Honor the salt -making person
The salt making profession of Bac Lieu province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. The organization of the Festival to preserve, promote and improve the value of salt craft.
Therefore, right after the Lunar New Year holiday, on 6.2, Bac Lieu province held a meeting to review the preparation stages.

Chairman of Bac Lieu People's Committee Pham Van Thieu proposed departments, branches and localities to specify the implementation progress; clearly stating the difficulties and obstacles to discuss the solution in time, ensure the right time and progress. Must clearly assign people, clear and clear responsibilities; The Vietnam -Bac Lieu salt industry festival must leave a good impression for tourists about salt, so that they can feel Bac Lieu salt grain but salty but sweet as the earth, the love of Bac Lieu people.
Shortly thereafter, on July 7, Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang - Head of Logistics Subcommittee, Reception, Security and Order serving the Vietnam - Bac Lieu Salt Festival in 2025 - chaired a meeting Members to listen to the situation report as well as acknowledge the comments of members on the preparation of tasks assigned by the Organizing Committee.

At the meeting, the delegates heard a number of contents in the preparation and operation of each member such as: Plans on organizing the implementation of security and order, traffic safety, room. fire fighting, environmental protection, food safety; Urban embellishment, the organization of conferences, places to arrange meals, rest for guests, arrange volunteer forces to serve guests attending the Festival ...
Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang suggested that the members should uphold the spirit and responsibility in the implementation of the works and the assigned work to best complete the preparation steps, creating an impression of A friendly, gratitude, contributing to the successful organization of Vietnam - Bac Lieu Salt Festival 2025.
Urgently prepare
As planned, the activities took place before the opening ceremony of the Festival with 32 contents, of which, 22 contents implemented by Bac Lieu province and 7 contents of the province in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 3 contents coordinate with Vietnam Cooperative Union to implement.

By this time, 10/22 contents of Bac Lieu province have implemented and the remaining contents are in the process of implementation. Funding for organizing the Vietnam - Bac Lieu Salt Festival in 2025 is expected to be about VND 15 billion, of which, the Ministry of Agriculture Development of Rural Development is VND 5 billion and the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province is 10 billion VND. However, not many businesses receive sponsors and funding for the Festival.
As of January 24, there are 10 departments, branches and localities that have developed an estimate to the Department of Finance for the appraisal and submit it to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and decision.
Regarding the progress of improving and upgrading Dong Hai salt infrastructure, Dong Hai district: Currently, the construction works 2 routes (oyster farm - Linh Ung Pagoda, Military Pagoda - Pump Station No. 03) reaching over 90%, the remaining routes and items on the route are under construction, expected to be completed in February 2025. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bac Lieu Province is cooperating with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Department of Industry and Trade, People's Committees of Dong Hai and Hoa Binh districts to select about 20 typical matches that contribute to the attendance. Developing local salt industry to implement the process and procedures to request competent authorities to recognize salt artisans and re -honor the opening ceremony of the Festival.

Facing this situation, Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Pham Van Thieu suggested: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and other departments, agencies and branches according to the role and responsibility of their assigned should actively coordinate with the design consulting unit. plan, organize events, budget estimates, assign the Department of Finance to appraise to quickly embark on implementing works, parts and preparation work to avoid giving rise to difficulties and problems when the group Vietnam - Bac Lieu Salt Craft Festival.
Urgently release invitations to the festival from the central level, to ministries, branches and localities; Information conference on the event on 10.2. From now until February 25, the tasks of the Ministry and the province are in charge must be completed to inspect and complete the work of preparing festivals.