(To Quoc) - The General Secretary and his wife attended the Concert to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Indonesia; The draw for the 2025 National Women's Football Cup; The Vietnamese tourism brand is increasingly competitive in the international market are notable news in today's newspaper.
1. Cultural Field
- The Government Newspaper, Culture Newspaper, News Newspaper and many other newspapers reported: Within the framework of the State visit to the Republic of Indonesia, the official visit to the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from March 9-11, 2025, at the Ciputra Theater, Jakarta, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly attended the Concert to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Indonesia. The program was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. According to the Indonesian Minister of Culture, this concert symbolizes the beauty between the cultures and music of the two countries.
General Secretary To Lam presents flowers to artists
On the morning of March 11 in Hanoi, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung chaired a working session to listen to a report on the draft Law on Press (amended). One of the contents emphasized by the Minister is that the revised Law on Press must ensure compatibility with current legal regulations, especially the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents (amended). In addition, conferences, seminars and forums related to this issue must be organized to receive valid opinions from experts, scientists in the field and press agencies.
- VOV, Government newspaper, Labor, People's Representative, Culture, Quang Ngai and many other newspapers reported: On the morning of March 11, in Ba To district, Military Region V and Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee organized a scientific workshop "Ba To Uprising - Historical values and lessons learned". The workshop attracted the participation of many researchers, scientists, leaders at all levels, and the attention of many cadres and people. The presentations at the workshop analyzed in depth many important aspects, from the historical context, the development of the uprising, to the historical and political values and lessons learned for the Vietnamese revolution.
- Some local news on Van Hoa newspaper, VNA:
Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee has just issued Plan No. 49/BCĐ-KH on implementing the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" in 2025 to continue to propagate to create a strong change in the awareness of Party committees, authorities at all levels, departments, branches, unions, and people of all walks of life about the role, importance and practical significance of this movement in building a grassroots cultural life associated with building new rural areas and civilized urban areas.
On March 11, news from the People's Committee of Dong Hoang Commune, Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa Province said that the unit has just sent a document to the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa City to propose to include the Chuong Market Festival in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Chuong Market is held on the 6th day of the first lunar month every year, with the activity of throwing tomatoes at each other for good luck. This is a unique market in Thanh, only meeting one day a year.
Dinh Co Festival (Long Hai), Long Dat District (Ba Ria-Vung Tau) this year takes place from March 8-11 (February 9-12 of the lunar calendar) with many rich and attractive activities imbued with the folk culture of coastal residents. On the morning of March 11, the Management Board of Dinh Co Historical and Cultural Relic Site performed the ritual of inviting the Long Vi Ba Lon, Ong Nam Hai and Than Hoang to the Palace.
On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Da Nang City Party Committee (March 28, 1930 - March 28, 2025) and the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Da Nang City (March 29, 1975 - March 29, 2025), Da Nang Cultural Department units will organize a mobile propaganda performance at the base with the theme "The heroic epic echoes forever". The program "The heroic epic echoes forever" lasts 90 minutes and includes genres of singing, dancing, music, and scenes recreating important historical events in the struggle to liberate Da Nang.
2. Sports Field
- VFF, People's Army Newspaper, News, Culture, VTV, Tien Phong and many other newspapers reported: On the afternoon of March 11, at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation, the online draw ceremony for the 2025 National Women's Football Cup took place. This year's tournament continues to gather teams from localities with a developed women's football movement, including: the reigning champion of Vietnam Coal and Minerals, the reigning runner-up Thai Nguyen T&T, Hanoi, Phong Phu Ha Nam, Son La and Ho Chi Minh City.
On the evening of March 11, the National U19 Women's Football Championship - ACECOOK Cup 2025 closed at Ha Nam Provincial Stadium. With a 0-0 draw, the host Phong Phu Ha Nam was crowned champion with 23 points. Ho Chi Minh City U19 won the runner-up position and Thai Nguyen U19 T&T finished the season in 3rd place overall.
Vietnam Television (VTV), Kien Giang Department of Culture and Sports, Vietnam Athletics Federation, Lions Entertainment JSC and Vietcontent Company announced the VTV Phu Quoc Marathon 2025 event taking place on April 6. The VTV Phu Quoc Marathon is organized with the goal of turning Phu Quoc into a venue for international sports and entertainment events, contributing to raising Vietnam's position on the world sports map, especially in the field of marathons and outdoor sports.
