News of activities of the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector on March 20, 2025

(Fatherland) - Receiving the UNESCO certificate recognizing the Ba Chua Xu Festival as an intangible cultural heritage of Sam Mountain; The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism promulgating the Plan to implement the Strategy for developing physical training and sports in Vietnam until 2030, with a vision to 2045; Announcing the poster of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 are notable news in today's newspapers.

1. Cultural Field

- Van Hoa Newspaper reported: On the afternoon of March 19, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Phan Tam chaired a working session with the Department of Publishing, Printing and Distribution on the National Book Award Project. The plan to organize the 8th National Book Award is expected to hold the Award Ceremony in the fourth quarter of 2025. The 8th National Book Award basically continues the results achieved after 7 times of organization from 2018 to present, especially the results of the 7th National Book Award in 2024. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Phan Tam requested the Department of Publishing, Printing and Distribution to quickly complete a number of changes in the content of the Project to meet the requirements of increasing innovation and improving the quality of the Award for submission to the Ministry's leaders for consideration and approval.

- The Van Hoa, Dan Tri, Thanh Nien, Lao Dong, Nhan Dan and many other newspapers reported: On the evening of March 19, at the Sam Mountain National Tourist Area, the An Giang Provincial People's Committee chaired and coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO to organize the ceremony to receive the UNESCO certificate recognizing the intangible cultural heritage of the Ba Chua Xu Festival of Sam Mountain on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the opening of the Ba Chua Xu Festival of Sam Mountain in 2025. The event aims to honor, propagate and widely promote the heritage values ​​of An Giang to the people and tourists. To raise awareness of the domestic and international community about the cultural, historical values ​​and significance of the Ba Chua Xu Festival of Sam Mountain.

Photo: Culture Newspaper

- VTV, Tin Tuc Newspaper, Tuoi Tre reported: On the evening of March 19, in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, in coordination with Vietnam Television, opened the 42nd National Television Festival - 2025. The festival is an opportunity to honor outstanding works and encourage creativity in the context of strong digital media development.

- Some cultural news in localities in Bac Ninh and Quang Nam newspapers:

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province, in coordination with the Institute of Archaeology under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, is urgently excavating two ancient boats recently discovered by local people in Cong Ha quarter (Ha Man ward, Thuan Thanh town). This is a discovery of great historical and cultural value for the ancient land of Luy Lau.

On March 19, at the Quang Nam Historical Archives Center, the provincial Department of Home Affairs held the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Quang Nam's historical imprints through archival documents" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Quang Nam Province's Liberation Day (March 24, 1975 - March 24, 2025), the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee (March 28, 1930 - March 28, 2025).

On March 19, in Duong Xa commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi city, the 2025 Ba Tam Temple and Pagoda Traditional Festival officially opened, with a variety of activities to pay tribute to and commemorate the merits of Queen Mother Y Lan. In the traditional festival of Ba Tam Temple and Pagoda, an important ritual is indispensable, which is the procession of the saint from villages and residential groups to the relic site, the place of worship of Linh Nhan Hoang Thai Hau Y Lan - a woman who made great contributions to the country and people.

2. Sports Field

- The Culture and Labor Newspaper reported: Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong signed Decision No. 675/QD-BVHTTDL promulgating the Plan to implement the Strategy for the development of physical training and sports in Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045. The plan was issued to concretize and effectively implement the viewpoints, goals, tasks and solutions in Decision No. 1189/QD-TTg dated October 15, 2024 of the Prime Minister on approving the Strategy for the development of physical training and sports in Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045. At the same time, it identifies specific tasks and responsibilities of relevant agencies and units in organizing the implementation of the Strategy.

Photo: Government Newspaper

- Culture, News, and People's Army Newspapers reported: On March 19, at the Provincial Multi-purpose Gymnasium, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Dien Bien coordinated with the Vietnam Sports Department (Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism) to organize the opening ceremony of the 8th National Tug of War Championship in 2025. This is an important tournament, carefully prepared for the selected delegations to prepare their forces to participate in the 10th National Sports Festival in 2026. The tournament took place from March 19 to 26, at the Dien Bien Provincial Multi-purpose Gymnasium.

- Van Hoa Newspaper, VietnamNet, Dan Tri and many other newspapers reported: In the international friendly match on the occasion of FIFA Days in March taking place tonight, March 19, at Go Dau (Binh Duong), the Vietnamese team won against the Cambodian team with a score of 2-1. With a narrow 2-1 victory over the Cambodian team, the Vietnamese team had a good start for the opening match of the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup against Laos on March 25, also at Go Dau Stadium.

- Saigon Giai Phong Newspaper reported: The 2025 Asian Wrestling Championship will be held in Jordan from March 25 to 30. The Vietnamese wrestling team has 4 athletes participating. The head of the wrestling department (Vietnam Sports Administration) and also the General Secretary of the Vietnam Wrestling Federation - Mr. Ta Dinh Duc said: "We based on specific calculations on expertise, so the coaching board decided to send female athletes to the 2025 Asian Championship. These are the faces that are focused on professional preparation towards important arenas in the coming years, so the 2025 Asian Championship is an opportunity for them to accumulate and strive for results for themselves".

