This is a special in-person and online meeting, taking place after Ho Chi Minh City officially expanded administrative boundaries according to the merger policy, with the presence of the Department's Board of Directors and leaders of departments and affiliated units at three locations: Saigon Ward, Binh Duong Ward and Ba Ria Ward.
In particular, this meeting will spend a lot of time discussing solutions and mechanisms to create motivation to promote the development of the cultural and sports industry in the coming period.
In his concluding remarks, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Tran The Thuan emphasized that this is a meeting of the board with a historical mark, marking the transformation of the entire industry in the new context.
The Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City requested departments, branches and units to comprehensively review the activities that have been, are and are about to be implemented; pay attention to avoiding affecting the cultural specialties of each locality. Activities and events that were previously well organized by any region need to be retained, focused on developing and upgrading.
"The consistent spirit is not to reduce but to adjust appropriately in terms of scale and subjects. There must be spacious cultural and sports event locations across Ho Chi Minh City, not concentrated in a few central areas. Wherever there are people who want to enjoy art, there must be us, emphasized Director Tran The Thuan.
Regarding personnel, he proposed to maximize professional capacity, knowledge of experience and skills in understanding the area of cadres, civil servants and public employees; at the same time, pay attention to receiving cultural and sports facilities in communes and wards; proactively plan rotation and training of forces; promote superior policies from localities such as mechanisms to reward athletes and coaches...
The Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City also requested departments and units to step up the spread of building a Ho Chi Minh cultural space, gradually making this model a common symbol of the new Ho Chi Minh City.
In the first 6 months of the year, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City organized fireworks displays, countdown programs to welcome the new year 2025... In particular, the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day held on a national scale in Ho Chi Minh City had many exciting activities.
Foreign affairs activities: In the first 6 months of 2025, 20 dossiers of diplomatic missions have been instructed on licensing dossiers. Coordinate the successful organization of the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and other countries.
Grassroots and family cultural activities: Plan to implement key tasks of the "All people united to build a cultural life" movement in 2025; connect and promote the role of the "All people united to build a cultural life" movement at all levels in building the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in the city...
Regarding culture and art: Organize many special art programs to serve political tasks; issue a Plan for performing activities to serve children, allocate performances - film screenings, serve in the suburbs, schools in - new rural areas, serve at drug rehabilitation facilities, Social Protection Centers.
Regarding cultural heritage management: In the first 6 months of 2025, museums under the Department collected 1,511 artifacts, images and additional scientific documents, of which the original artifacts were 787 artifacts.
Journalism: Advising the City People's Committee to issue 2 Plans on Communication on activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification; Communication on the socio-economic development situation associated with effective implementation of the 2025 Work theme...
