Deputy Prime Minister: The Culture, Sports and Tourism sector still has a lot of work to do

Kieu Nga DNUM_BJZABZCABJ 17:27

(Baonghean.vn) - It is necessary to prevent the degradation of social ethics; be determined with acts that distort the value and nature of festivals; Regarding tourism, we must make more efforts because current achievements are still not commensurate with the country's development potential.

On the morning of January 19, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held an online conference to summarize the work of 2018 and deploy tasks for 2019 at 64 locations nationwide.

Comrades: Vu Duc Dam -Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Party,Deputy Prime Minister;Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism chaired the conference.

At Nghe An bridge, comrade Ho Mau Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism chaired.

Toàn cảnh hội nghị tại điểm cầu Nghệ An. Ảnh: Kiều Nga
Panorama of the conference at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Kieu Nga

According to the report of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2018, the work of preserving and promoting cultural heritage received attention and direction. Many historical and cultural relics and scenic spots were preserved, restored and promoted. Festival activities had many positive changes. The movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" continued to be promoted in conjunction with the implementation of the new rural construction program.

Lễ hội đền Quả Sơn được tổ chức vào ngày 20 tháng Giêng ÂL. Ảnh: tư liệu
Qua Son Temple Festival is held on the 20th day of the first lunar month. Photo: source

In 2018, mass sports activities were also organized in a variety of exciting and rich contents associated with the Campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho"; the Campaign "All people unite to build a cultural life" and the "New rural construction program" attracting millions of participants. Successfully organized the 8th National Sports Congress in 2018 at all levels.

Nghệ An tham gia Đại hội Thể thao toàn quốc lần thứ VIII. Ảnh: tư liệu
Nghe An participates in the 22nd National Wrestling Championship. Photo: document

At the 3rd Asian Para Games in Indonesia, Vietnam won 8 gold medals, 8 silver medals, 24 bronze medals, ranking 12th out of 44 participating countries. At regional, continental and world sports tournaments, Vietnamese athletes also achieved remarkable results. During the year, athletes won 917 medals, including 386 gold medals, 296 silver medals, 235 bronze medals...

Đảo chè Thanh Chương thu hút du khách trong và ngoài địa phương, khách du lịch quốc tế. Ảnh: tư liệu
Thanh Chuong tea island attracts local and foreign tourists, international tourists. Photo: document

Vietnam tourism in 2018 also made great strides, welcoming nearly 15.5 million international visitors, up 19.9% ​​compared to 2017; serving 80 million domestic visitors, total tourism revenue is estimated at 620,000 billion VND, up 21.4% compared to 2017. Vietnam tourism ranked 3rd in the 10 countries with the fastest growth in international visitors in the world; is the only representative of Asia to be included in the list of 3/10 countries with the best tourism experiences in the world.

At the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highly appreciated the achievements of the culture, sports and tourism sector in the past year. However, the Deputy Prime Minister said that the sector still has a lot of work to do: Cultural work is long-term and continuous, but needs more determination, how to prevent the degradation of social ethics, promote good cultural values; Regarding festival work, it is necessary to deploy inspection teams to hot spots to urge and remind, how to avoid the limitations of 2018, resolutely deal with acts that distort the value and nature of festivals; Regarding tourism, more efforts must be made because current achievements are still not commensurate with the country's development potential, not keeping up with other countries in the region and the world.

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