Decree No. 298/2026/ND-CP on defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

DECREE

DEFINING FUNCTIONS, TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

At the request of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

The Government hereby promulgates a Decree defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Article 1. Position and functions

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is a governmental agency which exercises the function of state management of culture; family affairs; physical training, sports; tourism; press; publishing, printing, release; electronic information; grassroots information and foreign information services nationwide; state management of public services in the sectors and fields under its state management.

Article 2. Tasks and powers

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall perform the tasks and exercise the powers defined in the Law on Government Organization and Government’s Decree providing for functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies, and the following specific tasks and powers:

1. Submit to the Government bills and draft resolutions of the National Assembly; ordinance projects and draft resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; draft decrees, draft resolutions of the Government formulated under the Ministry’s approved annual law-making programs and plans, and other resolutions, projects and schemes as assigned by the Government or the Prime Minister.

2. Submit the Government and the Prime Minister annual, medium-term and long-term development strategies, planning and plans, and programs, projects and works of national significance in the sectors and fields under its state management.

3. Submit the Prime Minister draft decisions, draft directives and other documents in the sectors and fields under its state management.

4. Promulgate circulars, decisions, directives and other documents about state management in the sectors and fields under its state management.

Formulate national standards; promulgate national technical regulations, processes, rules and technical – economic norms in the sectors and fields under its state management.

5. Direct, provide guidance on, inspect and organize implementation of promulgated or approved legislative documents, strategies, planning, programs, plans, projects and works of national significance; provide information, propagandize and provide education about laws and supervise the implementation of laws in the fields under its state management.

6. Regarding physical training and sports for all:

a) Submit to the Prime Minister for decision on the organization of regional, continental or world games in Viet Nam for persons with disabilities;

b) Prescribe criteria for evaluating mass physical training and sports movements;

c) Organize and provide guidance on the building of a contingent of mass physical training and sports instructors and collaborators; propagandize and provide guidance on methods for physical training and sports; provide professional training for grassroots physical training and sports collaborators;

d) Provide guidance, apply and develop ethnic sports and domestic and foreign traditional physical training methods;

dd) Decide to organize regional, continental and world sports tournaments held in Viet Nam for persons with disabilities; national mass sports tournaments;

e) Cooperate with the Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security in providing professional guidance on and organize physical training and sports activities at schools and in people’s armed forces as prescribed by law;

g) Provide guidance on registration of mass physical training and sports clubs and facilities and fan clubs.

7. Regarding high-performance sports and professional sports:

a) Submit to the Prime Minister for decision on the organization of regional, continental or world games held in Vietnam;

b) Provide guidance on and organize the implementation of regulations on regimes and policies applicable to sports athletes, coaches and referees;

c) Decide the organization of National Sports Games; regional, continental and world championships and junior championships for each sport held in Vietnam; annual national championships and national junior championships of each sport at the request of national sports federations; prescribe the management of international sports-related activities carried out in Vietnam;

d) Issue standards and provide guidance on awarding ranks to sports athletes, coaches and referees; recognize the ranks awarded to Vietnamese sports athletes, coaches and referees by international sports organizations as prescribed by law;

dd) Prescribe the management of transfer of athletes, recruitment of athletes to national sports teams; prescribe procedures for establishing national sports delegation and national sports team for each sport;

e) Provide guidance on designing sports athlete, coach and referee training programs; prescribe sports training programs for specialists of sports enterprises;

g) Provide guidance on registration of professional sports facilities.

8. Regarding tourism resources and tourism system planning:

a) Provide guidance on and organize survey, assessment and categorization of tourism resources; build database of tourism resources;

b) Provide guidance on and organize the implementation of the tourism system planning scheme.

9. Regarding tourism areas and tourist attractions:

a) Decide the recognition of national tourism areas;

b) Provide guidance on and inspect the recognition of tourist attractions and tourism areas;

c) Provide guidance on management of national tourism areas;

d) Coordinate and connect transnational, inter-regional and inter-provincial tourism activities.

