Thông tư 10/2025/TT-BVHTTDL hướng dẫn chức năng, nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch, Sở Văn hóa và Thể thao, Sở Du lịch thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân tỉnh; chức năng, nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn của Phòng Văn hóa - Xã hội thuộc Ủy ban nhân dân cấp xã trong các lĩnh vực thuộc phạm vi quản lý nhà nước của Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch

CIRCULAR

GUIDANCE ON FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND POWERS OF DEPARTMENTS OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM, DEPARTMENTS OF CULTURE AND SPORTS, DEPARTMENTS OF TOURISM AFFILIATED TO PROVINCIAL-LEVEL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES; FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND POWERS OF DIVISIONS OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY AFFILIATED TO COMMUNE-LEVEL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES IN FIELDS UNDER THE STATE MANAGEMENT OF MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 43/2025/ND-CP dated February 28, 2025 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 137/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 on distinction of powers of 02-level local governments in the field of culture, sports and tourism;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 138/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 on devolution and delegation of powers in the field of culture, sports and tourism;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 on organization of specialized authorities affiliated to People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities and People’s Committees of communes, wards and special administrative regions of provinces and central-affiliated cities.

At the request of the Director of Department of Organization and Personnel;

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism promulgates Circular on guidance on functions, duties and powers of Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Departments of Culture and Sports, Departments of Tourism affiliated to People's Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as “provincial-level People's Committees”); functions, duties and powers of Divisions of Culture and Society affiliated to People’s Committees of communes, wards and special administrative regions of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as “commune-level People's Committees”) in fields under the state management of the Ministry Of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam.

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DEPARTMENTS OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM, DEPARTMENTS OF CULTURE AND SPORTS, DEPARTMENTS OF TOURISM

Article 1. Position and functions

1. Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is a specialized authority affiliated to the provincial-level People's Committee. It advises and assists the provincial-level People's Committee to perform state management of culture; family; physical training and sports; tourism; press; publishing, printing, distribution; radio and television; electronic information; news agencies; grassroots and foreign information; advertising; use of the national flag, national emblem, national anthem and portrait of President Ho Chi Minh.

2. Regarding provinces where Departments of Culture and Sports, Departments of Tourism are established, each Department of Culture and Sports and Department of Tourism have positions and functions as follows:

a) Department of Culture and Sports is a specialized authority affiliated to the provincial-level People's Committee. It advises and assists the provincial-level People's Committee to perform state management of culture; family; physical training and sports; press; publishing, printing, distribution; radio and television; electronic information; news agencies; grassroots and foreign information; advertising; use of the national flag, national emblem, national anthem and portrait of President Ho Chi Minh.

b) Department of Tourism is a specialized authority affiliated to the provincial-level People's Committee. It advises and assists the provincial-level People's Committee to perform state management of tourism.

3. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Culture and Sports, and the Department of Tourism have juridical persons, their own seals and accounts in accordance with regulations of law; are subject to the direction and management of organization, personnel and works by the provincial-level People's Committee, and at the same time are subject to the professional direction and inspection by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Article 2. Duties and powers of Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall perform duties and powers specified in Article 4 of the Government's Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 on organization of specialized authorities affiliated to People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities and People’s Committees of communes, wards and special administrative regions of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as “Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP”) and the following duties and powers:

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a) Organize the implementation of regulations and measures to mobilize, manage and use resources to protect and promote the value of local cultural heritage after they are approved;

b) Organize research, collection and inventory and prepare applications for inscription, additional inscription and cancellation of inscription of local intangible cultural heritage and documentary heritage; give opinions on research, collection and documentation of intangible cultural heritage and documentary heritage in Vietnam by overseas Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals within provinces;

c) Manage and provide guidance on organization of protection and promotion of value of local cultural heritage, traditional festivals, beliefs in association with monuments and historical figures.

