On January 7th, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a conference to review the work in 2024 and deploy the tasks in 2025.

In 2024, the sector of Culture, Sports and Tourism tried to carry out its tasks and achieved the remarkable results. The work of preserving and promoting the values of the national cultural heritage continued to receive attention, with 1 relic being ranked as a special national relic and 5 relics being ranked as the provincial historical relics. They have completed the task of building a dossier on Mo Muong cultural heritage to submit the Prime Minister asking for UNESCO’s pẻmission to include it in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection. They have advised the Provincial People's Committee to successfully organize the activities in the Cultural - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province with the rich content imbued with the national cultural identity. They have also actively advised on the implementation of the Project "Preserving and promoting the cultural values of Muong ethnic group and Hoa Binh Culture in the period of 2023 - 2030 in Hoa Binh province”.

The movement "Everybody unites to build a cultural life” continues to spread widely in the community, associating with the program of building the new rural area, contributing to building a civilized and cultural lifestyle at the grassroots level. The family work has developed, the clubs of sustainable families are increasingly widespread and operating effectively.

Being authorized, the leaders from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, awarded the title of the Excellent Labor Collective of the Provincial People's Committee to 5 collectives.

Sports also made their mark with the successful organization of many events. The tourism sector continues to flourish. During the year, the province welcomed 4.346 million turns of visitors (increasing 9.9%), and the tourism revenue reached 4,738 billion VND (increasing 17.9%). The province has granted 5 new tourism investment projects with a total capital of more than 2,709 billion VND.

In 2025, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has to focus on implementing the policies of the Party and the State, promoting the national cultural values associated with the sustainable tourism development. In particular, regarding the culture and family, it is necessary to focus on preserving and promoting Muong ethnic culture and "Hoa Binh Culture”, preparing a dossier to propose the recognition as the world heritage; preserving the traditional crafts, intangible heritage such as Mo Muong; promoting the movement "Everybody unites to build a cultural life”, trying for 78% of households to achieve the title of the cultural family. It is suggested to focus on developing high-performance sports, trying for 38.1% of the population to practice sports regularly. Regarding tourism, it is necessary to pay attention to developing the National Tourism Area within Hoa Binh Lake area and community tourism; promoting the digital transformation, expanding the market, attracting investment; trying to welcome 4.9 million turns of visitors, with revenue reaching 5,400 billion VND. In addition, inspection and examination of cultural and tourism activities need strengthening; strictly implementing the administrative reform, saving, and combating waste; and improving the effectiveness of information technology application in management and operation.

At the conference, 2 individuals received the certificates of merit from the Prime Minister; 5 collectives were awarded the title of the Excellent Labor Collective by the Provincial People's Committee; 4 individuals received the certificates of merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.