10. Regarding tourism business, tour guiding and tourism promotion:

a) Manage and organize the issuance and revocation of licenses, tour guide licenses and other documents certifying tourism activities;

b) Provide guidelines for conditions, procedures and application dossiers for issuance, replacement, re-issuance and revocation of tour operator licenses;

c) Provide guidelines for standards, procedures and applications for rating of tourist accommodation establishments and revocation of decisions on rating of tourist accommodation establishments;

d) Organize the appraisal and rating of tourist accommodation establishments and inspection of quality of tourist accommodation establishments as prescribed by law;

dd) Provide guidelines for standards and the specimen of the signboard which shows the provider of tourism services has been already qualified for provision of services for tourists, and application dossiers and procedures for recognition of the provider of tourism services qualified for provision of services for tourists;

e) Provide for persons in charge of provision of travel services; contents of training and refresher training in, organization of examinations and issuance of certificates of training in tour operation; contents of training and refresher training in, organization of examinations and issuance of tour guiding certificates; contents of on-site tour guiding examination; language proficiency standards;

g) Formulate and organize the implementation of domestic and foreign tourism promotion strategies, plans and programs; coordinate inter-regional and inter-local tourism promotion activities;

h) Decide the establishment of representative offices in Viet Nam submitted by foreign tourism authorities and regional and international tourism organizations;

i) Build a database of tourism management.

11. Regarding press (including printed newspapers, electronic newspapers, broadcasting, newsletters, bulletins, special issues):

a) Provide information to the press and manage press information; measure, inspect and release figures related to press activities as prescribed by law;

b) Promulgate regulations on organization of press contests and festivals;

c) Inspect legal deposit of press works; manage the national system of legal deposit of printed press works; carry out electronic deposit of audio, visual and electronic newspapers as per the law; provide guidance on and inspect press release of administrative authorities as prescribed by law; provide guidance on and promote policy communication through the press and mass media;

d) Issue, amend, suspend, invalidate and revoke licenses pertaining to the press and broadcasting; issue and revoke press cards; approve press conferences according to regulations of press law;

dd) Provide guidance on operations of the press and journalists nationwide, cooperate with relevant bodies in management of Vietnamese press operations related to other countries and press operations of foreign individuals and organizations in Vietnam;

e) Give opinions on appointment, re-appointment and assignment of heads of press agencies according to regulations.

12. Regarding foreign information services:

a) Provide guidelines on contents and cooperate in provision of foreign information services for Vietnamese press, news agencies and forces in charge of providing foreign information services;

b) Preside over and cooperate in inspection and assessment of efficiency in the provision of foreign information services by other ministries, ministerial-level agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities, and domestic and foreign press agencies and publishers;

c) Develop mechanisms for exchange, cooperation, provision and sharing of information between state agencies, press agencies and forces in charge of providing foreign information services;

d) Monitor and submit consolidated reports to the Prime Minister on correction of and explanation for erroneous information about Viet Nam in all fields.

13. Regarding advertising:

a) Provide guidance on and organize the implementation of regulations of law on advertising activities;

b) Organize appraisal of advertisements as prescribed by law;

c) Perform the tasks in management of advertising via the press, online and publications as prescribed by law;

d) Receives notifications of release of advertising inserts for printed newspapers as prescribed by law;

dd) Issuing certificates confirming notification of contact information of advertising service providers in Vietnam; receive notifications, act as a contact point and send requests for handling online advertising activities in violation of law; cooperate in implementing technical measures to prevent illegal advertising services.

14. Regarding grassroots culture and information, propaganda and advocacy:

a) Provide guidance on use of National Flag, Emblem, Anthem and portrait of President Ho Chi Minh in accordance with regulations of law;

b) Provide guidance on and organize the implementation of regulations on founding days, traditional days, ceremonies organized in response to special events, anniversaries, funerals and other ceremonies under its state management or as assigned by the Government;

c) Direct, provide guidance on and organize the implementation of grassroots culture and information; propaganda and advocacy about guidelines of the Communist Party, polices and laws of the State through cultural and artistic activities, visual advocacy, mobile communication and grassroots information systems as prescribed by law;

d) Provide guidance on building, management and operation of grassroots information systems; organize the provision and management of information contents of grassroots information systems nationwide;

dd) Provide for the organization of popular art festivals, contests and performances, mobile propaganda and cultural activities; management of cultural activities, provision of cultural and recreational services in public areas;

e) Provide guidance on and organize the implementation of regulations of law on festivals; provide guidance on adopting a civilized lifestyle in weddings and funerals and lifestyle building; set up the movement “The entire country unites to build a cultural lifestyle”; take measures to prevent superstition, unsound customs and depraved cultural products which are contrary to fine traditions and customs, affect people’s health and damage ecological environment.

