Following a series of activities in the Vietnam Tourism-Cinema Promotion Program in the US, a delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) led by Deputy Minister Ho An Phong met and worked with the Los Angeles city government.
The delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism included Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Binh province Phan Phong Phu, Director of the National Tourism Administration Nguyen Trung Khanh, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department Tran Hai Van, Deputy Director of the Copyright Department Le Minh Tuan; leaders of a number of cultural and tourism management departments in the localities: Quang Binh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City; Chairman of the Vietnam Cinema Association Do Lenh Hung Tu; representatives of leaders of a number of corporations, tourism businesses, film businesses, and press reporters.
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| Deputy Minister Ho An Phong presented a souvenir to Ms. Erin Bromagim, Deputy Mayor in charge of external affairs of the city of Los Angeles. (Source: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) |
On the Los Angeles government side, there were Ms. Erin Bromagim, Deputy Mayor in charge of External Affairs; Ms. An Tran, Executive Director of the Mayor's Office; Mr. Danied Rodman, Head of the International Events Department; Mr. Wajenda Chambeslei, Head of the International Relations Department and officials from the Los Angeles government.
At the beginning of the meeting, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong respectfully thanked the leaders of the Los Angeles city government for their warm welcome and congratulated the city of Los Angeles on hosting the 2028 Olympics.
The Deputy Minister said: “Vietnam-US bilateral cooperation is currently going well, marking an important milestone with the two countries establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2023, creating favorable conditions for developing cooperation in many different fields.”
President Joe Biden's visit to Vietnam last September also affirmed important cooperation contents between the two countries, including new areas.
According to the Deputy Minister, in the fields of culture, sports and tourism, the two countries have also made many important marks, contributing to enhancing mutual understanding between the people of the two countries, for peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in the region and the world.
The Deputy Minister assessed that Los Angeles is one of the attractive tourist destinations and the center of the film and entertainment industry in the world; at the same time, it has many cooperations with ministries, branches and localities of Vietnam.
This is also a city with a large Vietnamese population, many of whom regularly return to help their homeland. The Vietnamese Party and State always consider overseas Vietnamese an inseparable part and acknowledge their contributions to their homeland.
Pointing out the potential and advantages between the two sides, affirming that there is much room for tourism and cinema development between the two countries, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong recommended that the Los Angeles city government pay attention to strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in general and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in particular.
In particular, the Deputy Minister proposed stronger connections and soon connecting direct flights between major cities of Vietnam to Los Angeles.
The Deputy Minister hopes that with many years of experience in developing the cultural industry and film economy, Los Angeles will share its experience and support the implementation of the Vietnam Creative Cities Network project in the UNESCO Creative Cities system.
The immediate goal is to support Ho Chi Minh City in building a dossier to become a Creative City in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of cinema. The dossier is expected to be submitted in 2025.
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong said: “The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is organizing a series of activities to promote Vietnamese tourism and cinema in the US with the participation of many American partners. We hope the city will pay attention and spend time participating in this event to promote Vietnamese tourism and cinema.”
At the meeting, the representative of the Los Angeles City Government said he was honored to welcome the delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and agreed with the need to promote cooperation in the fields of culture, sports and tourism.
Especially in the field of cinema, Mr. Danied Rodman said that this visit and work of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is an opportunity for both sides to promote cooperation and consider Los Angeles as a partner.
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| Delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam works with the Los Angeles government. (Source: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) |
Regarding the proposals from the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Daniel Rodman said: "The city is planning to promote the opening of direct flights to cities in Vietnam.
Hosting the 2028 Olympics is an opportunity for the city to welcome international visitors from around the world and it is also an opportunity to expand cooperation with Vietnamese cities."
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong said that in 2025, Vietnam plans to welcome a Hollywood film studio to survey destinations, filming locations and tourism services.
The two sides will seek and promote opportunities for cooperation and development. The Deputy Minister sent an invitation and looked forward to welcoming the leaders of the city of Los Angeles in Vietnam.
Source: https://baoquocte.vn/viet-nam-ket-noi-phat-trien-du-lich-dien-anh-voi-thanh-pho-los-angeles-287702.html
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