The new Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Anh Tuan.

Before assuming the new position, Mr. Tuan, born in 1973, has held the positions of General Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Post and Telecommunication Joint Stock Insurance Corporation; Deputy General Director and General Director of Vietnam Post Corporation; and Chairman of the Members’ Council of Vietnam Post Corporation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications 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 the MIC are regulated in the Government’s Decree No. 17/2017/ND-CP dated Feb 17, 2017.

Manh Hung