Conference to review cultural, sports and tourism work

BTO-On the morning of January 3, 2024, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) held a conference to review the work of 2023 and deploy tasks for 2024 of the CST sector. The program was connected online with 63 provinces and cities nationwide. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and directed the conference.

img_7737.11.jpg — Conference connecting to Binh Thuan bridge point

At Binh Thuan bridge, there were the participation of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh and leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, agencies and units under the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In 2023, the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector will continue to fundamentally and comprehensively change the mindset from "doing culture" to "state management of culture". Specifically, the sector has proactively reviewed "gaps" in the system of legal documents on the field of Culture, Sports and Tourism to advise and propose to the Government and the National Assembly the task of perfecting institutions, thereby improving the effectiveness of state management. Many new models, good practices, and advanced examples have emerged, contributing to building a good moral foundation and the values of "truth - goodness - beauty" of people, making the lives of each family and society increasingly better and happier. The cultural identities of ethnic groups are preserved and promoted, especially linking tourism with culture. In the field of sports, the Vietnamese sports delegation achieved excellent results, leading the whole delegation, exceeding the set target at the SEA Games held in Cambodia.

The Culture, Sports and Tourism sector determined that in 2024, it is necessary to further promote its core role in the cause of "Revitalizing Vietnamese culture in the new era", continuing to effectively implement 6 groups of tasks and 4 groups of solutions to build, preserve and promote the unique values of advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity, as directed by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the 2021 National Cultural Conference.

img_7748.11.jpg — Director of Binh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bui The Nhan participated in the discussion.

At the conference, localities participated in discussions, clarified the contents and proposed many solutions for the culture, sports and tourism sector. Participating in the discussion, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan Bui The Nhan said: In 2023, the province is honored to be the host of the National Tourism Year 2023 with the theme "Binh Thuan - Green Convergence". The series of successful activities has created a positive effect, attracting the attention of all social classes, mobilizing the strength of the community in promoting rapid tourism recovery and sustainable development.

Activities during National Tourism Year in Binh Thuan attract domestic and foreign tourists

In 2023, Binh Thuan will welcome more than 8.5 million visitors with total tourism revenue reaching over 23,000 billion VND (nearly double that of 2022), becoming one of the 9 provinces and cities with the highest tourism revenue in the country. This result will be a "boost" for Binh Thuan tourism to become a bright spot in the development of tourism in the Central region and the whole country in the coming time, contributing to the recovery and development of Vietnamese tourism, introducing the image of the country and people of Vietnam to friends everywhere.

Vietnam Sea and Island Culture Week held in Binh Thuan

Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized: 2024 is an important year in implementing socio-economic development goals according to the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the 5-year socio-economic development plan for the period 2021 - 2025. The guiding viewpoint of the Party and the Government is to prioritize maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, focusing on comprehensive and synchronous development of cultural fields, ensuring social security, improving the material and spiritual life of the people, continuing to enhance the prestige and position of our country in the international arena.

The Prime Minister proposed 8 groups of tasks that the culture, sports and tourism sector needs to focus on implementing in the coming time. In particular, the fields of culture, sports and tourism development must be invested in a focused and key manner, proposing policy mechanisms to remove difficulties for comprehensive development of the tourism industry; sports must prioritize human development; strengthen connections in the spirit of one road, many destinations... With the goal and consistent task of "Strongly arousing patriotism, national self-reliance and the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country", actively contributing with the whole country to complete the socio-economic development task in 2024.

In 2023, the total number of international tourists is estimated to reach over 12.5 million, exceeding the set target (8 million). The total number of domestic tourists is estimated to reach 108 million, exceeding the annual plan by 5.8%. Total revenue from tourism is estimated to reach VND 672,000 billion, exceeding the plan by 3.38%. Vietnam was honored for the fourth time as the World's Leading Heritage Destination at the 2023 World Travel Awards ceremony...

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