The Việt Nam National Administration of Exercise and Sports is being set up at the time of going to press.

The responsibilities of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in respect of the exercise and sports are: (i) guiding and implementing national strategies, regulations, plans and programmes for the development of physical education and sport following approval by the Prime Minister; (ii) organising and giving guidance in the task of building a cadre of popular physical education and sports guides and practitioners and strengthening the profession of physical education and sports guides and practitioners; and (iii) taking the lead and collaborating with each sector and each locality in carrying out investigations amongst the citizenry, applying and developing each branch of ethnic sport and each traditional method of training both in and outside the country; guiding the organisation of mass sports competitions at national level; liaising with the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Police to lead on the implemention of physical education and sports education in schools and in the armed forces; and guiding and registering the activities of each public physical education and sports club or organisation.

Details of this agency's functions and responsibilities will be available in due course.