For the first time, the Vietnam Vovinam Federation has organized a Vovinam Dance program that attracts a large number of participants on a domestic and international scale. Accordingly, the Vovinam Dance Competition 2025 gathers students from primary to high school age around the world to register to participate. A representative of the Vietnam Vovinam Federation said: "This year, the Vovinam Dance Competition will compete in two formats: individual and group for 10 people. We will have an online qualifying round that will take place until the end of July 2025. After that, the final round will take place live in August 2025. The organizing committee expects that many students from the country and abroad will participate in the competition."

3. Tourism Sector

- The Culture Newspaper, Vietnam Law Newspaper, Hanoi Moi and many other newspapers reported: On March 19, the People's Committee of Hue City has just announced the poster of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025, the poster of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 is mainly inspired by cultural, tourism and sports activities throughout the year, modern and traditional according to the slogan "Ancient Capital - New Opportunities". With bright and cheerful colors, rich activities suitable for all ages, the poster of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 shows the harmonious combination between the cultural heritage of the ancient capital and the breath of modernity.

Poster of National Tourism Year - Hue 2025

- Government Newspaper, Nhan Dan, Vietnamplus, Tuoi Tre, and Lao Dong reported: On March 19, Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 200 tourists on the first charter flight from Iran to Vietnam. The event is an important milestone in Ho Chi Minh City's efforts to promote international tourism. Expanding the international tourist market, especially from the Middle East, not only contributes to diversifying tourist sources but also creates conditions for developing high-end tourism, improving service quality and increasing Vietnam's attractiveness on the world tourism map.

- VnExpress reported: Vietnam will work with the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism and the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism to agree on cooperation, coordination, and planning on the time and location of the first ministerial conference of the three countries. The Ministry will establish a working group of the three countries, connecting prominent destinations, focusing on typical tourism products. In particular, Vietnam has strengths in beach - cultural - culinary resort tourism; Cambodia develops spiritual - heritage tourism; Laos focuses on eco-adventure tourism. According to the assessment of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the "One journey, three destinations" model brings many benefits to the Vietnamese tourism industry such as increasing international tourist attraction, having the opportunity to welcome many long-distance and long-term tourists. At the same time, this model also contributes to promoting Vietnamese destinations to Cambodian and Lao tourists as well as nearby markets, who are likely to return many times.

- Lao Dong, Nha Bao va Cong Luan, VnExpress reported: The list of the most economical destinations in Asia in April and May has just been announced by the Agoda travel platform. Topping the list is Phong Nha, Quang Binh with an average room rate of only 715,000 VND per night, making it an ideal choice for tourists who love nature and exploration.

- Some local tourism news on VOV, Culture and Labor Newspaper:

On the afternoon of March 19, in Phan Thiet City, the program "Meeting to connect trade between Binh Thuan and Korean tourism businesses" took place within the framework of the survey of Binh Thuan tourism products by the Korean Famtrip delegation. On this occasion, the Binh Thuan Tourism Association and Hanatour Group (Korea) signed a cooperation program to welcome Korean tourists to Binh Thuan. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism's tourism promotion representative office in Korea also signed a cooperation program.

On March 19, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province announced that it had decided to increase the number of tours and vehicles, switching from direct registration to online registration for the free tour "Bac Ninh Cultural Quintessence - Heritage Colors". Through this, Bac Ninh province hopes to bring the best experiences to people and tourists when participating in free tours. At the same time, it contributes to promoting typical tourist destinations and historical and cultural relics of the locality, arousing national pride, honoring the unique cultural features of Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac.

In order to attract domestic and international tourists, Phu Yen province has issued a tourism stimulus plan for 2025 with the message "Go to Phu Yen". Phu Yen will focus on outstanding products such as: Beach resorts, green tourism, nature discovery and experience tourism, "sea and forest in harmony" tourism products, exploring coastal islands, local cuisine associated with ocean tuna, rural tourism combined with OCOP products, Nha Trang - Tuy Hoa railway tourism operated by Vietravel... At the same time, the province will launch all-inclusive promotional packages including air tickets, 3-5 star hotels, dining, sightseeing, entertainment... at preferential prices, bringing real value to tourists.

A cultural and tourism week with the theme "Song Cau - Where the source converges" will be held in Bac Kan province next April, with many activities to attract tourists. A tourism promotion seminar within the framework of the week is expected to open a new direction for this area. According to Ms. Do Thi Hien - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Kan: "We hope to open up a development opportunity for tours in this area, possibly by road with cultural connections and promotion by travel agencies to create tourism products with their own colors".

4. Family Field

- Van Hoa Newspaper has an article "Happiness in the new era". According to the article, every year on March 20, the world celebrates International Day of Happiness - a day to honor the core values ​​of life: Joy, fulfillment and peace of mind. International Day of Happiness March 20 is an occasion to honor the value of happiness, and also an opportunity for each person to look back, appreciate what they have, and know how to spread joy to those around them. March 20 is a reminder for us that: Happiness is not something too far away, it is present in every smile, in every good deed that we give to each other. Let's spread happiness, not only today, but in every day of life, so that Vietnam is not only a prosperous country, but also a country of people who know how to love and share./.

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