News of activities of the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector on March 21, 2025

(To Quoc) - Minister Nguyen Van Hung: Creating a ripple effect in grassroots information and foreign information work; Promoting Vietnam - US cooperation in the fields of tourism, cultural industry and digital technology; Vietnam U22 team sharing points with Korea U22 team in the opening match of the CFA Team China 2025 International U22 Tournament are the highlights in today's newspaper.

1. Cultural Field

- Culture and Fatherland Newspaper reported: On the afternoon of March 20, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung chaired a meeting with the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information (TTCS&TTĐN) on the implementation of tasks in 2025. Speaking at the meeting, Minister Nguyen Van Hung emphasized: In information work, there must be a breakthrough to create a spreading effect. The breakthrough must first come from the institution, goals and approach to the problem. In the coming time, the Department of TTCS&TTĐN will continue to identify key tasks to be performed; make proposals, recommendations, and forecasts during the implementation of tasks. In the long term, on the basis of the prescribed functions and tasks, the Department must continue to contribute ideas and make improvements to build a better unit. In the process of performing functions and tasks, absolutely no work must be missed; there must be output products; clearly demonstrate leadership, management, and operation thinking, knowing how to mobilize resources to effectively perform work.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung works with the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information.

- Newspapers Van Hoa, Nhan Dan, Chinh Governance, Ha Noi Moi, Tien Phong, Thanh Nien and many other newspapers reported:

On March 20, the General Department of Politics and the People's Army Publishing House organized a scientific conference "50 years of literature and art on the theme of armed forces and revolutionary war after national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025); achievements, issues and development orientations". The conference received 60 presentations from writers, poets, literary critics, and artists inside and outside the army.

- Tin Tuc Newspaper (March 20) published an article 'Hung King's Commemoration Anniversary 2025: Investing in renovating the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site'. Ms. Pham Thi Hoang Oanh - Deputy Director of the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site said that the Relic Site is completing the final tasks to prepare carefully for the Hung King's Commemoration Anniversary and the Hung Temple Festival 2025. The Hung King's Commemoration Anniversary and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of At Ty - 2025 are organized by the People's Committee of Phu Tho province from March 29 to April 7 (ie from March 1 to 10 of the lunar calendar) at the Hung King's Commemoration Anniversary, Hung Vuong Square, Viet Tri city. This year's event has many unique activities, carrying the spirit of the Hung King era and inheriting and continuing the quintessence of contemporary society. The ceremony takes place solemnly, respectfully, and respectfully according to the national cultural tradition with the ritual of offering incense and flowers.

- Tuoi Tre Newspaper (March 20) published an article 'Indian experts in Quang Nam to rebuild two ancient towers at My Son Heritage, a project worth nearly 5 million USD'. "The project to preserve the E and F towers of My Son with a total value of 4.852 million USD from non-refundable aid from India has begun implementation. We hope that in the near future, visitors will be able to admire more beautiful towers" - said Mr. Nguyen Cong Khiet - Director of the My Son Cultural Heritage Management Board.

- 'Respecting the role of the community in protecting heritage values' is the title of an article in the People's Army newspaper (March 21). The Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex (Ninh Binh) has been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which is also the only mixed heritage of Vietnam and Southeast Asia to date. Up to now, reality shows that the community plays an important role in preserving and promoting heritage values, making Ninh Binh one of the bright spots in tourism development.

- The Culture Newspaper (March 21) published an article 'Restoration and embellishment of the Duom Temple relic (Thai Nguyen): Needs to be implemented systematically and scientifically'. According to Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Lam Bien, in the current state of degradation, the national relic of Duom Temple (Phu Luong district, Thai Nguyen province) needs to be quickly restored and embellished to protect and promote the historical value of the relic in a worthy manner; at the same time, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people and tourists from all over the world.

2. Sports Field

- The Culture, Fatherland, Government, Hanoi Moi, Vietnam Sports Plus and many other newspapers reported: On the afternoon of March 20, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Olympic Committee coordinated with the Vietnam Sports and Physical Training Department and related units to organize the Digital Transformation Workshop in the Vietnam Olympic Movement. At the workshop, delegates discussed the role of digital transformation in developing the Olympic movement in Vietnam, from training and coaching to organizing competitions and managing athletes; Introducing models, technology platforms and digital solutions to help improve the effectiveness of training, health monitoring, data analysis and optimizing competition performance. At the same time, they discussed the issue of copyright and authorship in protecting the rights of individuals and organizations in the digital environment...

- Tuoi Tre, Van Hoa, Tien Phong, VTV, SGGP, VnExpress and many other newspapers reported:

In the opening match of the CFA Team China 2025 International U22 Championship on the afternoon of March 20, the U22 Vietnam team shared points with the U22 Korea team. Evaluating the match result, coach Dinh Hong Vinh said: "Today's match is an important test for U22 Vietnam. Regardless of the result, the important thing is that we had the opportunity to compete with a quality opponent, thereby learning valuable lessons. The whole team played with good spirit, following the set tactics, but there are still points that need to be improved to move towards the long-term goal". According to the match schedule, U22 Vietnam will face U22 Uzbekistan (March 23) and U22 China (March 25).

