Following a series of activities in the Vietnam Tourism-Cinema Promotion Program in the United States, on September 25 (local time), a working delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) led by Deputy Minister Ho An Phong met and worked with the Los Angeles City government (California).
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism works with the Los Angeles City government on cooperation and development of tourism and cinema.
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong said: “Vietnam-US bilateral cooperation is currently going well, marking an important milestone with the two countries establishing a strategic partnership in 2023, creating favorable conditions for developing cooperation in many different fields.”
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, USA is one of the attractive tourist destinations and the center of the film and entertainment industry in the world. Los Angeles 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 Party and State of Vietnam always consider overseas Vietnamese as an inseparable part and acknowledge their contributions to their homeland.
Pointing out the potential and advantages of tourism and cinema 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 the fields of culture and tourism.
Especially in the fields of tourism and cinema, the Deputy Minister suggested stronger connections and soon connecting direct flights between major cities of Vietnam to Los Angeles.
The Deputy Minister hoped that with many years of experience in developing the cultural industry and film economy, Los Angeles would share its experience and support the implementation of the Vietnam Creative Cities Network Project in the UNESCO Creative Cities system. In the immediate future, it will 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 of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong presented a souvenir to Ms. Erin Bromagim, Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles.
Introducing to the representative of the Los Angeles City Government, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong said: “On September 25, at the DGA Theater, Los Angeles City, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a series of activities to promote Vietnamese tourism and cinema in the United States with the participation of many US partners. On September 26, the delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism worked with Warner Bros. Cinema Entertainment Company. We hope that the city will pay attention and spend time participating in this event to promote Vietnamese tourism and cinema.”
On the Los Angeles side, Mr. Daniel Rodman, Head of the International Events Department, affirmed that the visit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism delegation is an important opportunity to promote cooperation between the two sides. The city is also considering opening a direct flight to Vietnam and considers this a great opportunity ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong said that in 2025, Vietnam plans to welcome Hollywood film studios to survey destinations, filming locations and tourism services. The two sides will jointly seek and promote opportunities for cooperation and development. The Deputy Minister sent an invitation and looked forward to welcoming the leaders of Los Angeles City in Vietnam.
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