d) Advise and submit Projects on protection and promotion of value of intangible cultural heritage inscribed by UNESCO and included in List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage to provincial-level People's Committees for approval;

dd) Organize inventory, compilation of lists and preparation of applications for ranking, additionally ranking, annulling decisions to rank and amending scientific dossiers on monuments; prepare applications for adjustment to boundaries of local zones where historical-cultural monuments and scenic spots are protected; plant boundary markers at protective zones as authorized by Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees;

e) Confirm that provincial monuments and monuments included in the List of monuments have deteriorated; appraise projects on preservation, renovation and restoration of, and economic and technical reports on preservation, renovation and restoration of provincial monuments and monuments included in the List of monuments; participate in offering opinions on dossiers on urgent renovation, periodical preservation of monuments or entities subject to monument inventory; give written opinions on projects on investment in construction, construction of works, use of sea areas for exploitation and use of marine resources, performance of socio-economic activities within zones where provincial monuments and monuments included in the List of monuments are protected, projects on investment in construction, construction of works, use of sea areas for exploitation of marine resources, performance of socio-economic activities outside zones where provincial monuments are protected, repair, renovation and re-construction of single-family houses within or outside protective zones or world heritage areas; issue, re-issue and revoke certificates of practicing restoration of monuments and practicing certificates to/from organizations practicing restoration of monuments that have their head offices located within provinces;

g) Receive applications for, provide guidance on procedures for issuance of, and request competent authorities to issue licenses for archaeological exploration and excavation; issue licenses for underground emergency archaeological exploration and excavation; monitor and supervise compliance with requirements specified in licenses within their provinces; organize formulation and adjustment of archaeological planning to be submitted to provincial-level People's Committees for approval;

h) Organize review, update Inventory Table of artifacts at monument, and send reports to provincial-level People's Committees; decide addition, relocation or change of artifacts to/in national monuments, provincial monuments and monuments included in the List of monuments under the public ownership; instruct monument owners to add, relocate or change artifacts to/in provincial monuments or monuments included in the List of monuments in case principles are not adhered;

i) Appraise artifacts and applications for recognition of artifacts as national treasures, prepared by provincial museums, monument-managing centers or boards, non-public museums, owners or lawful managers in provinces;

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l) Organize formulation, implementation and approval for formulation of projects, schemes and plans for management and promotion of value of documentary heritage and reconstruction of documentary heritage after it is inscribed;

m) Issue, re-issue and revoke licenses to operate non-public museums located within their provinces; advise Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees to organize preparation  and appraisal of applications for ranking or re-ranking museums and decide to rank or re-rank rank-II museums and rank-III museums after obtaining written opinions from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

n) Inspect, supervise and cooperate with units affiliated to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to inspect training establishments and organization of implementation of programs for training in preservation, renovation and restoration of local historical-cultural monument and scenic spots;

o) Act as standing authorities to advise provincial-level People's Committees to recommend provincial-level People's Councils to choose or change names of villages, residential quarters, squares and public structures within their provinces.

2. Regarding performance art:

a) Advise and request provincial-level People's Committees to perform state management or delegate or authorize inferior authorities to perform state management, handle administrative procedures for performance art under their management according to regulations of law and organize performance after the approval;

b) Provide guidance and organize implementation of plannings related to performance arts units under their management as per law;

c) Issue written confirmation of Vietnamese individuals’ participation in overseas beauty contests and model contests as per law.

3. Regarding cinematography:

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b) Act as permanent members of Councils for appraisal of film scripts using state budget; participate in Councils for appraisal and classification of films affiliated to provincial-level People's Committees.

c) Request provincial-level People's Committees to issue or revoke licenses for classification of documentaries and cartoons produced or imported by local cinematographic facilities;

d) Request provincial-level People's Committees to issue or revoke licenses for classification of feature films and films of combined genres produced or imported by local cinematographic facilities according to regulations of the law on cinematography;

dd) Advise provincial-level People's Committees to organize film festivals, specialized and thematic film festivals, film awards, film competitions, film programs, and film weeks in Vietnam as per law;

e) Provide guidelines for organization and inspection of implementation of other cinematography activities within their provinces.

