Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)
Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch
Street address: 51-53 Ngô Quyền, Quận Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 8231, 84 (0) 4 943 9232-3
Fax: 84 (0) 4 943 9009
Website: http:/
Contact: TS Hoàng Tuấn Anh Minister
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 9487
Contact: Nguyễn Danh Thái Standing Deputy Minister
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 4793, 84 (0) 91 411 6852 (mobile)
Contact: Trần Chiến Thắng Deputy Minister
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 3675, 84 (0) 91 321 0892 (mobile)
Contact: NSND Lê Tiến Thọ Deputy Minister
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 8071, 84 (0) 91 322 9507 (mobile)
Contact: Nguyễn Trọng Hỷ Deputy Minister
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 733 4228, 84 (0) 4 90 308 6888 (mobile)
Contact: Huỳnh Vĩnh Ái Deputy Minister
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 6942, 84 (0) 91 399 3699 (mobile)
In 2007 the former National Sports Committee, the National Administration of Tourism and the Committee for Population, Family and Children were merged with the cultural departments of the former Ministry of Culture and Information to become the new Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. At the same time the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the press and publishing departments of the former Ministry of Culture and Information were merged to become a new Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).
In accordance with Decree No 185/2007/ND-CP of 25 December 2007, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Việt Nam is the government organisation responsible for state management in the fields of culture, family, sports and tourism, and for the state management of public services in the fields of culture, family, sports and tourism, based on the provisions of Vietnamese law.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Việt Nam incorporates the following (details of some new departments will follow):
Branch offices Departments International cultural centres National centres National committees and management boards National creativity centres National enterprises Publications |