News of activities of the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector on March 24, 2025

1. Cultural Field

- Nhan Dan, Van Hoa, Tien Phong, Thanh Nien, Lao Dong, Tuoi Tre, Tin Tuc, VietnamNet and many other newspapers reported: On the evening of March 22, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the 42nd National Television Festival in Quy Nhon City (Binh Dinh). The 42nd National Television Festival had 734 works from 100 participating units, belonging to 11 categories: Children's programs, Science and Education, Dialogue - Discussion, Ethnic minority language television, Music and dance, Documentary, Reportage, Short reportage, Theater, Television drama, Video on digital platforms. At the closing ceremony, the jury awarded 54 gold prizes, 98 silver prizes, 223 consolation prizes and 3 individual prizes to groups of authors with outstanding works. Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested and expected the television industry to continue to innovate and make breakthroughs with the spirit of: New thinking, new ways of doing things, looking far and wide, thinking deeply, doing big - proactively mastering technology, anticipating modern multimedia communication trends; fully conveying information, messages, policies, guidelines, and policies of the Party, State and the aspirations of the people.

- VNA, Nhan Dan, Van Hoa newspapers and many other newspapers reported: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued a plan to organize the fourth Book and Reading Culture Day in 2025. According to the plan, activities of the fourth Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day in 2025 will be held nationwide from April 15 to May 2, 2025. The opening ceremony of the fourth Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day nationwide in 2025 is expected to be held on April 17 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Students learn about books at Hanoi Book Street. Photo: Dinh Thuan/VNA

- Nhan Dan, Van Hoa, Ha Noi Moi, Quan Doi Nhan Dan and many other newspapers reported: Hanoi City has just awarded certificates of recognition as city-level historical and cultural relics to 17 relics in the area. The awarding of the certificates right in the festival season has made local people very excited. These are all relics with long histories, cultural and artistic values, and are closely associated with local people.

Some local news on VNA, Van Hoa newspaper, VOV:

Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Lam Bien said that in the current state of degradation, the national relic of Duom Temple (Phu Luong district, Thai Nguyen province) needs to be quickly restored and embellished to protect and promote the historical value of the relic in a worthy manner; at the same time, meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the people and tourists from all over the world.

The People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province has just issued a document on the unification of the organization of the Le Van Huu Temple Festival in Thieu Trung Commune, Thieu Hoa District. The restoration and organization of the Le Van Huu Temple Festival according to the festival script not only demonstrates the morality of "remembering the source of water when drinking water", honoring Historian Le Van Huu - the one who laid the foundation for Vietnam's National History, but also creates a premise for organizing the festival in a methodical, serious, and traditional manner.

Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long has just signed an official dispatch and plan to organize the Sen Village Festival in 2025 and inaugurate the Statue "Uncle Ho visits his hometown", celebrating the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025).

Relevant units and Quang Nam province are urgently speeding up the progress and completing the task of planning the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the special national relic My Son Sanctuary to submit to the Prime Minister for approval and implementation.

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2. Sports Field

VNA, Van Hoa newspaper and many other newspapers reported: On the occasion of the Vietnam Sports Day on March 27, many localities across the country organized the Olympic Run Day for the health of all people, attracting thousands of participants: In Hanoi, the 50th Hanoi Moi Newspaper Run - For Peace 2025 took place in an exciting and enthusiastic manner in the area around Hoan Kiem Lake. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong attended and participated in the run; at 19/8 Square in Yen Bai city, Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee organized the Launching Ceremony of the Olympic Run Day for the health of all people in 2025; at Nghinh Luong Dinh relic, Hue city organized the Launching Ceremony, with nearly 1,800 participants; at Pham Van Dong Street Square, Quang Ngai city, more than 1,000 cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers of agencies, units, youth union members, students and athletes participated; On Le Duan Street (30/4 Park area, District 1), nearly 5,000 people participated; at Tan An City Park (Long An Province), the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Long An Province organized the Launching Ceremony, with thousands of participants.

- VNA, Nhan Dan, Tin Tuc, Tuoi Tre, Thanh Nien, Dai Doan Ket newspapers reported: The victory of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club is truly a historic achievement for Vietnamese football when it had an unbelievable comeback to win 5-4 at Thong Nhat Stadium against its opponent Abu Dhabi Country (UAE), thereby winning a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2024-2025 Asian Women's C1 (AFC Women's Champions League).

