News of activities of the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector on March 26, 2025

1. Cultural Field

- Culture Newspaper, Government, Hanoi Moi, People's Representative, Thanh Nien, People's Army, VTV, VOV and many other newspapers reported:

On the morning of March 25 at the National Assembly House, the National Assembly Standing Committee held the 7th Conference of full-time National Assembly deputies, term XV, to discuss and contribute opinions on draft laws submitted to the National Assembly at the 9th Session, term XV National Assembly. Regarding the draft laws discussed at the 7th Conference of full-time National Assembly deputies, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that the draft laws discussed at this Conference regulate many different fields, including very important laws, keeping up with the movement of society, management, creating favorable conditions for advertising activities such as: Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising...

The 7th conference of full-time National Assembly deputies, term XV - Photo: Xuan Truong

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism assigned the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibitions to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies and units to organize the 2025 Young Photography Festival. Participants include: Vietnamese citizens aged 18 to 35 (including Vietnamese people living and working abroad) can submit works to participate. The Organizing Committee will select about 160 works submitted by young authors to participate in the Festival to organize an exhibition, of which about 17 outstanding works will be selected to award prizes. The 2025 Young Photography Festival is expected to open and award prizes at the end of August 2025 in Hanoi; the live exhibition is expected to last 10 days from the end of August to the beginning of September 2025 in Hanoi; Online exhibition on the internet from September 2025.

On the afternoon of March 25, in Hanoi, Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh chaired a working session with the Culture and Arts Magazine on the implementation of tasks in 2025. Speaking at the meeting, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts of the Culture and Arts Magazine, which has overcome many difficulties and challenges to achieve remarkable results in the past time.

On the morning of March 25, in Hanoi, the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibitions (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) held a meeting of the Steering Committee and Organizing Committee of the Fine Arts Exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025). Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong chaired the meeting. The exhibition is scheduled to take place in the second quarter of 2025 at the Exhibition House No. 29 Hang Bai, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Chairing the working session with Hung Yen province on the morning of March 25 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy emphasized: "Hung Yen is a land of talented people, with many potentials and advantages. It is expected that this will be a pioneering, exemplary and model locality in effectively implementing the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the period 2025-2030".

In the atmosphere of celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hue Liberation (March 26, 1975 - March 26, 2025) and the 95th anniversary of the establishment of Hue City Party Committee (April 1930 - April 2025), on the afternoon of March 25, at the Hue City Cultural and Cinema Center, the opening ceremony of the thematic exhibition "95 years under the glorious Party flag" and "50-year imprint - Hue rises to a new era of development" took place. The event not only recreated the heroic historical journey of the nation but also affirmed the strong vitality and strong development potential of Hue in the new era.

On March 25, Lam Dong province opened the exhibition Lam Dong - 50 years of joy of unification at the Hoa Binh Center Exhibition House, Da Lat City. At the Hoa Binh Center Exhibition House (Da Lat City), more than 200 valuable documents introducing the glorious history of the army and people of Lam Dong province and the cause of building and defending the Fatherland were displayed for a month.

Some news about international cooperation in Nhan Dan and Lao Dong newspapers:

On March 29-30, the "Vietnam Cultural Festival 2025" will take place in Sakai City, Osaka, Japan. This event is organized to celebrate major anniversaries such as the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025), and the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day (March 10 of the lunar calendar).

On the afternoon of March 25, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province coordinated with the Embassy of India in Vietnam to organize the opening ceremony of the Indian Film Week in Bac Ninh. This is an activity within the cultural exchange program between the Governments of India and Vietnam. Attending the opening ceremony were representatives of the Embassy of India in Vietnam; leaders of some departments, boards and branches of Bac Ninh province. The Indian Film Week in Bac Ninh province takes place from March 25 to 28, 2025.

2. Sports Field

- Van Hoa Newspaper reported: On the morning of March 25, a working delegation of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission led by Central Party Committee member and Standing Deputy Head Lai Xuan Mon visited and congratulated the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Sports Industry (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2025). The Standing Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission highly appreciated the results that the sports industry has achieved in the past time, especially in the context of many complicated developments in the world situation. Sports have also made an important contribution to promoting the country's image and enhancing the country's position in the international arena. At the same time, it has contributed to enhancing national pride.

On the same day, a delegation of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission led by Deputy Head Vu Thanh Mai visited and congratulated the Vietnam Sports Department on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the industry (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2025). The Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission acknowledged the efforts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Sports Department, which have advised the Party and State on many directives, resolutions and correct orientations for the development of sports.

- Newspapers Van Hoa, Nhan Dan, Tuoi Tre, Lao Dong, VnExpress, VietNamNet, VTV, VOV and many other newspapers reported:

On the evening of March 25, at Go Dau Stadium (Binh Duong), the Vietnam National Team had an impressive opening match in Group F - Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers, winning 5-0 against Laos. With this favorable start, the Vietnam National Team is full of confidence heading into the important match against Malaysia on June 10.

