(TITC) - On 25 September 2024 (local time), a delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) of Vietnam led by Deputy Minister Ho An Phong had meeting with the leaders of the Los Angeles City Government (California). This is an activity within the framework of the Vietnam Tourism - Cinema Promotion Program in the United States.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong congratulated the Los Angeles City on hosting the 2028 Olympic event. The Deputy Minister said: “Vietnam-US bilateral cooperation is going well, marking an important milestone by the two countries establishing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since 2023, creating favorable conditions to cooperate and develop in many different fields.”
The Deputy Minister assessed, Los Angeles is one of the attractive tourist destinations, the center of the film and entertainment industry in the world and has had many cooperation activities with ministries and localities of Vietnam.
Affirming the large space for tourism and film development between two sides, Deputy Minister Ho An Phong suggested Los Angeles City government pay attention to strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in general and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in particular in the fields of culture and tourism.
Deputy Minister hoped that with many years of experience in developing the cultural industry and film economy, Los Angeles would share its experience and support the implementation of the Vietnam Creative Cities Network Project in the UNESCO Creative Cities system. In the immediate future, it will support Ho Chi Minh City in building a dossier to become a creative city in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of cinema. The dossier is expected to be submitted in 2025.
Mr. Daniel Rodman, the representative of the Los Angeles City Government, said, the promotion programme of MOCST is an opportunity to promote cooperation in culture, sports and tourism and consider Los Angeles an important partner.
“The city is also planning to promote direct flights to cities in Vietnam. Hosting the 2028 Olympics is an opportunity for the city to welcome international visitors from all over the world and this is also an opportunity to expand cooperation with cities in Vietnam”, Mr. Daniel Rodman said.
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong informed, in 2025, Vietnam plans to welcome Hollywood film studios to explore destinations, filming locations and tourism services. The Deputy Minister sent an invitation and looked forward to welcoming the leaders of the city of Los Angeles in Vietnam.
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