On the afternoon of March 23, at the Hue City Sports Center Gymnasium, the Hue City Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with the Vietnam Sepak Takraw Federation to organize the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Sepak Takraw Club Championship. The tournament had the participation of 13 units with more than 170 male and female athletes from provinces and cities across the country. The athletes competed for 9 sets of medals in the following categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, men's team, women's team, men's team of 4 and women's team of 4.

On the morning of March 23, the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Wushu Championship took place at the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Sports Stadium. The event was held to develop the Wushu movement, search for and nurture outstanding talents for the national team, and prepare for international tournaments.

On March 23, the Sports Center of Ho Chi Minh City National University in collaboration with the EduSport Academy of Sports Education launched the "Sports Semester 2025" program. This is the first special sports semester program in Vietnam, aiming to provide a healthy sports environment, helping children develop physically and practice life skills.

3. Tourism Sector

- VOV, Nhan Dan, Van Hoa, Thanh Nien, Chinh Government, Lao Dong and many other newspapers reported: On the evening of March 23, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong and Permanent Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh attended the general rehearsal of the art program opening the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025. Deputy Minister Ho An Phong assessed that Hue City had chosen a stage in a very beautiful location, and at the same time commended the units that actively constructed and practiced for the opening program of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025.

Opening art program - Photo: Van Hoa newspaper

Also within the framework of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025, the Exhibition "Tourism Space, Cultural Heritage, Landscapes and Traditional Craft Products of Vietnam" in 2025 will take place in Hue City with booths introducing tourism, landscapes, heritage as well as traditional handicraft products of many localities across the country.

- Ethnic and Mountainous Photo Newspaper, Nhan Dan Newspaper, Van Hoa, Bac Ninh, Xay Dung and many other newspapers reported: Immediately after the MV Bac Bling (Bac Ninh) by singer Hoa Minzy was published and spread on digital platforms with brilliant, trendy images that are still full of Kinh Bac character, Bac Ninh province immediately launched a free tour program called "Bac Ninh Cultural Quintessence - Heritage Colors". This is not only a sensitive response but also a wise step in the strategy of "awakening the Quan Ho region".

Some local tourism news on Tin Tuc, VOV, Nha Bao and Cong Luan newspapers:

Sa Pa City Party Secretary Phan Dang Toan said that Sa Pa's strategic goal by 2030 is to build a national tourist area of ​​international stature, with unique tourism products and high-quality services; at the same time, become a clean tourist city meeting ASEAN standards, welcoming 9 million visitors, of which international visitors account for more than 30%.

Hue Tourism Promotion Information Center has just coordinated to welcome the Australian Famtrip delegation to visit and experience tourism products in Hue city. This Famtrip delegation includes 20 travel companies, promotion agencies, press and media in Australia to survey tourism products and evaluate service quality in Hue city.

During this year's Hung Kings' Commemoration Day holiday, Vietnamese tourists prioritize short domestic and international trips. Domestically, Da Nang is the choice of many tourists. According to data from the Booking.com platform, Da Nang is the top domestic destination, in terms of both accommodation searches and flight searches during the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day holiday. In general, destinations with pleasant climates and picturesque beaches continue to be popular choices for Vietnamese tourists, such as Da Nang, Nha Trang, Vung Tau, Phu Quoc, etc.

On the morning of March 23, the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Magazine to organize a scientific seminar “Vietnamese Bread - World culinary value, spreading to five continents” to promote and introduce Vietnamese bread to a large number of tourists. This is one of the main activities within the framework of the 3rd Vietnam Bread Festival in 2025.

4. Family Field

- Hanoi Moi Newspaper reported: During the working trip from March 22 to March 23, in Thai Nguyen city, Mr. Dinh Tien Hai - Director of the Vietnam Children's Support Fund (BTTEVN Fund) attended and received support for children in special and difficult circumstances at the program "Wings of Dreams" organized by the Vietnam Veterans Business Association. Over the years, the Vietnam Veterans Business Association has always accompanied the Vietnam Children's Support Fund. The Association has contributed hundreds of billions of VND to build schools, boarding houses, and semi-boarding houses for ethnic minority students in remote areas, granting scholarships, building playgrounds, clean water facilities, providing medical support, and the School Milk program...

Source: https://toquoc.vn/diem-bao-hoat-dong-nganh-van-hoa-the-thao-va-du-lich-ngay-24-3-2025-2025032411581701.htm