Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam)

Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnamese: Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông) was the government ministry in Vietnam. It is responsible for administration and regulation of newspapers, publishing, the postal service, telecommunications, internet, broadcasting, radio and radio frequency, information technology, electronics, television and national media infrastructure.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Information and Communications

Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông
Ministry overview
Formed	28 August 1945
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Information and Propaganda (1945–1946) Ministry of Propaganda (1946) General Bureau of Information and Propaganda, Ministry of Home Affairs (1946) Bureau of Information (1946–1952) Bureau of Propaganda and Culture (1952–1954) Ministry of Propaganda (1954–1955) Ministry of Culture (1955–1977) Ministry of Culture and Information (1977–1981) Ministry of Culture (1981–1990) Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism (1990–1991) Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports (1991–1992) Ministry of Culture and Information (1992–2007) Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (2002–2007) Ministry of Information and Communications (2007–2025)
Dissolved	18 February 2025; 5 months ago (2025-02-18)
Superseding Ministry	Ministry of Science and Technology
Type	Government Ministry
Jurisdiction	Vietnam
Headquarters	18 Nguyen Du Street, Hang Bai Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Annual budget	893.790 millions VND (2018)
Minister responsible	Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng
Deputy Minister responsible	Nguyễn Huy Dũng Phan Tâm Nguyễn Thanh Lâm Phạm Đức Long
Website	mic.gov.vn

On 18 February 2025, the Ministry of Information and Communications ceased operations and merged with the Ministry of Science and Technology.^[1]

Ministerial units

• Department of Posts
• Department of Science and Technology
• Department of Planning and Finance
• Department of International Cooperation
• Department of Legal Affairs
• Department of Personnel and Organisation
• Ministry Inspectorate
• Ministry Office
• Bureau of Radio Frequency Management
• Bureau of Telecommunications
• Bureau of National Digital Transformation
• Bureau of Press
• Bureau of Publication, Printing and Distribution
• Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information
• Bureau of Foreign Information Service
• Bureau of Basic Information Service
• Bureau of Information and Communications Technology Industry
• Representative Office of the Ministry in Ho Chi Minh City
• Representative Office of the Ministry in Da Nang City

Administrative units

• National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy
• Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC)
• Information Centre
• Information and Communications Journal
• Centre for Press and International Communications Cooperation
• Information and Communications Public Management School
• Vietnam Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry (NISCI)
• Information and Communications Publishing House
• Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Center (VNCERT/CC)
• Vietnam Public Utility Telecommunications Service Fund
• Vietnam- Korean Friendship Information Technology College
• Printing Technology College
• VietnamNet Newspaper
• Office of National Steering Committee on Information and Communication Technology
• Vietnam ICT Project Management Unit
• Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT)