Artists who violate the rules must be strictly punished, there are no "no-go zones or exceptions"

Mr. Cao Le Tuan Anh, Chief of Office, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism chaired the press conference. Co-chairing the press conference were Mr. Le Quang Tu Do, Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information; Ms. Dang Thi Phuong Thao, Deputy Director of the Department of Press.

At the press conference, Mr. Nguyen Huu Ngoc, Deputy Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, briefly reported on the results of implementing tasks in the first 6 months of 2025 and key tasks in the third quarter of 2025.

Many bold marks in many fields

In the first six months of the year, imbued with the action theme of "Discipline - Setting an example - Responsibility - Streamlining - Efficiency - Reaching the finish line", the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has synchronously and comprehensively deployed key tasks. From institution building, digital transformation, administrative reform to key areas such as heritage, cinema, sports , tourism and cultural industry, many outstanding results have been recorded.

As of July 22, the Ministry has submitted a draft Law to the National Assembly for approval, and submitted to the Government 6 Decrees, 1 Resolution and 10 Decisions of the Prime Minister. In particular, the issuance of Decree No. 208/2025/ND-CP on archaeological and relic planning is a major step forward in heritage conservation, demonstrating a long-term vision for national heritage planning.

The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising, approved by the 15th National Assembly, creates an important legal corridor, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of management of advertising activities. Regarding administrative reform, the Ministry has reduced five administrative agencies, approved job positions and job title structures for a series of units, gradually realizing the goal of streamlining the apparatus.

The event that the Complex of Monuments and Landscapes of Yen Tu, Vinh Nghiem, Con Son and Kiep Bac was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage is a great milestone in cultural diplomacy and heritage conservation. Along with that, the collection of documents by musician Hoang Van was also recognized as a World Documentary Heritage, contributing to spreading the value of Vietnamese music globally.

In the field of arts, the Ministry has vigorously implemented the Vietnam National Folk Orchestra Project to contribute to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of ethnic groups. Completed the dossier to propose the development of a Government Decree stipulating a number of regimes and policies for civil servants and professional workers in public service units in the field of performing arts. A series of exhibitions, festivals and art exchange activities were successfully organized.

Vietnamese sports continued to affirm its position by winning 337 international medals, including 103 gold medals. Notably, the men's football team won the Southeast Asian championship for the third consecutive time; the women's sepak takraw team won the World Cup gold medal and the shooting team won a series of medals at the Asian championship; the national karate team won the Asian championship gold medal,...

Tourism continues to be a bright spot, welcoming more than 10.6 million international visitors in the first 6 months of 2025, up 20.7% over the same period in 2024. Domestic visitors reached 77.5 million; total revenue from tourism is estimated at VND 518 trillion. In the first half of the year, the Ministry implemented a plan to promote tourism in many major markets. In particular, the visa exemption policy for citizens of Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland under Resolution 11/NQ-CP of the Government has contributed to expanding the market and increasing competitiveness.

Regarding management, 230 new international travel licenses were issued and 201 licenses were renewed, showing strong signs of recovery for tourism businesses. The Ministry also developed a program to promote Vietnamese cuisine to the world for the 2026-2030 period, showing a long-term strategy to enhance the national tourism brand.

Towards professionalism and integration

In the first six months of the year, the Ministry has directed and oriented the units operating in the field of radio and television to effectively carry out information and propaganda work on important political and social contents. It has issued and revoked a series of radio and television broadcasting licenses. The Ministry has handled violations on social networks, removing tens of thousands of bad and toxic contents on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Apple and Google...

At the same time, submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval the Project to develop a national external information portal and website to become a platform to promote the national image. In the field of cultural industry, the Ministry continues to perfect the Industry Development Strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, demonstrating the determination to make culture an important economic sector. Policies on royalties, copyrights, and statistics on the creative industry are being systematically and scientifically developed.

The Ministry's leaders directed the effective implementation of Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP of the Government on key tasks and solutions to implement the Socio-Economic Development Plan and State Budget Estimates for 2025; Resolution No. 02/NQCP of the Government on key tasks and solutions to improve the business environment and enhance national competitiveness in 2025; Resolution No. 25/NQ-CP of the Government on growth targets for sectors, fields and localities to ensure the national growth target in 2025 reaches 8% or more; Resolution No. 66/NQ-CP of the Government on the Program to reduce and simplify administrative procedures related to production and business activities in 2025 and 2026.

In the third quarter, the Ministry will focus on directing and successfully organizing a series of major events such as: Exhibition of socio-economic achievements, Parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2. At the same time, activities will take place such as: Meeting with the Tourism Ministers of the three CLV countries at ITE HCMC, Ceremony to honor typical tourism enterprises, organizing the Vietnam Culture - Tourism Festival in Japan and Korea.

Some important Programs and Projects will be accelerated for implementation after being approved, such as: National target program on cultural development for the period 2025-2035; Project on Internationalization of Vietnamese Culture and Vietnamization of International Culture; Strategy for development of Vietnamese cultural industries to 2030, vision to 2045; Project on entertainment industry...

Satisfactory answers to many questions

At the press conference, a number of issues of interest to the press were satisfactorily answered, such as ensuring security and safety in tourism; social behavior after the recent serious shipwreck in Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh).

The viewpoint of the Department and the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is very clear, artists are citizens, first of all must comply with the provisions of the law. If an artist violates the law, he must be strictly handled according to the regulations, setting an example for the public. The more famous the artist is, the more strictly this must be implemented, there are no "forbidden areas, exceptions".

( Deputy Director of the Department of Performing Arts TRAN HUONG DUONG )

The recent occurrence of tourist scams; advertisements that exaggerate the truth, and violations of the law on advertising by celebrities on the internet... were also raised by journalists with representatives of specialized agencies under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In addition, journalists are concerned about the ethics of artists and the implementation of the Code of Conduct for people working in the arts with the example of the case of fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri being arrested for drug-related crimes...

Chief of Office, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cao Le Tuan Anh said: “The incident of the tourist boat capsized in Quang Ninh on July 19 caused great pain to the community and society. The Prime Minister has directed that localities and relevant units have also focused on rescue, relief, and overcoming the consequences, hoping to find the missing victims; warn people and tourists about ensuring security and safety during their travel... This is a rare and unavoidable natural disaster, but it should not cause panic among people or affect the overall development of the tourism industry.”

Regarding the question of artists' ethics, Deputy Director of the Department of Performing Arts Tran Huong Duong said: "The viewpoint of the Department and the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is very clear, artists are citizens, first of all they must comply with the provisions of the law. If an artist violates the law, they must be strictly handled according to the regulations, setting an example for the public. The more famous the artist is, the more strictly this must be implemented, there are no forbidden areas, no exceptions."

Regarding the issue of fraud on social networks and celebrities participating in advertising to exaggerate the truth on social networks, Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information Le Quang Tu Do shared: "Recently, the tricks of fraudsters on cyberspace have become increasingly sophisticated and organized. The police have dismantled many transnational criminal rings that defrauded Vietnamese people. The Department has also coordinated with the police force to remove over 30,000 fraudulent social network accounts, but the fraud situation has not been completely resolved."

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