From March 22 to 30, the 2025 International Student Youth Football Tournament - THACO Cup will take place at Ton Duc Thang University Stadium (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City). Accordingly, the tournament will have the participation of 6 teams, including 2 Vietnamese representatives, the host Ton Duc Thang University and the current champion of the 2025 Vietnam Student Youth Football Tournament - Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Four international teams include: Lao University, Life University (Cambodia), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and Malaysia University.

- Other sports news in Van Hoa, Nhan Dan, SGGP newspapers on March 20 and 21:

Taking place from March 21 to 30 at the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Sports Center, the 2025 National Wushu Championship has the participation of more than 380 athletes from 38 units, competing for 51 sets of medals.

The Vietnamese Sepak Takraw team will compete in the 2025 World Cup in India from March 20 to 25. At the tournament, Vietnamese athletes will compete in the categories of men's 2-person teams, men's 3-person teams, women's 3-person teams, women's 4-person teams, and mixed men's and women's 4-person teams. This is the first international tournament in 2025 for national Sepak Takraw players.

At the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championship taking place in Jordan from March 25 to 30, the Vietnamese wrestling team participated with 4 wrestlers: Duong Thi Nga (50 kg), Nguyen Thi My Trang (55 kg), Dang Thi Hien (57 kg) and Lai Dieu Thuong (65 kg).

On March 20, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa province coordinated with relevant units to organize a conference to deploy preparations for the 2025 National Pencak Silat Championship. The tournament took place from April 1 to 11 at the Sam Son City Sports and Physical Training Center. The event attracted more than 300 athletes from 29 localities, competing in two events: Tanding (competition by weight class from under 45 kg to over 110 kg) and Senni (competition with Tunggal, Ganda, Regu, Solo).

On the afternoon of March 20, VFF and VFF Company conducted a mid-season training program for supervisors and referees in the Northern region.

3. Tourism Sector

- Culture, Government, People, Vietnam National Tourism Administration and many other newspapers reported: On March 20, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong had a meeting and worked with the high-level business delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ASEAN). An important content discussed was how to support the Vietnamese tourism industry in digital transformation and improve competitiveness in the international market. The two sides discussed initiatives to enhance smart tourism experiences, promote cashless payments, apply digital technology to destination management and promote Vietnamese tourism on international digital platforms.

- Thanh Nien, Tuoi Tre, Tien Phong, Nha Bao va Cong Luan, VnExpress and many other newspapers reported: On March 20, Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan, Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee signed a decision approving the Project on collection, payment, management and use of fees for visiting scenic spots in Nha Trang Bay. The fee-paying subjects are tourists traveling by inland waterways on sea areas and islands within the boundaries of Nha Trang Bay (outside the strictly protected zone); except for organizations providing services mainly to serve tourists visiting and traveling on the sea and islands of Nha Trang Bay. The fee level is expected to be from 6,000 VND to 40,000 VND, applied uniformly to Vietnamese and foreigners.

- On March 20, in Thanh Hoa, the seminar "Tourism Trends 2025" took place, gathering many experts, managers and business leaders in the tourism industry. According to Director of the Vietnam Institute for Tourism Development Research Nguyen Anh Tuan, in 2025, domestic tourism will continue to be the main growth driver, along with the trend of relaxing and high-end experience tourism, tourists will not only look for economical trips but also be willing to spend more on quality services. Meanwhile, the outbound market tends to shift to new destinations such as the Middle East and Europe thanks to favorable visa policies. Experts and businesses all believe that 2025 will be a time of tourism boom, quickly anticipating the trend will be the key to helping Vietnam's tourism develop sustainably in the new context. Information in Nhan Dan, Ha Noi Moi, Phap Luat Viet Nam and many other newspapers on March 20 and 21.

Da Lat received 3 awards at the "Asian Flower and Garden Festival 2025". (Photo: Nhan Dan Newspaper)

- Tuoi Tre Newspaper, People's Army, Ho Chi Minh City Police, Vietnam Business Magazine and many other newspapers reported: On March 20, at the Asia Festival Awards 2025 held in Korea, Da Lat received 3 awards "Asia Flower and Garden Festival of 2025", Asia Pinnacle Awards and "Best Eco-Friendly Festival" voted by the International Festival and Event Association of Asia (IFEA Asia). The above award also recognized Da Lat Flower Festival as a typical cultural and tourism event of Lam Dong province, playing an important role in promoting the cultural values, nature and people of Da Lat - Lam Dong to domestic and international friends.

- Van Hoa Newspaper (March 21) published an article 'National Tourism Year - Hue 2025: Promoting regional connectivity'. The article emphasized: National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 is not only an opportunity for Hue but also promotes regional connectivity, creating common products and tours for the Central region and other localities. Thereby, contributing to the overall development of the tourism industry nationwide.

4. Family Field

- Vietnam Women's Newspaper reported:

On the morning of March 21, the Central Presidium of the Vietnam Women's Union held a national conference on the work of the Union and the women's movement in the first quarter of 2025. The conference focused on evaluating the results of the implementation of the tasks of the Union and the women's movement in the first quarter of 2025; discussing and agreeing on the direction and tasks of the Union and the women's movement in the second quarter of 2025.

In addition, the Conference also emphasized: Digital transformation is no longer a trend but an inevitable requirement for the Women's Union at all levels to innovate the way to gather women, attract members, and improve operational efficiency. If technology is effectively utilized, social networks will become an "extended arm" to help the Union expand its influence and enhance the position of women in the digital society.

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