(Fatherland) - The Opening Ceremony of Tran Temple in the Year of the Snake 2025; Opening of the training course for Supervisors and Referees of the 2025 national futsal tournaments; Strictly handling acts that damage the image of Nha Trang tourism are notable news in today's newspaper.
1. Cultural Field
- Van Hoa Newspaper, To Quoc Newspaper and many other newspapers reported:
Speaking at the working session on the tasks of developing the cultural industry and the activities of theaters under the Ministry in 2025, which took place on February 11 in Hanoi, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung emphasized: Artistic products and plays need to be improved in both scale and quality to serve the people's need to enjoy art. In particular, these must be turned into tourism products to attract tourists, bringing value to the preservation of culture, traditional arts and economy; gradually moving towards cultural export.
Implementing the direction of the Department of Cultural Heritage (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) regarding the fire at the national relic of Lang Ve Pagoda, on the morning of February 11, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Giang issued an official dispatch reporting and proposing solutions. In order to promptly have a plan to ensure the safety of the relic, the People's Committee of Bac Giang province has directed the People's Committee of Bac Giang city and relevant agencies to arrange police forces, local militia and self-defense forces to block off and protect the scene, not allowing unauthorized people to enter or exit. Clearly identify the cause, propose handling and remedial measures; strengthen propaganda, timely and accurate information about the incident, stabilize the situation, security and order in the area; urgently review and count the damage caused by the fire; promptly propose a plan to restore and embellish Lang Ve Pagoda, meeting the religious needs of the people...
On February 11, the Hoi An Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation Center (Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province) announced that, to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of being listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, on the occasion of the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Snake, Hoi An City will organize many special activities, promising to attract a large number of people and tourists. Specific activities include: Lantern Poetry Night, Ancient Town Night, Lantern and Ancestor Worship Ceremony at assembly halls, communal houses, temples, etc. to preserve and maintain traditional cultural beauty, thereby improving the material and spiritual life, satisfying the religious needs of local residents and areas.
- Nhan Dan, Van Hoa, Tien Phong, Lao Dong, Thanh Nien, Tuoi Tre, Quan Doi Nhan Dan, VOV, TTXVN, Tin Tuc and many other newspapers on February 11 and 12 reported:
On the night of February 11 (January 14, At Ty), at the Tran Temple historical and cultural relic site, Loc Vuong ward (Nam Dinh city), the Tran Temple Spring At Ty 2025 Seal Opening Ceremony took place solemnly, attracting tens of thousands of people and tourists from all over the world. This year, preparations for the seal opening ceremony were thorough, security measures were strictly and methodically implemented. The seal opening ceremony took place in a sacred atmosphere, with good emotions at the beginning of Spring.
Tran Temple Seal Opening Ceremony in Spring At Ty 2025 at Tran Temple, Loc Vuong Ward (Nam Dinh City)
On the night of February 11, 2025 (January 14), at the special national relic of Tran Thuong Temple (Tran Hung Dao Commune, Ly Nhan District), the People's Committee of Ha Nam Province held a salary distribution ceremony for Saint Tran at Tran Thuong Temple - Spring At Ty 2025. The salary distribution ceremony for Saint Tran is a unique intangible cultural heritage, recreating historical documents about the distribution of salary to treat the army and people after defeating foreign invaders.
On the night of February 11 (January 14, At Ty year), at the national historical and cultural relic of Tran Hung Dao temple (Tho Khoi village, Yen Duong commune, Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa), the opening and distribution of seals at Tran temple in 2025 took place. Although not organized on a scale like the opening and distribution of seals at Tran temple (Nam Dinh), the opening and distribution of seals at Tran Hung Dao temple in Yen Duong commune, Ha Trung district has many unique and meaningful features, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to attend.
On February 11 (January 14), Nam Dan district, Nghe An province held the opening ceremony of the Mai King Temple Festival in 2025. The Mai King Temple Festival is a traditional cultural activity, organized annually by the local government and people. This year's Mai King Temple Festival program took place with many traditional spiritual and cultural activities: the opening ceremony, the water procession, the god procession, the great sacrifice ceremony, the thanksgiving ceremony...
2. Sports Field
- VFF, Van Hoa newspaper, VOV, Hanoi Radio and Television Station, SGGP and many other newspapers reported: Before the 2025 National Futsal Championship, on the afternoon of February 11, VFF organized a training course for the supervisory force and referees participating in the tournament. Attending the opening ceremony of the training were VFF leaders, the VFF referee board along with 53 referees and 10 match supervisors and took place from February 11 to February 14, 2025. During this training session, supervisors and referees will be updated with the latest knowledge of the law, given difficult situations to analyze and draw lessons to help the referee force have a more authentic view. In particular, the referees will undergo a physical and theoretical test to prepare the best conditions for the upcoming season.
The training course will help supervisors and referees improve themselves - Photo: VFF
- VTV, Hanoi Moi newspaper, Van Hoa, Da Nang Police, SGGP and many other newspapers reported: The 2025 Asian Muay Championship will take place in Thai Nguyen from June 20-26. This is the first time Vietnam has become the host of the largest Muay tournament in the continent. The tournament is expected to attract more than 300 athletes from 30 countries and territories, competing in 28 combat weight classes and 4 performance events. This is an opportunity for Vietnamese Muay fighters to demonstrate their professional skills against continental opponents.
- Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper on February 11 quoted the General Secretary of the Vietnam Handball Federation - Mr. Dao Duc Kien as saying that initially, Vietnam planned to apply to host the 2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship. However, the Asian Handball Federation has awarded the right to host the tournament to Oman. This year's tournament has been scheduled to take place from May 1 to 10 and both men's and women's events will be held. Previously, Vietnam had chosen the beach in Ba Ria-Vung Tau as the place to prepare to host the 2025 Asian Beach Handball Championship, but this did not come true.
Some other sports news in Van Hoa newspaper on February 12:
Towards the 10th National Sports Congress in 2026 and towards 2030, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has just issued a plan to implement the Project on developing high-performance sports in Binh Dinh province in 2025. Accordingly, with the allocation target according to the Project in 2025, high-performance sports in Binh Dinh province are allocated 46 coaches and 402 athletes. At the same time, participating in 47 competitions/year, striving to achieve 291 medals of all kinds of competitions in the national competition system.
The Organizing Committee of the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards said that the Gala Awards Night of this year's award will take place on February 26 at Ben Thanh Theater (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City). The voting for the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards includes the following categories: Golden, Silver, Bronze Ball (men); Golden, Silver, Bronze Ball (women); Golden, Silver, Bronze Futsal Ball (men); Outstanding Foreign Player; Outstanding Young Male Player (under 21 years old); Outstanding Young Female Player (under 21 years old).
On February 23 in Hanoi, the Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Vietnam Chess Federation will organize a tournament to find young Vietnamese chess talents. At the tournament, players will compete in the age groups of men and women: U7, U9, U12, U15, U20. The organizers said that in order to encourage units with many athletes to participate, there will be no limit on the number of registrations. Players who achieve professional achievements will continue to participate in the Vietnam Chess Prodigy and Vietnam Chess Champion tournaments in 2025.
3. Tourism Sector
- VOV, Dau Tu, Dan Tri, Tuoi Tre and many other newspapers reported: For many years, Nha Trang City has strived to build a civilized and friendly tourist city. However, recently, there have been many incidents that have damaged the image and brand of Nha Trang as a destination. To maintain the image of Nha Trang tourism, the People's Committee of this city has drastically implemented many specific solutions. In particular, focusing on propaganda to raise awareness and promote self-consciousness in complying with legal regulations on price management, especially posting prices of goods and services fully and clearly and selling at the correct listed price for service and tourism businesses. The authorities closely coordinate with tourism associations and travel agencies to provide complete and accurate information for tourists to choose and use the services of quality and reputable establishments.
- To Quoc Newspaper, VOV, Thoi Bao Ngan Hang, SGGP and many other newspapers reported: On February 11, the Department of Tourism of Da Nang City said that February kicks off the exciting year of 2025 for the MICE tourism market with many business travel groups from large-scale international corporations and enterprises coming to Da Nang for meetings and vacations. Typically, the Tamil Business Conference brings together 300 international guests representing honor from more than 30 countries; The CTM Asia Conference and All Stars Awards 2025, attracting about 70 experts in the fields of MICE, independent travel and resort tourism from Asian and international markets. This is one of the positive signals, contributing to further affirming the position of Da Nang - An ideal destination for tourism combined with events, conferences and seminars.
- Some other local tourism news in Tuoi Tre, VOV, and Nguoi Lao Dong newspapers:
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in 2025, Ho Chi Minh City aims to welcome 8.5 million international visitors, so the tourism industry has identified key plans to attract visitors, of which MICE tourism is one of the typical tourism products, promoting the development of the tourism industry. The city's tourism industry is expected to continue to grow strongly, making Ho Chi Minh City continue to be the leading MICE and tourism destination in Asia.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Moc Chau town, Son La province: "To help households doing community tourism business, the locality has been actively implementing national target programs, especially the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Households are given the opportunity to learn from experience, access preferential loans, and receive support in communicating and promoting unique cultural features to friends and tourists near and far."
With its available potential and advantages, Binh Dinh is being sought by many large corporations in the world to invest and develop this place into a destination for super luxury tourism. On February 11, Mr. Le Hoang Nghi, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Binh Dinh province, confirmed that Lac Viet Palmer Johnson Super Yacht - Marine Urban Joint Stock Company (headquartered in Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh province) has just submitted a document proposing to invest in the Lac Viet Palmer Johnson De Gi resort - super yacht project. The Lac Viet Palmer Johnson De Gi resort - super yacht is an important part of the long-term development strategy of Binh Dinh province.
4. Family Field
- Hanoi Moi Newspaper reported: On February 10 and 11, Dong Da District Youth Union coordinated with the Party Committee and authorities of Phuong Lien - Trung Tu, Thinh Quang, and Van Chuong wards to visit, encourage, and give gifts to 5 families of new recruits in difficult circumstances before leaving for military service.
Source: https://toquoc.vn/diem-bao-hoat-dong-nganh-van-hoa-the-thao-va-du-lich-ngay-12-02-2025-20250212104103831.htm
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