11:38:24 PM | 27/6/2013
In 2012, the sector of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thai Nguyen held many practical and lively cultural, art and sport events to serve people and for the implementation of political tasks, contributing to socio-economic development, also actively preparing for the 2nd Tea Festival in Thai Nguyen in 2013. Vietnam Business Forum had an interview with Ms Nguyen Thi Le Thu, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thai Nguyen. Ngo Khuyen reports.
Can you tell us about the highlights in the culture, sports and tourism sectors of Thai Nguyen from 2011-2012?
In recent years, the Party Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has led the industry to fulfil the task of state management, bringing Culture, Sports and Tourism to positive changes, more innovation and development, improving their quality, obtaining many achievements, and staff, officers and employees becoming stronger. Every year, the Department advises the provincial People's Committee to issue documents and directives to strengthen management and guidance of festival organization, promoting the movement "All people unite to build cultural life", and "All people practice than imitate the great Uncle Ho". Besides, the state management of culture, sports and tourism; capacity to organize events and art activities associated with the propaganda of the province's political task, conservation, promoting the value of cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) associated with tourism development; movement of cultural, art, exhibitions, libraries, and sports have some improvements and positive changes to create better conditions for enhancing cultural life.
In order to fulfil its tasks in 2013 and have sustainable direction for the development of culture, sports and tourism of Thai Nguyen in the coming years, what should the sector of Culture, Sports and Tourism focus?
In 2013, together with the favourable conditions for cultural, sports and tourism activities, Thai Nguyen also faces difficulties and challenges. Therefore, the culture, sport and tourism sector will continue to promote the achievements gained in 2012, in addition, it will recognize and remedy the existing problem, striving to fulfil the task assigned. First, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thai Nguyen will continue: Positively and proactively advise the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee to issue the primary mechanism for the development of the cultural, sports and tourism. It will promote the inspection, testing, and promptly solve misconduct to create a stable environment for healthy spirit of the people. It will pay due interest and focusing on staff training, improving their political and ideological stance and professional qualifications to meet the requirements of the task in the period of industrialization - modernization.
Following the success of the first Tea Festival 2011, the 2nd Tea Festival Thai Nguyen-Vietnam will take place over three days (from 9 to 11 November 2013), this is a very important event of Thai Nguyen Province. To organize this year's festival, what does the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector of Thai Nguyen need to do?
The 2nd Tea Festival Thai Nguyen – Vietnam 2013 has many diverse activities, including 6 main activities: opening ceremony, seminar on tea products and investment promotion for tea industry, tourism promotion, Tea Culture Festival, Thai Nguyen tea carnival; Beauty contest “Land of Tea" and closing ceremony. Besides there are 5 additional activities: exhibition of books, photographs, artwork introducing the country and people and Thai Nguyen tea, organizing tours for visitors, country fair displaying tea products and ethnic culture products, the exhibition of industrial and agricultural goods and sports activities.
The organization of the 2nd Tea Festival - Thai Nguyen not only continues to introduce, promote and honour Thai Nguyen and Vietnam tea products, preserve and promote the value of cultural tangible and intangible value of Thai Nguyen tea but also promotes the development of production, processing and consumption of tea, focusing on attracting investment, promoting joint ventures, associates, investment cooperation to improve efficient production and trading of tea industry. Thus, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has cooperated closely with the concerned units to advise this organization. It has to build highly detailed scenario and subject content of each activity must reflect the goal festival with diversifying form to attract more participants.
At the beginning of the year, Thai Nguyen has to make good propaganda, promote deeply within and outside the province, and prepare thoroughly for facilities, and human resources to organize this event.
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