15. Provide guidance on and organize the implementation of law on formulation and implementation of village regulations and conventions.

16. Regarding family affairs:

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

b) Build and develop the system of values of Vietnamese families in the new period; establish standards for cultural families;

c) Establish a database of family and domestic violence prevention and control; build and provide guidance on multiplying the model of a happy and sustainable family and domestic violence prevention and control model;

d) Provide guidance on and organize the celebration of Vietnamese family days; national action month for domestic violence prevention and control in accordance with law.

17. Regarding ethnic minorities’ culture:

a) Formulate, provide guidance and organize the implementation of policies, programs, schemes and projects on preservation and promotion of cultural values of ethnic minorities in Vietnam;

b) Provide guidance on organization and organize regional and national culture, sports and tourism days and festivals; provide guidance on cultural and artistic activities in ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, advantaged or extremely advantaged areas and border areas, and on islands; propagandize and introduce traditional culture of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.

18. Regarding cultural heritage:

a) Submit to the Prime Minister for decision on the ranking, de-ranking, supplementation and revision of scientific dossiers, approval of and decision on boundaries, adjustment of boundaries of monument safeguarding zones, zones adjacent to a monument not identified as protected zones II in respect of special national monuments; the proposal to the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) for recognition, de-recognition and revision of dossiers on historical and cultural monuments and scenic landscapes of Viet Nam and of Viet Nam in cooperation with other countries as world heritage sites; inscribe and additionally inscribe intangible cultural heritage and documentary heritage of Viet Nam and of Viet Nam in cooperation with other countries; honor provinces or central-affiliated cities joining Creative Cities Network; joint commemoration of birth and death anniversaries of Vietnamese figures making outstanding contributions to the field of culture;

b) Submit to the Prime Minister for the recognition and de-recognition of national treasures; permission for bringing national treasures and documentary heritage inscribed by UNESCO abroad for display, exhibition, research or preservation; plans for handling of assets being cultural heritage as per the law; plans for recovery, purchase and repatriation of overseas vestiges, antiquities, national treasures and documentary heritage of Vietnamese origin; mechanisms and policies for mobilizing, managing and using resources for protection and promotion of values of cultural heritage;

c) Appraise and submit to the Prime Minister for approval underwater archaeology projects on a large scale and of significant historical, cultural, and scientific importance;

d) Promulgate a National Action Program for safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage after it has been inscribed by UNESCO; provide guidance on preparation of reports, prepare and send national reports at UNESCO’s report; appraise schemes for safeguarding and promotion of values of the inscribed intangible cultural heritage; decide the compilation of application dossiers for UNESCO’s support for safeguarding of inscribed heritage on the List of Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding from the Fund for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at the request of Chairpersons of provincial People’s Committees;

dd) Provide guidance on organizing inventory of intangible cultural heritage, preparation of scientific dossiers on cultural heritage for applying for ranking or inscription or invalidation of decisions on ranking or inscription of national monuments, intangible cultural heritage and documentary heritage on the national lists;

e) Appraise planning tasks and planning schemes, adjust the planning scheme for preservation, remodeling and restoration of national monuments as prescribed by law; appraise planning tasks and planning schemes, adjust the planning scheme for preservation, remodeling and restoration of national monument clusters or clusters of national and provincial monuments; appraise projects and economic and technical reports on preservation, remodeling and restoration of national monuments, special national monuments, world heritage sites; certify cases where degraded world heritage sites, special national monuments and national monuments are eligible for formulation of projects on their preservation, remodeling and restoration; appraise plans for management and regulations on protection of world heritage sites; offer appraisal opinions on the conformance with requirements for and promotion of values of cultural heritage as prescribed by law;

g) Approve and adjust boundaries of protected zones of monuments; decide zones adjacent to a monument not identified as protected zones II in respect of special national monuments as prescribed by law; decide addition, relocation and change of artifacts to/in special national monuments;

