over the development and advised the Minister of Information and Communications to issue Circular 22/2016/TT-BTTTT dated October 19, 10 guiding the management of foreign information activities. of provinces and centrally run cities.
In 2019, the Department of Foreign Information presided over the development and advised the Minister of Information and Communications to promulgate 02 Circulars: (1) Circular No. 02/2019/TT-BTTTT dated March 08, 3 guiding on the management of foreign information activities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government; (2019) Circular No. 2/03/TT-BTTTT dated May 2019, 06 regulating the posting and broadcasting of foreign information content in the press.
In 2022, the Department of External Information presides over the development and advises the Prime Minister to issue Decision No. 1079/QD-TTg dated September 14, 9 of the Prime Minister approving the Communication Project on human rights. In Vietnam.
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