4. Regarding fine arts, photography and exhibitions:

a) Organize implementation of fine arts, photography and exhibition activities under their management;

b) Receive, appraise and submit applications to provincial-level People's Committees to issue licenses for fine art exhibition, licenses for construction of monuments and mural paintings, licenses for organization of sculpture camps, issue or revoke licenses to organize photography exhibitions in Vietnam, issue or revoke licenses to transport photographic works from Vietnam to photography exhibitions abroad as per law;

c) Issue licenses for reproduction of fine arts of great men of culture, national heroes and national leaders; issue, re-issue, revoke licenses for organization of exhibitions organized overseas by local organizations or individuals and exhibitions organized in localities by foreign individuals for non-profit purposes; approve works of fine art and photographic works imported for business purposes as per law;

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dd) Manage purchase, sale, display, reproduction of works of fine art within their provinces.

5. Regarding copyright, related rights and culture industry:

a) Take measures to protect legitimate rights and interests of the State, organizations and individuals in terms of copyright and related rights as per law;

b) Organize, provide guidance and inspect implementation of regulations on supply, cooperation, placement of orders, use and assurance of copyright to works and related rights of performances, audio and video recordings and broadcasts;

c) Organize implementation of regulations of law on intellectual property of journalism works, television and re-broadcasted programs that are encrypted, publications  as per law;

d) Organize fulfillment of objectives and performance of duties to develop local culture industries; organize review and send proposals or recommendations to competent authorities to issue necessary policies and solutions to develop local culture industries.

6. Regarding library:

a) Advise and request provincial-level People's Committees to issue regulations on receipt of local publications at provincial libraries; transfer local publications in legal deposit to provincial libraries as per law;

b) Advise and assist provincial-level People's Committees to receive notification of establishment, merger, consolidation, full division, partial division, dissolution or shutdown of central-level specialized libraries, provincial libraries, provincial specialized libraries, university libraries, libraries of foreign organizations and individuals open to Vietnamese people and having their head offices located in provinces as per law;

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d) Request competent authorities to issue policies to support and attract establishment and development of network of local libraries, and encourage organizations and individuals to maintain community libraries and private libraries open to the general public within provinces; modernize libraries; establish mechanisms for cooperation between libraries and organizations and individuals to develop libraries and reading culture within provinces.

7. Regarding advertising:

a) Preside over and cooperate with relevant ministries, central and local authorities in carrying out appraisal and requesting provincial-level People's Committees to issue, re-issue, revise and revoke license to establish representative offices of foreign advertising agencies in their provinces;

b) Receive and process dossiers on billboard, banner advertisement notification; notify organization of local advertising performer teams;

c) Assist provincial-level People's Committees to organize formulation, approval and implementation of outdoor advertising planning, and periodically report local advertising management;

d) Provide guidance on advertisements on billboards, banners, signboards, advertising screens, newspapers, Internet, publications and other means of advertising in accordance with regulations of law;

dd) Inspect and handle, within their jurisdiction violations against law on advertisements on means of advertising as per law.

8. Regarding mass culture, ethnic culture and propaganda and advocacy:

a) Advise and request provincial-level People's Committees to recognize traditional days in their provinces; receive registration of organization of festivals; receive notification of organization of festivals of foreign origin that are annually organized, Traditional festivals, cultural festivals, and industry festivals within their provinces; decide organization of firing short-range consumer fireworks or change in firing range or firing duration as per law;

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c) Give guidance on development of rules for organization and operation of grassroots cultural and sports institutions within their provinces according to regulations of law;

d) Provide guidelines for adopting civilized lifestyle in weddings and funerals; build cultural families, cultural villages and residential groups, and typical communes, wards and special zones;

dd) Preside over and cooperate with ministries, central and local authorities and corporations in directing and giving guidance on the movement “The entire country unites to build a cultural lifestyle”; take responsibilities for acting as provincial standing bodies of Steering Committees on the movement " The entire country unites to build a cultural lifestyle";

e) Organize and inspect implementation of ethnic cultural policies, preservation, promotion and development of tangible and intangible cultural values of local ethnic communities;

