Ministry vows to improve management of festivalsThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and local authorities have pledged to join forces to boost the management and organisation of cultural festivities across the country, with the aim to prevent commercialisation and distortion of history. The report said the ministry’s inspectorate started intensifying the management of national festivals on Wednesday. According to the report, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stated during the 2018 festival season that the best solution to improve the management of cultural festivals should be to raise awareness of the cultural and historical values of such festivals, while assigning certain management responsibilities to officials. In just the first three months of the year, some 1,200 festivals will be held in the capital. Last year, rumors about robbery and violence spread at some festivals, including the one at Soc Temple.

Source: VietNamNet News February 22, 2018 08:25 UTC