The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is the policy making and regulatory body in the fields of press; publishing; posts, telecommunications; radio frequency; information technology, electronics; broadcasting; media; foreign information; domestic information; and national information and communication infrastructure; management of related public services on behalf of the Government. The functions, duties and responsibilities of MIC are regulated in the Government’s Decree No. 17/2017/ND-CP dated Feb 17, 2017.

• - MIC submits drafts of laws, ordinances, revolutions to the National Assembly and National Assembly Standing Committee; drafts of to the Government according to annual agendas, plans on building legal documents of the Government and projects assigned by the Governent and the Prime Minister;
• - MIC submits strategies, master plans, long-term or five-year or annual development plans; national target programs; national target programs, action programs and national important projects and works, programs and projects on public utility services, public services under line sectors, fields of MIC’s management to the Government and the Prime Minister; draft decisions, directives and others to the Prime Minister;
• - Issue circulars, decisions, directives and other documents on management of line sectors and fields under MIC’s management.
• - MIC also provides guidances to the enforcement of laws, ordinances, regulations as well as the implementation of development strategies and plans related to press, publishing, post, telecommunications and information technology.