g) Provide guidance and organize implementation of and plans for visual propaganda and advocacy in order to perform political, economic, cultural and social duties and local plannings related to local visual advocacy systems;

h) Organize contests, performances, mass art performances, mobile propaganda, advocacy poster contests, propaganda clusters; provide propaganda documents and advocacy posters to perform local political, economic, cultural and social duties; give guidance and inspect organization of local contests, performances, mass art performances, mobile propaganda and other cultural activities;

i) Advise and request provincial-level People's Committees to issue, revise and revoke certificates of eligibility for karaoke venue or nightclub operation; manage provision of cultural services, offline electronic games and public entertainment within their provinces as per law;

k) Provide guidelines and inspect use of National Flag, Emblem, Anthem and portrait of President Ho Chi Minh in accordance with regulations of law;

l) Advise, give guidance and inspect compliance with regulations on founding days, traditional days, ceremonies organized in response to special events, anniversaries, and other ceremonies under their management;

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m) Give guidance on organization and organize exchange, culture, sports and tourism days and festivals and artistic and cultural programs serving local ethnic minorities; organize propaganda and development of traditional culture of local ethnic minorities.

9. Regarding village regulations and conventions: provide guidance, organize implementation and inspect formulation and implementation of village regulations and conventions as prescribed by law.

10. Regarding literature:

a) Organize implementation of local literary activity-related mechanisms and policies as per law;

b) Provide guidance, organize implementation and inspect local literary activities as per law.

11. Regarding family affairs:

a) Organize and inspect implementation of regulations of laws on family affairs, assurance of gender equality in families and prevention and combat against domestic violence within their provinces;

b) Advise provincial-level People's Committees to develop and improve human resources in charge of family affairs;

c) Propagandize and provide education about lifestyles and behaviors in families and values of Vietnamese families in the new period;

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dd) Issue, re-issue, replace and revoke certificates of registration of establishment of facilities providing domestic violence prevention and combat services in accordance with regulations of law;

12. Regarding physical training and sports:

a) Give guidance and organize implementation of relevant plannings, plans for and projects on development of local physical training and sports after they are approved;

b) Cooperate with social-professional sports organizations to disseminate information on benefits and effects of physical training and sports; encourage people to participate in development of physical training and sports movements; disseminate knowledge and provide guidance on physical training and sports in a manner that is appropriate to people's hobbies, age, gender, occupation and health status;

c) Provide professional training for physical training and sports instructors according to regulations issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

d) Establish tournament systems and plans and direct and provide guidance on organization of provincial sports competitions;

dd) Assist provincial-level People's Committees in performing state management of local leisure sports activities;

e) Preside over and cooperate with relevant organizations and authorities in enabling and instructing the elderly, people with disabilities, children, adolescents and other masses to participate in physical training and sports activities;

g) Organize development, preservation and provision of guidelines for training, performance and competition of ethnic sports, folk games and traditional physical training methods; cooperate with relevant authorities and organizations in introducing ethnic sports in foreign countries;

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i) Cooperate with Departments of Education and Training, Departments of Home Affairs, provincial-level Military Commands, provincial-level police authorities, provincial-level Border Guards and relevant authorities to give physical education and organize sports activities in training facilities, vocational training facilities, armed forces and local export processing zones and industrial parks;

k) Formulate and organize implementation of plans for recruitment of and provision of training for athletes; and plans for competition among provincial sports teams after such plans are approved;

l) Formulate plans for and provide guidance on organization of sports games at all levels; cooperate with central and local authorities and relevant authorities in organizing national, regional and international tournaments after assigned and approved by competent authorities;

m) Organize application of mechanisms and policies to athletes, coaches and referees, within their provinces in physical training and sports competitions after competent authorities grant approval according to regulations of law;

m) Organize inspection of fulfillment of conditions for sports business by professional sports clubs, enterprises and sports business households; issue certificates of eligibility for doing sports business to professional sports clubs and enterprises according to regulations of law.

