Minister Nguyen Van Hung: Bringing cultural development into a new era with new achievements and new marks

On the morning of August 23, at the Hanoi Opera House, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025). General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; Politburo member, Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Le Hoai Trung; Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh, leaders of central and Hanoi city departments, ministries, branches and organizations; ambassadors and representatives of a number of countries.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other leaders attended the ceremony.

Presenting the speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung expressed that, in the excitement and pride, the entire cultural sector felt like it was "returning to the sacred moment" of the historic days 80 years ago - the successful August Revolution, beloved Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

It is even more meaningful that with the consent of the Party and State leaders, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism solemnly organized the 80th Anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025) at the Hanoi Opera House - where nearly 8 decades ago, the great President Ho Chi Minh chaired the first National Cultural Conference, opening up the strategic vision "Culture must light the way for the nation to go".

"On behalf of the Ministry's leaders and all cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers of the industry, I would like to warmly welcome General Secretary To Lam - the highest leader of the Party and State, who pays special attention to culture and cultural cadres, with the thesis: "The Party's cultural army, the core factor that creates the new cultural strength and depth, promotes the process of formation and development of the socialist-oriented cultural industry, constantly nurtures the spiritual life of the masses, contributes to the enrichment of the nation's long-standing and unique culture, glorifies the country".

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  General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attend the 80th Anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day

Warmly welcome comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Head of the Government who has regularly closely directed the cultural sector; along with leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front to attend and direct the important ceremony of the sector.

Warmly welcome and respectfully thank the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism through the periods; international guests; leaders of departments, ministries, branches, central and Hanoi city organizations, and 600 delegates who are managers, artists, athletes, and coaches representing the team of cultural workers nationwide who attended the Celebration with the highest pride, emotion and excitement.

At this meaningful moment, we respectfully remember and express our infinite gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh, National Liberation Hero, World Cultural Celebrity; "I would like to express my deep gratitude to the revolutionary predecessors and cultural workers of all periods who spared no effort, intelligence and blood to contribute to building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, achieving the great achievements of today," Minister Nguyen Van Hung expressed.

Party and State leaders attend the program

According to Minister Nguyen Van Hung, 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.

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 industry 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.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung presented the Speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Sector's Traditional Day.

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.

The cultural industry has shaped many creative directions, gradually professionalized, and increasingly contributed 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 as the leading destination in the region and the world for 5 consecutive years. Press and publishing are becoming a conduit of knowledge, connecting trust, continuing to play the role of the voice of the Party, the State and the people's forum.

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.

"In particular, at today's solemn ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is 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 Ceremony will honor 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", Minister Nguyen Van Hung expressed.

Art program at the Anniversary Ceremony.

According to Minister Nguyen Van Hung, with the spirit of "looking back to move forward", the road ahead has many advantages but also many difficulties and challenges. Globalization and integration open up opportunities, but the risk of cultural identity fading is also very real. The application of technology and digital transformation in the cultural sector is still slow, and the industry's high-quality human resources still face difficulties.

More than ever, the entire Industry must have solutions to overcome these "bottlenecks"; at the same time, it must " keep the rhythm" and create a " new rhythm": " Keeping the rhythm" means maintaining core values, keeping the flow of national culture from losing its direction, maintaining stability in organization, belief, and morality. " 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.

In the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on implementing the following breakthrough tasks:

Firstly, continue to thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the guiding viewpoints of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat on national development in the era of national development, with strategic breakthroughs from the "quartet" of resolutions 57, 58, 66 and 68 issued by the Politburo. In the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on building and completing the report dossier for the Government Party Committee to submit to the Politburo to issue the Resolution on "Revival and development of Vietnamese culture in the new era" in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Second, synchronously and effectively carry out personnel work, closely following the Party's viewpoints and principles, building a team with sufficient qualities, capacity and prestige, equal to the task, meeting the development requirements of the fields of culture, information, sports and tourism. Building a team of cadres, first of all, leaders with strong political will, clear ethics, outstanding capacity; daring to think, daring to speak, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, daring to innovate, daring to face difficulties and challenges, daring to act for the common good; each cultural cadre must truly understand culture, practice and strive to become a "cultural ambassador", "information ambassador", "tourism ambassador", "sports ambassador".

Third, focus on building a healthy cultural environment, ensuring that all members of the community can develop their creative capacities. Prioritize building culture in the political system, building culture in each village, hamlet, neighborhood, agency, unit, corporate culture and each family as real cultural units. Continue to build the value system of Vietnamese people, when the ability to select the subtle, the good, self-positioning, values, national identity associated with the desire to integrate and contribute is promoted, it will become a soft shield to eliminate the offensive, uncultured like "fragrant flowers will overwhelm weeds".

Fourth, mobilize, utilize and maximize the effectiveness of all development resources invested by the Party, State and society in the fields of culture, information, sports and tourism. Immediately deploy the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the 2025-2035 period after the Prime Minister approves the investment; Strategy for the development of cultural industries to 2030; Strategy for the development of physical education and sports to 2030. Invest in, construct and complete cultural works and institutions worthy of the Ho Chi Minh era. Manage, exploit and effectively use public assets for cultural, information and sports infrastructure assets.

"80 years is not a long journey compared to the national culture built and nurtured over thousands of years of history, but that journey is extremely glorious and proud. The entire cultural sector under the leadership of the Party and the management of the State has firmly overcome countless difficulties and challenges to achieve the achievements of today.

With the declaration of action: "Culture is the foundation - Information is the conduit - Sports is the strength - Tourism is the connecting bridge", the whole industry is determined to successfully carry out the tasks entrusted by the Party, State and People, bringing the cause of cultural development into a new era with new achievements, new marks, contributing to building a rich, democratic, fair, civilized, prosperous and happy Vietnam", Minister Nguyen Van Hung expressed.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/bo-truong-nguyen-van-hung-dua-su-nghiep-phat-trien-van-hoa-buoc-vao-ky-nguyen-moi-voi-nhung-thanh-tuu-moi-dau-an-moi-20250823095307028.htm