The ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) 2025 officially opened in Hanoi on February 25, bringing together over 500 participants, including high-ranking leaders from ASEAN member states and partner countries.
In the 2024 provincial Reading Culture Ambassador contest, numerous groups and individuals won high prizes. In the national contest, contestant Pham Gia Bao, a student of class 11A1 at Le Hong Phong High School (Tay Hoa district) won the consolation prize; Le Bao Toan, a former student of Luong Van Chanh High School for the Gifted (Tuy Hoa city), a student at the Political Officer School (Ministry of National Defense), won the title of Outstanding Reading Culture Ambassador.
Following the results achieved by the Phu Yen tourism industry in recent years, the National Tourism Administration has acknowledged Phu Yen as a region exhibiting positive advancements, surpassing the national average. This region presents considerable potential to position tourism as a leading economic sector, capitalizing on its unique and valuable resources to develop typical tourism products.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 5 issued a plan to carry out the Prime Minister’s Directive No.30, dated August 29, 2024, on the development of cultural industries.
Vietnam welcomed more than 14.1 million international tourists in the first 10 months of 2024, an increase of 41.3% year on year, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has just approved the Vietnam Community Tourism Development Project for the period 2024-2030. Accordingly, the cross-cutting perspective of the project is to develop sustainable community-based tourism in accordance with tourism development strategy and planning, tourism product development strategy as well as security, national defense, and social order; enhance the value of natural resources, historical landmarks, and scenic areas while contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage, landscapes, and environmental protection.
In order to enhance awareness, knowledge, and skills on community-based tourism development among craft village residents and businesses with a tendency to develop community-based tourism, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has organized a training course on knowledge of this type of tourism development.
The representative of Vietnam Volleyball Federation has recently had a working session with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the sponsor about the coordination of organizing the 2025 Asian Women's Beach Volleyball Championship.
Vietnam’s over-4,000-year history has woven a tapestry of cultural treasure across the country, representing more than just the nation’s soul but emerging as a powerful catalyst for sustainable development. Amidst rapid globalisation and urbanisation, preserving and promoting the cultural wealth has never been more critical.
In the context of global tourism moving towards sustainability, the development of community-based tourism has emerged as a trend. Recently, the United Nations World Tourism Organization recognized Tra Que Vegetable Village in Quang Nam as Vietnam's sole representative to receive the award "Best Tourism Villages in the World 2024". Previously, in 2022 and 2023, this honor was bestowed upon Thai Hai village (Thai Nguyen) and Tan Hoa village (Quang Binh).
Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms Nguyen Thi Hong Thai has just announced that Phu Yen province will organize a ceremony to receive the Certificate of ranking of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at sea as a Special National Relic on November 28, at the 60th anniversary of Vũng Rô Wharf receiving the first shipment of the No-number ships (November 28, 1964 - November 28, 2024).
Xuan Dai bay was recognized as a national landscape relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2011. Not only does it have a beautiful landscape, it is also a testament to the history of formation and development of Song Cau town.
Awarded two major international awards for architecture and landscape, Nghinh Phong tower once again affirmed its unique value, being a new symbol of the young, dynamic, green and beautiful Tuy Hoa city, contributing to promoting Phu Yen tourism.
In the middle of the ancient space of Hanoi Old Quarter, brocade textile products of Chăm and Ba Na people in Xi Thoai village (Xuan Lanh commune, Dong Xuan district) are introduced to tourists in Hanoi capital and overseas.
If Mui Dien (Dong Hoa Town) is the first place to welcome the sun on the mainland of Vietnam, Nghinh Phong Tower welcomes the east breeze and fresh air, the gift from the blue ocean.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Japanese enterprises to continue placing their trust in and deepening their engagement with Vietnam, and to consider Vietnam a strategic base for expanding their investment, production, and business activities.
The establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs for the first time underscores the Party and State’s strong commitment to fostering ethnic and religious affairs, ensuring effective governance, and maximising contributions from ethnic groups and religions to national development and defence.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has reaffirmed Vietnam’s strong and clear commitments to the US business community, highlighting three specific aspects that the country can assure them while addressing a roundtable with American businesses in Hanoi on March 1.
The 15th National Assembly approved the Law on amendments and supplements to several laws, with 444 out of 446 votes in favour, or 92.69% of the total NA deputies, during its ongoing 8th session in Hanoi on November 29.
With 445 votes of approval from 450 deputies, the 15th National Assembly (NA) adopted the Law on amendments and supplementations to a number of articles of nine laws on November 29 as part of its ongoing eighth session.
At the 60th anniversary of Vũng Rô Wharf receiving the first shipment of the No-number ships (November 28, 1964 - November 28, 2024), leaders and delegates expressed their expectations for the development of Vũng Rô and the surrounding area, creating a premise for the province to develop, together with the whole country, firmly entering a new era, the era of our nation's rise.
On the occasion of attending the 60th anniversary of Vung Ro wharf receiving the first shipment of the No-number ship (November 28th, 1964 - November 28th, 2024), towards the 65th anniversary of the twinning of the two provinces of Hai Duong - Phu Yen (January 9th, 1960 - January 9th, 2025), the delegation of Hai Duong province led by Mr Tran Duc Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, visited and worked in Phu Yen province.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has been bestowed the title of "Honorary Professor" by China’s Tsinghua University, in recognition of significant contributions made by the Vietnamese Party, Government, and the PM himself to Vietnam's remarkable economic development and the strengthening of Vietnam-China cooperation in recent years.
Media outlets in Argentina and Uruguay have recently published articles accompanied by numerous images praising the beauty of Vietnam’s landscapes, its people, and its rich culture.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a directive to strengthen traffic safety measures in 2025.
The Office of the Party Central Committee has announced the conclusions of General Secretary To Lam following his working session with the committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies.