General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

On August 23, at the Opera House (Hanoi), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) solemnly held the 80th Anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025).

General Secretary To Lam attended the 80th Anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day.

Attending the event were: Comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam ; Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister; Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Party Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense.

At the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that history was recorded when 80 years ago, on August 28, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh signed the Proclamation establishing a provisional government consisting of 13 ministries, including the Ministry of Information and Propaganda, the predecessor of the current Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Since the Party's leadership, culture has been identified as an important front. The 1943 Vietnamese Culture Outline - the Party's first manifesto on culture - identified three basic principles: "National - Scientific - Mass" in building and developing culture; Resolutions of Congresses, thematic Resolutions of the Central Executive Committee and the Politburo all affirmed that culture is the soul of the nation, the driving force of development, and the "soft power" of the nation.

Thanks to that correct and creative path, the 80-year journey of the Culture sector has created an epic with many emotional levels: Culture has nurtured the soul and identity, from the heroic music of the resistance culture, to the confident dances of integrated sports with aspirations to reach high, with the footsteps of tourism bringing the country to the world and the press becoming the conduit of knowledge connecting the trust between the Party and the people.

According to Mr. Hung, looking at the overall achievements, it is not only a source of pride but also a solid spiritual foundation for building a Vietnamese culture rich in identity. Reflecting on the reality of recent years, the cultural field has many positive changes.

Awareness of the position and role of culture in the country's sustainable development is increasingly comprehensive and profound; culture is present in most of the country's Resolutions, Strategies and Socio-economic Development Plans.

The work of building and perfecting cultural institutions has been focused on, the whole sector has strongly transformed its thinking from "doing culture" to "state management of culture", approaching the direction of cultural development management. A special highlight is that the National Assembly has approved the National Target Program on Cultural Development 2025-2035.

The work of building a cultural environment has been promoted, becoming a widespread and substantial movement, where people are both creators and beneficiaries. Many new models and good practices have emerged to preserve traditional culture, especially the culture of ethnic minorities; the material and spiritual life of the people has been improved, narrowing the gap in cultural enjoyment between regions. Heritage has been preserved, conserved and promoted as an important asset and resource of the country.

Cultural industry shapes many creative directions, gradually professionalizes, and contributes increasingly to economic growth.

Cultural diplomacy has shifted from “exchange and meeting” to “substantive cooperation”, enhancing the country’s soft power in the international arena; mass sports have developed extensively, high-performance sports have affirmed their position, and made many important strides in regional and international arenas.

Tourism and press and media have become two doors connecting the country with the world. Tourism has continuously grown, becoming a bright spot in the socio-economic picture as stated by the Prime Minister.

Vietnam tourism has been honored to be voted the top destination in the region and the world for 5 consecutive years. Press and publishing are becoming a channel of knowledge, connecting trust, continuing to play the role of the voice of the Party, the State and the forum of the people.

General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung said that, with the spirit of "looking back to move further", the Culture sector must have solutions to overcome "bottlenecks" in technology application and digital transformation; at the same time, it must "keep the rhythm", which is to maintain core values, keep the flow of national culture from losing direction, maintain stability in organization, belief, and morality.

And "creating a new rhythm" means promoting courage, creating new momentum for development, creating a creative flow in leadership thinking, creating creative breakthroughs in the fields that the Ministry and industry are managing and administering.

General Secretary To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates visited the exhibition at the Anniversary Ceremony.

In recognition of the great contributions of the Cultural sector to the nation's revolutionary cause, the Party and State have awarded the Cultural sector many noble titles, such as the Gold Star Order and the Ho Chi Minh Order; hundreds of units and thousands of officials of the Cultural sector have been awarded many other noble titles by the Party and State.

At the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Minister Nguyen Van Hung were honored to receive the First Class Labor Medal - which is the evaluation and recognition of the Party, State and People for the Industry in the past 5 years.

Within the framework of the program, the Organizing Committee honored 80 typical advanced examples of the industry, these are truly "cultural ambassadors", regardless of their position or field, in the past time, they have promoted the glorious tradition of the industry, which is the spirit of initiative, creativity in thinking; flexibility, determination and effectiveness in action to work with the entire team of cultural workers to carry out the task of reviving and developing Vietnamese culture.

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