h) Certify eligibility for establishment of public museums; decide to rank or re-rank museums grade I museums; contribute opinions on the ranking and re-ranking of grade II and grade III museums; contribute opinions on display outlines; contribute opinions on dossiers on projects on investment in construction, renovation and upgradation of architectural works, technical infrastructure and displays at public museums; decide the assignment of detected relics, antiquities and national treasures to public museums to public museums, State’s agencies or organizations having appropriate functions and tasks as per the law; contribute opinions on plans for preservation and reconstruction of inscribed national treasures and documentary heritage;

i) Issue licenses for archaeological exploration and excavation; provide guidance on procedures for registration of relics and antiques and operation of relic and antique appraisal business establishments, relic and antique business establishments; decide the bringing of antiques for overseas display, research or preservation for a certain period of time; decide the bringing of national treasures for domestic display, research or preservation for a certain period of time; issue licenses to import overseas relics, antiques and national treasures of Vietnamese origin and repatriate them to Vietnam; issue licenses to make replicas of national treasures; give opinions on the fact that overseas Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals research, collect and document intangible cultural heritage and documentary heritage in Viet Nam distributed 02 two or more provinces or central-affiliated cities in accordance with law;

k) Build and manage national database of cultural heritage;

l) Provide guidance on and inspect the safeguarding and promotion of values of cultural heritage.

19. Regarding performance art:

a) Prescribe the organization of competitions and festivals regarding professional art forms;

b) Approve or suspend the organization of art performances, competitions and festivals regarding various forms of performance art; cancel results of competitions and festivals regarding various forms of performance art under its authority in accordance with law;

c) Receive the deposit of audio and/or visual recordings of art performances for commercial purposes of organizations affiliated to central government authorities as prescribed by law;

d) Provide guidelines for collecting, preserving and organizing the introduction and promotion of values of Vietnamese traditional performance art at the national level and the quintessence of the world performance art.

20. Regarding cinematography:

a) Organize national and international film festivals in Vietnam; grant approval for organization of specialized and thematic film festivals, foreign film days and weeks in Viet Nam and Vietnamese film days and weeks in foreign countries;

b) Manage depositing or archiving of domestically produced films and motion pictures; depositing or archiving of foreign films released in Vietnam;

c) Issue and revoke licenses in the field of cinematography under its authority as prescribed by law.

21. Regarding fine arts, photography and exhibitions:

a) Manage, protect and promote values of national cultural symbols as prescribed by law;

b) Manage and organize national or regional work of fine art contests; receive written announcements of photography composition campaigns, photography camps, contests and festivals organized in Viet Nam by Ministries, departments, sectors, central mass organizations and foreign organizations; receive written announcements of sending of photographic works from Viet Nam to foreign countries for contests or festivals under the guise of representing Vietnam;

c) Provide guidance on organization and directly organize displays and exhibitions of works of fine art and photographic works;

d) Provide guidance on inspection of works of fine art and photographic works;

dd) Issue and revoke licenses in the fields of fine art, photography and exhibition under its authority as prescribed by law.

22. Regarding copyright and related rights:

a) Take measures to protect legitimate rights and interests of the State, organizations, individuals and society in the field of copyright and related rights;

b) Provide guidelines for the supply, cooperation, placement of orders, use and assurance of copyright to works and related rights of performances, audio and video recordings and broadcasts;

c) Manage and exploit copyright on works and related rights whose management is represented by the State; receive copyright and related rights transferred by organizations and individuals to the State as prescribed by law;

d) Register, issue, re-issue, replace and invalidate copyright registration certificates and related right registration certificates; develop a database and establish the national information network of copyright and related rights;

dd) Manage and organize the assessment of copyright and related rights;

e) Approve the use of works, performances, audio and video recordings and broadcasts in cases as prescribed by law and treaties to which Viet Nam is a signatory;

g) Manage operation of collective management organizations of copyright and related rights and copyright and organizations providing copyright and related rights representation services; approve royalty rates and payment methods as prescribed by law.

23. Organize the implementation of regulations of law on intellectual property regarding press products, encrypted broadcasting programs and publications as prescribed by law; request enterprises providing intermediary services to comply with regulations of law on intellectual property.

24. Regarding cultural industry:

a) Preside over organizing the implementation of strategies, programs and schemes for cultural industry development in accordance with law;

b) Provide guidance on and coordinate cultural industry development activities in fields under its state management;

c) Build and manage cultural industry databases and information systems in accordance with law;

d) Organizing the promotion, dissemination, cooperation, and linkage for cultural industry development in accordance with law;

dd) Monitor, review and inspect the implementation of laws, strategies, programs and schemes on cultural industry in accordance with law.

25. Regarding publishing (including publication, printing and release):

a) Issue, extend, amend, suspend, invalidate and revoke licenses pertaining to publication, printing and release as prescribed by law;

b) Confirm and manage publication registration of publishers, registration of operation of printing facilities, registration of printing for products exempt from licensing, registration of release, registration of electronic publication and release of electronic publications as prescribed by law;

c) Organize appraisal of publications as prescribed by law; organize the inspection of publications in legal deposit and manage legal deposit of publications; organize the placement of orders and delivery of publications to extremely disadvantaged areas, remote and isolated areas, mountainous areas, border areas and islands; organize national publication fairs and manage overseas release as prescribed by law;

d) Decide suspension, revocation, confiscation, prohibition of circulation and disposal of publications in violation of laws;

dd) Issue, extend and revoke editing practicing certificates as per the law;

e) Manage activities of service to publishing as prescribed by law;

g) Give opinions on appointment, re-appointment and assignment of heads of publishing houses according to regulations.

26. Regarding library:

a) Direct the library interconnection; direct and provide guidance on the conduct of library operations and reading culture development; provide guidance on assessment of library activities according to national standards and regulations of law;

b) Provide guidance on conditions for establishment and operation of libraries as prescribed by law; give its written opinions on the determination of public libraries of significance given investment priority by the State as prescribed by law;

c) Formulate mechanisms and policies for mobilizing, managing and using resources for the cause of library and reading culture development as prescribed by law.

27. Regarding literature:

a) Formulate, provide guidance and organize the implementation of the literary activity-related mechanisms and policies;

b) Provide guidelines for organizing and inspecting literary activities;

c) Organize literature and art camps.

d) Provide guidance on organization of and organize national literary contests and submit Vietnamese literary works abroad for competitions and nominate them to international competitions;

dd) Request the suspension of writing camps, literary creation camps, writing competitions, literary work creation competitions, and literary awards; revoke literary awards under its authority in accordance with law;

e) Preside over building, managing, connecting and sharing literature databases, ensuring interoperability with national databases, specialized databases, and shared digital platforms; organize online promotion and dissemination of Vietnamese literature.

28. Regarding electronic information:

a) Manage online gaming services; website and social network services; online information content services and applications for online information provision as prescribed by law;

b) Issue, extend, amend, supplement, suspend, invalidate and revoke licenses and certificates pertaining to online games, establishment of websites, provision of social network and online electronic information services as per the law; measuring and testing, and publishing data related to the field of electronic information and online information content;

c) Manage contents, quality and prices of broadcasting services as prescribed by law.

29. Regarding international cooperation:

a) Submit to competent authorities for decision on the signature and implementation of treaties; propose the negotiation of treaties in the fields under its management as prescribed by law; participate in international organizations as assigned by the Government; decide the negotiation, signature and implementation of international agreements in its name in accordance with law;

b) Sign, organize and inspect the execution of internationally aided programs and projects; decide to organize and grant permission for organizing international conferences and seminars in the fields under its management and authority as prescribed by law;

c) Decide or make a submission to a competent authority for decision on the establishment and operation of foreign-based Vietnamese Cultural Centers and Vietnam-based foreign cultural establishments as prescribed by law;

d) Organize national and international events, fairs, seminars, exhibitions and foreign relation programs on culture, family affairs, sports, tourism, press and publishing in order to introduce Vietnam’s image, people, culture and arts.

30. Regarding human resource training, refresher training and development:

a) Under its authority, provide guidance on, inspect and assess the implementation of regulations of law on human resource training, refresher training and development in the fields under its management;

b) Formulate, promulgate under its authority or submit to competent authorities for the promulgation of legislative documents, strategies, planning, schemes and plans for human resource training, refresher training and development in the fields under its management, and special mechanisms and polices for training, refresher training, employment and preferential treatment of arts and sports talents.