According to information at the press conference on the 66th Tien Phong Newspaper National Marathon and Long Distance Championship in 2025 (Tien Phong Marathon), the tournament will take place over 3 days from March 28 to 30 in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province. This year's tournament is considered an opportunity for Quang Tri to introduce its historical and cultural values and tourism potential to participating athletes and domestic and international tourists.
- Some other sports news on SGGP newspaper:
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) officially released the competition schedule for the 32 teams participating in the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship on March 11. There are 31 teams that have officially won the tournament along with the host team Thailand and FIVB has drawn a total of 32 teams into 8 groups (each group has 4 teams). The Vietnamese women's volleyball team is in Group G with Poland, Germany, Kenya and will compete in Phuket.
In preparation for the 2026 Asian futsal qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games, the Vietnamese futsal team will gather early next week and will have 4 quality international friendly matches.
The competitions for freestyle and classical wrestling will conclude at the 2025 National Club Cup to help coaches evaluate the expertise of each Vietnamese wrestler. The 2025 Asian Wrestling Championship will take place in Jordan from March 25 to 30. It is expected that the Vietnamese wrestling team will register 6 players to participate in the tournament.
Vietnam women's boxing team member Ha Thi Linh has won a place in the quarterfinals of the 2025 World Boxing Championship with an important victory. The 2025 World Boxing Championship will continue until March 16.
3. Tourism Sector
Vietnam's tourism brand is increasingly competitive in the international market, especially in Asia. Research reports recently released by domestic and foreign tourism survey units show that Vietnam has many localities that attract international tourists and are the most searched destinations. According to statistics from VNA, with more than 468,000 visitors to Vietnam, South Korea regained the top position in the list of the largest tourist sending markets in February 2025. According to digital travel platform Agoda (Agoda), Da Nang was the most searched city by American tourists in January 2025, surpassing Tokyo (Japan) and Bangkok (Thailand). At the Khanh Hoa Tourism Promotion Conference in the Russian Federation, held on March 11 in Moscow, the Chairman of the Khanh Hoa Tourism Association affirmed that Khanh Hoa can meet all the needs of Russian tourists.
Tourists queue to check in for flights to Phu Quoc Island (Vietnam) at Incheon International Airport, South Korea. Photo: Anh Nguyen/VNA
- Some local news on VOV, Tin Tuc newspaper:
Within the framework of the 9th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival taking place in Dak Lak, on the evening of March 11, the Department of Tourism of Da Nang City organized a tourism stimulus program and signed a cooperation agreement with the provinces of the Central Highlands. With the theme "Enjoy Da Nang 2025 - Multiple experiences", the program introduces special festivals, events, new products and services and attractive incentive packages for tourists when coming to Da Nang this year.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Dinh province has introduced activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Binh Dinh province's Liberation Day (March 31, 1975 - March 31, 2025) and the railway tourism development program. The province's tourism industry has organized many attractive programs and events to attract visitors.
Currently, Khanh Hoa province is actively restoring the Russian tourist market, while restructuring the tourism industry to reduce dependence on Korean tourists. From March 16, Azur Air, the Russian Federation, began operating flights to Cam Ranh International Airport, bringing tourists from 11 Russian cities to Khanh Hoa province in the form of charter flights of Vietnamese tourism enterprises.
Tay Ninh is facing many opportunities and potentials to attract a large number of tourists, with a series of important events in the coming time. According to statistics from the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province, from the beginning of 2025 to now, the number of tourists visiting tourist areas and spots in the province has reached more than 1.4 million, an increase of 1.4% over the same period in 2024.
Ninh Thuan - "the land of sunshine and wind" is striving to become an attractive tourist destination in the South Central Coast region and on the tourism map of Vietnam. To achieve this goal, the province is implementing many synchronous solutions; focusing on attracting investment and improving the quality of tourism services.
4. Family Field
- Van Hoa Newspaper reported: On March 11, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Vietnam Women's Union jointly organized a scientific conference "Announcing the results of the national study on gender equality". The conference made many important recommendations to promote gender equality, including improving social security policies, enhancing the role of women in leadership and improving access to education and health care.
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