ASSIGNMENT PDP2 Writing academic essays and assignment Impact of Covid-19 on the culture, sports,and tourism industry in VietNam in 2021

Although there was a time when Vietnam completely overcame the Covid-19 epidemic in the last months of 2020, but by 2021, we have suffered a large outbreak, causing extremely serious con

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PDP2: Writing academic essays and assignment

Impact of Covid-19 on the culture, sports,and tourism industry in

I) Introduction: 2

1) The reasons for choosing the topic: 2

2) Objectives of the research: 2

II) Impact of Covid-19 on the culture, sports and tourism industry in Vietnam in 2021: 3

1) What is Corona Virus: 3

2) Overview of Covid-19 in Vietnam in 2021: 3

3) Impact on the cultural: 4

3.1) Impact on festivals, culture, arts, celebrations, traditional days: 4

3.2) Impact on Vietnamese cinema: 5

3.2.2) Vietnamese film: 6

4) Impact on the sport: 7

4.1) Sports in general: 7

4.2) Major sports events in Vietnam in 2021: 9

5) Impact on the tourism: 9

5.1) In terms of revenue and number of tourists: 9

5.2) Businesses and employees in the tourism industry: 12

III) Effort and policies to revive the culture, sport and tourism industry: 14 1) Efforts and supporting policies of the ministry of sport, culture and tourism as well as the government: 14

1.2) About sports: 15

1.3) About tourism: 17

2) Enterprise efforts: 18

IV) Conclusion: 19

V) Reference: 19

I) Introduction:

1) The reasons for choosing the topic:

The Covid-19 epidemic began to appear at the beginning of 2020 and has greatly affected the social, economic and human life of Vietnam Although there was a time when Vietnam completely overcame the Covid-19 epidemic in the last months of 2020, but by 2021, we have suffered a large outbreak, causing extremely serious consequences for the situation Not only has an unprecedented strong impact on the economy and human health, but also has a negative impact on the culture, sports and tourism industries This is one of the key industries to develop Vietnam, therefore, the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on this industry, especially in 2021, is always discussed and researched

2) Objectives of the research:

Shows the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic affecting all aspects of the culture, sports and tourism industry in Vietnam in 2021 This is the industry that always suffers the first bad results when the Covid-19 epidemic breaks out and

is recognized ultimate recovery Besides, we will also see the efforts of the

ministry and government in maintaining and re-developing the cultural, sports andtourism industries.

II) Impact of Covid-19 on the culture, sports and tourism industry in Vietnam

in 2021:

1) What is Corona Virus:

Corona disease (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by the CoV 2 Virus Those infected will develop mild to moderate respiratory illness,and will likely recover on their own without treatment However, there will still

SARS-be some cases of serious illness and need medical treatment, often those withsevere symptoms will be the elderly or those with underlying diseases related tocardiovascular, respiratory, cancer Covid-19 disease can affect anyone and there

is a risk of severe and fatal disease at any age (Coronavirus, 2022).

The virus can be spread from the mouth or nose of an infected person assmall liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing, or breathe Theseparticles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols It is important

to practice respiratory etiquette, such as by coughing into a flexed elbow, and to

stay home and self-isolate until you recover if you feel unwell (Coronavirus,

turn under the guidance of medical staff (Coronavirus, 2022).

2) Overview of Covid-19 in Vietnam in 2021:

In 2021, Vietnam had to face a very strong outbreak due to the impact of theDelta virus variant, which is a variant with a very fast spreading speed Theepidemic situation in 2021 will become even more serious when a virus outbreakoccurs In some big cities in Vietnam like Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi, thegovernment had to enact a curfew and social distancing, something that has neverhappened since the Vietnam War This strong outbreak in 2021 not only affectshealth, when there are hundreds of thousands of infections and many deaths due tothe disease worsening, but also has a huge negative impact on the economy, manyfactories had to temporarily stop working, disrupting the global supply chainbecause Vietnam is the processing place of many big brands in the world,entertainment activities are banned, restaurants and hotels must be closed close thedoor.

This is the general data on the number of Covid-19 cases as of the end of

2021 in Vietnam: "As of December 22, the number of Covid-19 infections inVietnam has reached nearly 1 million 600 thousand cases and a total The number

of deaths has passed the threshold of 30,000 Currently, on average, about 200people die from Covid-19 every day in Vietnam and the number of infections per

day is still more than 10,000 “(Summarizing the situation of Vietnam in 2021,

2021).

3) Impact on the cultural:

3.1) