News of activities of the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector on September 30, 2024

1. Cultural Field

- VNA, Nhan Dan, To Quoc, Van Hoa, Tuoi Tre, Cong Luan and many other newspapers reported: On the evening of September 29, at the Binh Duong Provincial Cultural Center, nearly 1,500 artists from 24 art units across the country participated in the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Music and Dance Festival (phase 2). The award ceremony of the 2024 National Music and Dance Festival (phase 2) is expected to take place on October 15.

Organizing Committee presents flowers to units participating in the Festival

- Government Newspaper, Fatherland, Culture, People's Police and many other newspapers reported: Preparing for the Workshop: "Orientation for developing database of Culture, Sports , Tourism and Family sectors". The workshop is a forum for experts, managers, policy makers, and businesses to exchange and discuss issues related to developing database of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Family sectors. The workshop is expected to take place in 01 day (October 1, 2024).

- VOV, the Communist Party of Vietnam newspaper, Vietnamplus, Dan Tri, Kinh te Do thi, To Quoc, Van hoa, and many other newspapers reported: On the evening of September 28, the 7th Press Award Ceremony for Cultural Development and Building Elegant and Civilized Hanoians took place solemnly at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi. This is one of the outstanding activities in the series of events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024), to honor the contributions of the press in building and developing Hanoi culture.

- Hanoi Radio and Television said that Hanoi has prepared for the program "Cultural Festival for Peace" to be held at Hoan Kiem Lake on October 6. This is an important cultural event, part of the series of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital and is a special mark to promote Hanoi culture, while promoting tourism development.

- VNA, VTV, People's Representative Newspaper, Tien Phong, SGGP, Construction and many other newspapers reported: From September 28 to 30, in Rach Gia City (Kien Giang), a traditional festival will take place to commemorate the 156th anniversary of the sacrifice of National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc (1868 - 2024).

- Continuing the support and sharing activities after the storm and flood, Van Hoa Newspaper reported: Last weekend, the Vietnam Opera House in collaboration with the Institute for Research, Preservation and Development of Southeast Asian Culture performed the opera Mat Troi Dem The Ky. This activity is part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's plan to organize art programs to raise funds and support people in the northern provinces and cities that suffered heavy losses.

- Vietnam National Assembly Television reported on September 29: Recently, the Vietnam Circus Federation organized a performance program of internationally awarded acts to contribute to support people affected by floods after storm No. 3 and hoped to show the audience the difficulties and contributions that the Vietnam Circus Federation has strived to overcome over the years.

- The Journalists and Public Opinion and Culture Newspapers reported on September 30: On September 29, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center said that the Appraisal Council of Thua Thien Hue province had a meeting to evaluate and agree on the dossier requesting recognition as national treasures for 4 precious artifacts and sets of artifacts from the Nguyen Dynasty: Ngo Mon Bell, Duy Tan Emperor's Throne, Minh Mang Stone Relief and Thieu Tri Dragon Statue.

2. Sports Field

- Hanoi Moi Newspaper, To Quoc, Van Hoa, Tien Phong and many other newspapers reported: On the morning of September 29, 3,500 people, including 1,000 athletes, participated in the 49th Hanoi Moi Newspaper Run - For Peace 2024.

The 49th Hanoi Moi Newspaper Run - For Peace 2024 - Photo: To Quoc Newspaper

- VNA, Van Hoa, VOV, Lao Dong, and many other newspapers reported on September 30: Defeating Mario He (Austria, ranked 17th in the world) in the final match of the Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024 9-ball Billiards Pool Tournament (Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024) held on the evening of September 29 at Ho Xuan Huong Stadium (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), the world's 4th-ranked player from the Philippines - Carlo Biado became the champion of the Tournament, thereby receiving nearly 900 million VND in prize money.

- Tin Tuc, Van Hoa, SGGP and many other newspapers reported: On September 29, the Vietnam Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Federation coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak province to organize the 2024 National Weightlifting Championship at the Dak Lak Provincial Sports Gymnasium. The 2024 National Weightlifting Championship has 211 athletes from 29 provinces, cities and sectors participating, competing in 10 male weight categories from 55 kg to over 109 kg and 10 female weight categories from 45 kg to over 87 kg.

- Vietnamplus, VTC News, Tuoi Tre, VietNamNet, SGGP and many other newspapers reported on September 29: After losing 0-1 to U20 Syria, U20 Vietnam is forced to hope for a ticket to the 2025 U20 Asian Cup finals as the second-placed team with the best record.

- News of some other sports in SGGP newspaper on September 30: The latest match of round 4 of the National U19 Women's Football Tournament - Acecook Cup 2024 took place on the afternoon of September 29, Thai Nguyen T&T players surprisingly won all 3 points against Ho Chi Minh City; Vietnam women's volleyball team won the runner-up position at the 2024 Asian Club Championship; Vietnam wushu team won 2 gold medals at the World Youth Championship; Vietnam Taekwondo team selected athletes to participate in the 2024 World Boxing Championship

3. Tourism Sector

- VNA, VTV, To Quoc, Tuoi Tre, Cong Luan and many other newspapers reported: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Document No. 724/TTg-CN dated September 28, 2024 on extending the pilot period for deploying diving service activities in Nha Trang Bay.

The use of submersible services serves many groups such as the elderly, children, domestic and foreign customers,... creating a new and highly educational tourism model - Photo: Bao To Quoc

- Tin Tuc, To Quoc, Van Hoa Newspaper reported: On September 27, at the National Convention Center, Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) coordinated with Vietnam MICE Club (Vietnam MICE Club - VMC) to organize a MICE tourism business connection event 2024 called: MICE EXPO 2024.

- People's Police Newspaper, Vietnam Economic Magazine on September 29 and 30 reported: Da Nang Department of Tourism said that from September 26 to 29, the city's tourism industry will coordinate with Vietnam Airlines to organize a booth to promote Da Nang tourism at the Japan Tourism Fair - Tourism EXPO Japan 2024.

- Tourism in some localities recovers from storms and floods, the Journalists and Public Opinion newspaper reported: Today (September 30), Ha Long will welcome the 5-star super yacht Costa Serena to dock, carrying more than 3,000 passengers and more than 1,000 crew members. This is considered one of the largest international cruise ships to visit Ha Long this year, creating an important mark for the local tourism industry.

- Yen Bai Newspaper reported on September 30: The impact of storm No. 3 has disrupted activities in the Golden Season Festival series in 2024, Mu Cang Chai district (Yen Bai province). Immediately after the storm and flood passed, in order to meet the needs of enjoyment and experience of tourists when coming to the district, Mu Cang Chai promptly overcame the effects of the storm and flood, maintaining annual activities following the Independence Day to best serve all tourists.

- Some news orienting the tourism industry on VOV: Lai Chau province is focusing on preserving and promoting the unique cultural identity of ethnic groups, creating highlights to attract tourists to the locality. Some products on cultural development associated with tourism development are also of interest to Lai Chau province, including developing community tourism in some localities.

Sa Pa National Tourist Area (Lao Cai Province) is oriented to develop into an international-class national resort tourism center, with modern and synchronous infrastructure and services. The local tourism product system is gradually being built to be diverse, unique, rich and of high quality.

With the increasingly fierce competition in the hospitality industry, hotels need to make more efforts to understand the needs and desires of customers. In which, the application of technology plays an important role in personalizing the customer experience, creating a difference in the current hotel industry.

4. Family Field

- On September 29, the Vietnam Women's Newspaper reported: Hundreds of children in difficult circumstances have been adopted by the Women's Union of Tuong Duong district (Nghe An) or have called on organizations and individuals to adopt them as "adopted children". The unfortunate lives are being supported so that they can go to school every day, towards a bright future. In addition, the Women's Union at all levels in Tuong Duong will promote propaganda about the meaning of the "Godmother" Program to spread love and sharing from the whole society; play a good role in mobilizing and connecting organizations and individuals, coordinating with departments and branches, mobilizing resources to support and help children who are eligible for adoption. All for the bright future of disadvantaged children.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/diem-bao-hoat-dong-nganh-van-hoa-the-thao-va-du-lich-ngay-30-9-2024-20240930110701839.htm