08/01/2024 23:09

(PLVN) - In the first 6 months of the year, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang province has completed all aspects of work well under the direction of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on targets and tasks for 2024.

On August 1, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang province held a preliminary review of cultural, sports and tourism work in the first 6 months of the year and deployed tasks for the last 6 months of 2024.

Conference scene.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Soc Trang province - Nguyen Van Khoi praised the positive contributions of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to the overall socio-economic development of the province in the first 6 months of 2024. In addition, Mr. Khoi also acknowledged the close coordination of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism with departments, branches, mass organizations of the province and People's Committees of districts, towns, cities and related units. That has proactively advised and implemented well the assigned programs, plans, targets and tasks.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also noted that in the remaining months of 2024, he hoped that the leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism would focus on and resolutely implement the remaining 10 tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee. In addition, the Department should focus on implementing approved projects in the fields of culture, sports and tourism. In particular, the Project to build and apply Smart Museum software, implementing policies to support tourism development according to Resolution No. 05 of the Provincial People's Council. In addition, timely disbursement of capital from the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority Areas (Project 6); the National Target Program on New Rural Development and other public investment sources must be ensured according to regulations.

In the first 6 months of the year, the sector has successfully completed its assigned tasks, specifically: In the cultural field, there were many positive activities, advising the Provincial People's Committee to successfully organize the Opening Program, activities at the 1st Soc Trang Provincial Cultural - Tourism Festival at the Cultural and Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Son Tay. In addition, coordinating with relevant functional sectors to organize 19 inspections at 30 cultural, tourism and advertising service establishments. In addition, implementing plans to implement the contents, Project 6 and 5 Projects to preserve and promote the value of national intangible cultural heritage. At the same time, the sector also built 22 art programs to serve the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, performing 63 shows, serving political tasks, serving remote areas, ethnic minority areas at 16 locations, attracting over 60,000 viewers...

In the field of sports, the department has achieved many outstanding achievements, successfully organized 2 provincial-level sports tournaments; coordinated with the National Department of Physical Training and Sports to successfully host 4 national tournaments, participated in 1 international tournament, 7 sports tournaments in the national competition system, won 59 medals of all kinds... In the field of tourism promotion and promotion, it has achieved positive results, the total number of tourists to the province is estimated at more than 1.7 million, reaching 58% of the yearly plan, an increase of 13% compared to the first 6 months of 2023. In addition, total revenue from tourism is estimated at nearly 925.5 billion VND, reaching 58% of the yearly plan.