31. Perform state management of public services in the sectors and fields under its state management as prescribed by law.

32. Perform its tasks and exercise its powers towards associations and non-governmental organizations operating in the sectors and fields under its state management as prescribed by law.

33. Issue licenses for import and export of goods in the fields under its state management as prescribed by law.

34. Decide to approve and organize the execution of investment projects in the fields under its authority as prescribed by law.

35. Direct, provide guidance on and organize science, technology and innovation activities; application of scientific and technological advances; digital transformation; creation and development of digital data and digital cultural environment; environmental protection and response to climate change in the fields under its state management as prescribed by law.

36. Exercise rights and responsibilities of a representative of owner’s state capital invested in state-owned enterprises, partially state-owned enterprises and state off-budget financial funds under its management as prescribed by law.

37. Perform the task of managing conditional business lines and services in the fields under its authority as prescribed by law.

38. Carry out inspections; receive citizens; settle complaints and denunciations; prevent and control corruption and misconduct; practice thrift, combat waste and impose penalties for violations as prescribed by law; conduct specialized inspections under its state management.

39. Decide and direct the execution of its administrative reform program in line with the objectives and contents of the state administrative reform program approved by the Government and Prime Minister; propose or decide under its authority the decentralization of state management power in the sectors and fields under its state management.

40. Direct and provide guidelines on the emulation and commendation work in the fields under its state management as prescribed by law.

41. Manage its organizational apparatus, job positions, civil servants and public employees structure and payroll of civil servants and number of persons working for public service units as prescribed by law; manage its cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees; implement the salary regime, regimes and policies on preferential treatment and condemnation and take disciplinary actions against cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees under its management as prescribed by law.

42. Manage allocated finances and assets and organize the use of state budget-derived funding in accordance with regulations of law.

43. Perform other tasks as assigned by the Government or the Prime Minister and as prescribed by law.

Article 3. Organizational structure

1. Department of Organization and Personnel.

2. Department of Planning and Finance.

3. Department of Legislation.

4. Department of Science, Technology, Training and Environment.

5. Department of Ethnic Cultures.

6. Ministry Office.

7. Sports Authority of Vietnam.

8. Vietnam National Department of Tourism.

9. Authority of Press.

10. Authority of Grassroots Culture – Information and Family.

11. Agency of Cultural Heritage.

12. Department of Performing Arts.

13. Cinema Department.

14. Cultural Industry and Copyright Office of Viet Nam

15. Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition.

16. Authority of Publication and Library.

17. Authority of Electronic Information and Digital Transformation.

18. International Cooperation Department.

19. Viet Nam Institute of Culture, Arts, Sports and Tourism.

20. Culture Newspaper.

21. Culture and Arts Magazine.

22. Institute of Management for Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The organizations specified in clauses 1 to 18 of this Article are administrative organizations that assist the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in exercising his/her state management functions; the organizations specified in clauses 19 to 22 of this Article are public service units serving the Ministry’s state management functions.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and Sports Authority of Vietnam have seals bearing the National Emblem.

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation a decision on a list of other public service units affiliated to the Ministry.

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall define the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of agencies and units affiliated to the Ministry.

Article 4. Transitional clauses

Vietnam Authority of Ethnic Cultures, Copyright Office of Vietnam, Department of Grassroots Culture, Family and Library, Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution, Authority of Grassroots Information and Foreign Information Service and Digital Transformation Center of Culture, Sports and Tourism (prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 43/2025/ND-CP dated February 28, 2025 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) shall continue to operate until the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism promulgates a decision defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of Department of Ethnic Cultures, Cultural Industry and Copyright Office of Viet Nam, Authority of Grassroots Culture – Information and Family, Authority of Electronic Information and Digital Transformation and Authority of Publication and Library.

Article 5. Effect

1. This Decree comes into force from July 28, 2026.

2. This Decree supersedes the Government’s Decree No. 43/2025/ND-CP dated February 28, 2025 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Article 6. Responsibility for implementation

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, other Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of Governmental agencies and Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities are responsible for the implementation of this Decree.