13. Regarding tourism:

a) Organize investigation, assessment, classification, establishment of database, management, protection, conservation, exploitation, rational use and development of local tourism resources;

b) Implement measures to manage local tourism environment, tourism areas and tourist attractions; give opinions on local tourism development projects; make applications for recognition of tourism areas located in at least 02 commune-level administrative divisions as provincial-level tourism areas; advise provincial-level People's Committees to prepare applications for recognition of national tourism areas within their provinces;

c) Conduct study and survey and select places that have the potential for development of community-based tourism; propose initial necessary equipment assistance policies and provide knowledge and skill training in tourism services for individuals and households in the community participating in the provision of tourism services; assist in promotion of community-based tourism products;

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dd) Issue, re-issue, revise, extend and revoke licenses to establish Vietnam-based representative offices of enterprises providing tours located in their provinces; receive written notification from travel agencies of inauguration time, business locations and information about principals; issue, re-issue, replace and revoke licenses for provision of domestic tours as per law;

e) Appraise, recognize and publicly announce lists of 01-star, 02-star and 03-star tourist accommodation establishments and providers of other tourism services already qualified for provision of services for tourists; organize inspection and supervision of fulfillment of minimum conditions for infrastructure and services provided for tourists by tourist accommodation establishments and quality of providers of other tourism services already qualified for provision of services for tourists; revoke recognition decisions in case tourist accommodation establishments or providers of other tourism services fail to maintain their quality according to the defined standards;

g) Receive written notification from tourist accommodation establishments before they start their operations or when there is any change in names, types, scale, addresses, information about legal representatives, and commit to meet conditions for tourist accommodation service business according to regulations of law;

h) Receive written notification from organizations and individuals directly providing tourism products that may threaten the tourists’ health or lives before they start providing products, organize inspection and publicly announce lists of organizations and individuals adopting all measures for keeping tourists safe on Departments’ web portals;

i) Issue, re-issue, replace and revoke international tour guide cards, domestic tour guide cards and on-site tour guide cards as per law; inspect training, refresher training and tour guiding within their provinces;

k) Formulate local tourism promotion plans and programs appropriate to national tourism promotion strategies, plans and programs and organize implementation of such plans and programs after they are approved;

l) Organize refresher courses and issue certificates of completion of refresher courses to international and domestic tour guides.

14. Regarding press (including printed newspapers and magazines, electronic newspapers and magazines, broadcasting, bulletins):

a) Advise and assist provincial-level People's Committees to approve changes in contents stated in licenses to operate printed newspapers, printed magazines, electronic newspapers or electronic magazines, printed and electronic newspapers, printed and electronic magazines issued to local press authorities; issue licenses to publish additional publications and supplements to local press authorities and revise and approve changes in contents stated in such licenses; issue licenses to publish special issues to local authorities and organizations and approve changes in contents stated in such licenses; receive registration of lists of imported newspapers as per law;

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c) Advise and assist provincial-level People's Committees to issue licenses to publish paper newsletters to local authorities and organizations, revoke and approve changes in contents stated in such licenses as per law;

d) Request competent authorities to reply or reply to notification of local press conferences, given by local authorities, organizations and people, foreign representative authorities, and foreign organizations in Vietnam as per law and as delegated by provincial-level People's Committees;

dd) Assist provincial-level People's Committees to inspect fulfillment of operation conditions by representative offices; in case they fail to fulfill operation conditions, assist provincial-level People's Committees to request in writing press authorities to shut down such representative offices and take actions against them as per law;

e) Organize implementation of plans to develop local broadcasting after they are approved;

g) Manage broadcasting services; manage and grant registration of reception of direct-broadcast satellite television within their provinces as per law.