On the evening of March 25, U22 Vietnam drew 1-1 with the host team U22 China at the CFA Team China 2025 friendly tournament. With this result, U22 Vietnam got 3 points after 3 draws with Korea, Uzbekistan and China to finish in third place at the CFA Team China 2025 international friendly tournament.

On the afternoon of March 25, at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi), the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Women's Football Cup. This year's tournament has the participation of 6 teams. The teams are divided into two groups (3 teams each) and compete in a round-robin tournament to calculate points and rank.

Some other sports news on Van Hoa newspaper:

After defeating Abu Dhabi Country Club from the UAE with a score of 5-4 in the quarterfinals, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will meet Wuhan Jiangda Club (China) in the semi-finals of the AFC Women's Champions League 2024/2025, a playground considered as the "Asian Cup C1" for women's teams. The representative of Vietnamese women's football will be the guest in the semi-finals on May 21.

At the 2025 National Petanque Championship that just ended in Dong Thap, the Army team performed impressively, winning 3 gold medals in women's singles (Le Thi Thu Mai), mixed doubles (Thach Tuan Thanh/Nguyen Thi Thuy Kieu) and men's trio (Ly Ngoc Tai/Ngo Ron/Vo Minh Luan/Tran Ngoc Kiet). With 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 1 bronze medal, the Army surpassed Tra Vinh (2 gold medals, 2 silver medals) and Hanoi (1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, 2 bronze medals) to rank first overall.

Taking place from April 3 to 30, the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup Cycling Race - the biggest playground of the year for Vietnamese road cycling - will have 25 stages with a total route of more than 3,000 km. Accordingly, the race will start from Tuyen Quang, go through provinces and cities from North to South, and end at Thong Nhat Hall (Ho Chi Minh City) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

3. Tourism Sector

- Newspapers Van Hoa, Nhan Dan, Dai De Nhan Dan, Lao Dong, Ha Noi Moi, Tuoi Tre, Dan Tri, VTV, VOV and many other newspapers reported:

On March 25, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People's Committee of Hue City held the opening ceremony of the Hue National Tourism Year 2025. The art program "Confessions of the River" opened the opening ceremony of the Hue National Tourism Year 2025. More than 800 actors, artists and local people brought the audience unique art performances, bearing the mark of the ancient capital of Hue and a modern Hue city, rising to the new opportunities of the nation. With the activities of the National Tourism Year 2025, Hue City expects to attract about 4.8 - 5 million tourists, of which international visitors account for about 38 - 40% of the total number of visitors.

Special performances at the opening night - Photo: Le Chung

On the afternoon of March 25, in Hue, the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism chaired and coordinated with the Youth Union of Vietnam Airlines Corporation and the Hue City Youth Union to organize a seminar on "Youth promoting sustainable tourism - Creating a green future". The seminar aimed to raise awareness among members of the importance of green tourism in sustainable development, associated with environmental protection and preserving local cultural identity; applying technology and new technology applications in managing and serving the tourism industry.

On March 25, the Vietnam Tourism Association organized a program to introduce information about the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Hanoi 2025. This year's VITM will take the theme "Developing green destinations, elevating Vietnam tourism". There, typical green destinations of Vietnam, attractive and diverse green tourism products will be announced and introduced to attract businesses and visitors to the Fair.

Within the framework of the "Love Vietnam" project, on March 25, Nhan Dan Newspaper coordinated with relevant agencies to install NFC chip boards (wireless connection technology) at famous historical, cultural and tourist sites in Quang Binh province. The project was implemented at 3 locations, including: Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Quan and Lieu Hanh Holy Mother Temple. The use of NFC chip boards helps localities in Quang Binh to promote historical, cultural and tourist sites to tourists.

On March 25, the Hanoi Department of Tourism reported on the results of tourism management and development in March and the first quarter of 2025, and key tasks in April and the second quarter of 2025. In the first quarter of 2025, the capital Hanoi is expected to welcome 7.30 million visitors, an increase of 8.7% over the same period in 2024.

- Lao Dong newspaper quoted Bloomberg as saying: Vietnam is currently ranked as the third most visited country in Southeast Asia, with 17.5 million international visitors in 2024, surpassing Singapore. These figures make Vietnam the region's leader in tourism recovery speed 5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnam has recovered 98% of tourism activities, surpassing all neighboring countries, including Thailand (87.5%) and Singapore (86%). In all other aspects, Vietnam's popularity continues to soar: Nearly 4 million international tourists visited Vietnam in January and February 2025, up 30.2% over the same period last year.

4. Family Field

- Vietnam Women's Newspaper reported on March 25: New regulations issued by the Central Inspection Committee determine that from March 20, 2025, party members who have a third child will no longer be subject to disciplinary action. This is an important adjustment in population policy in accordance with the practical situation.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/diem-bao-hoat-dong-nganh-van-hoa-the-thao-va-du-lich-ngay-26-3-2025-20250326112936437.htm