15. Regarding publishing, printing and release:

a) Advise and assist provincial-level People's Committees to issue, re-issue, extend or amend licenses to establish representative offices in Vietnam of foreign publishers or foreign publication-releasing organizations (including enterprises and organizations established in foreign countries and conducting with multidisciplinary and multi-sector operations, including publishing and publication release); issue licenses to publish non-commercial materials of central authorities and organizations and foreign organizations; receive registration or re-registration of release of publications; issue licenses to organize publication exhibitions and fairs as per law;

b) Issue and revoke licenses to publish non-commercial materials; issue and revoke licenses to import non-commercial publications to/from local authorities/organizations/individuals; issue and revoke licenses to print publications and provide cross-border printing services for foreign organizations and individuals to/from local publication-printing establishments as per law;

c) Issue and revoke printing licenses; confirm operation registration by printing establishments; manage declaration of use of color photocopiers and printers with color photocopying functions within their provinces as per law;

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dd) Manage legal deposit of publications and organize reading of the legally deposited publications licensed by local authorities; inspect and handle within their jurisdiction printed products when they show signs of violations;

e) Suspend or terminate printing activities if they detect that printed products are contrary to the Publishing Law and the Decree on guidelines for enforcement of the Publishing Law and report to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees.

g) Suspend release for a fixed period, withdraw, confiscate, ban from circulation, and destroy local publications contrary to the Publishing Law when competent authorities and organizations issue decisions according to regulations.

16. Regarding electronic information:

a) Advise and assist provincial-level People's Committees to issue, re-issue, amend, and revoke certificates of notification of provision of social network services (regarding social networks with low regular visits) and terminate such provision in accordance with regulations of law;

b) Receive, issue, extend, amend, suspend, terminate and revoke licenses to establish news aggregator sites, written confirmations of provision of online G2, G3, and G4 video games and written confirmations of notices of release of online G2, G3, and G4 video games to/from local organizations/enterprises as per law; preside over managing, making statistics, and reporting operations of local news aggregator sites, social networks, and online G2, G3, and G4 video games;

c) Publicly announce lists of public video game service provision points having certificates of eligibility to provide public video game services issued and revoked; update lists of online video games that are licensed and have their decisions to approve content and scripts revoked;

d) Preside over and cooperate with commune-level People's Committees in managing, making statistics, reporting operations, inspecting, handling violations committed by local public video game service provision points as per law.

17. Regarding grassroots information:

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b) Advise establishment, organization of management, and operation of local information systems derived from grassroots information;

c) Advise organization of provision of information; manage local grassroots information.

18. Regarding foreign information:

a) Formulate rules and regulations on local foreign information;

b) Preside over and cooperate with relevant authorities in developing provincial-level long-term, medium-term and annual foreign information programs, projects and plans and organize implementation after they are approved;

c) Preside over and organize appraisal of long-term, medium-term and annual foreign information programs, projects and plans prepared by specialized authorities affiliated to provincial-level and commune-level People's Committees; approve within their jurisdiction or request provincial-level People's Committees to approve foreign information programs, projects and plans;

d) Request provincial-level People's Committees to approve display of paintings, photos and other information forms outside head offices of foreign representative agencies and foreign organizations located in their provinces or issue written approvals when delegated by provincial-level People's Committees according to regulations of law;

dd) Cooperate with Mass Mobilization and Propaganda Departments of provincial and municipal CPV Committees to orientate dissemination of foreign information through press briefings, periodical press conferences, ad hoc press conferences, on provincial web portals.

19. Organize training and refresher training for local culture, art and sports talents.

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21. Perform other duties and powers assigned by provincial-level People's Committees, Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees and as delegated, authorized or distinguished by competent authorities as per law.

Article 3. Duties and powers of Departments of Culture and Sports, Departments of Tourism

1. Departments of Culture and Sports shall perform duties and powers in accordance with regulations in Article 4 of the Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP and duties and powers specified in clause 1 thru clause 12 and clause 14 thru clause 21 Article 2 of this Circular.

2. Departments of Tourism shall perform duties and powers in accordance with regulations in Article 4 of the Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP and duties and powers specified in clause 13, clause 20 and clause 21 Article 2 of this Circular.

Chapter II

FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND POWERS OF DIVISIONS OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY AFFILIATED TO COMMUNE-LEVEL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES IN FIELDS UNDER STATE MANAGEMENT OF MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM

Article 4. Position and functions

1. Position and functions of Divisions of Culture and Society shall comply with regulations in Article 11 of the Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP.

2. Division of Culture and Society advises and assists the commune-level People's Committee to perform state management of culture; family; physical training and sports; tourism; advertising; radio and television; press; grassroots and foreign information and other sectors and fields specified in Circulars of relevant Ministers

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Article 5. Duties and powers in terms of culture and information

Divisions of Culture and Society shall perform duties and powers as prescribed in Article 12 of the Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP, duties and powers in terms of culture, family, physical training, sports, tourism, advertising, radio and television, press, grassroots information, foreign information as prescribed by law and the following specific duties and powers:

1. Request commune-level People's Committees to issue, amend, extend, re-issue and revoke certificates of eligibility to operate public video game service provision points within their communes as per law.

2. Advise and assist commune-level People's Committees to receive registration of organization of festivals; receive notification of organization of commune-level traditional festivals, cultural festivals and professional festivals; approve plans for organization of promotional events within their communes; manage advertising activities within their communes; receive notification of organization of art performances, competitions, performance art festivals, beauty and model contests; receive notification of public film screenings from accommodation service providers, food service providers, dance halls, shops, stores and other public places; receive reports on organization of mass sports tournaments at the grassroots level according to regulations of law.

3. Advise and assist commune-level People's Committees to receive notification of establishment, merger, consolidation, full division, partial division, dissolution or shutdown of commune-level libraries, libraries of institutions of preschool education, general education or vocational education and libraries of other educational institutions; local private libraries open to the general public; manage declaration and operation by photocopying establishments as per law.

4. Advise and assist Chairpersons of commune-level People's Committees to collect and report information on families and prevention and combat against domestic violence according to regulations of law; establish Councils to determine financial support for damage incurred by individuals participating in prevention and combat against domestic violence.

5. Advise and assist commune-level People's Committees to organize implementation of strategies, programs, and plans for development of local grassroots information and information, reporting and statistics regimes for grassroots information according to regulations of law and guidelines given by provincial-level People's Committees.

7. Instruct local organizations, units and people to conduct cultural and artistic movements and physical training and sports movements; build a civilized lifestyle in weddings, funerals and festivals; build the movement "The entire country unites to build a cultural lifestyle"; build and provide guidance on consideration of awarding titles of cultural families, cultural villages and residential groups; advise construction of typical communes, wards and special zones; formulate and implement village regulations and conventions; protect and promote value of historical-cultural monuments and scenic spots and intangible cultural heritages; manage, protect, embellish, exploit, reasonably use and promote value of local tourism resources, tourism environment, tourist areas and tourist attractions.

8. Inspect operations conducted by public service providers, grassroots culture and sports institutions, public entertainment venues, public video game service providers, photocopying, printing and publishing establishments (including their branches and business locations) and service providers, organizations and individuals operating in the fields within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in their communes according to regulations of law.

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10. Conduct information and statistics-related affairs, and prepare periodic and ad hoc reports on activities in the fields within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism according to regulations issued by Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Departments of Culture and Sports, Departments of Tourism and commune-level People's Committees.

11. Perform other duties and powers assigned by commune-level People's Committees, Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees as delegated, authorized or distinguished by competent authorities as per law.

In addition to the above-mentioned duties, Divisions of Culture and Society also perform other duties and powers in other sectors and fields as prescribed in Circulars of relevant Ministers.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 6. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect from July 01, 2025./.

2. The Circular No. 08/2021/TT-BVHTTDL dated September 08, 2021 of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism ceases to have effect from the effective date of this Circular.

Article 7. Implementation responsibilities

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2. Commune-level People's Committees shall issue regulations on specific functions, duties and powers of Divisions of Culture and Society as instructed by provincial-level People's Committees, in accordance with this Circular and other relevant documents.

3. Any difficulties or recommendations arising in the implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for amendments.

MINISTER




Nguyen Van Hung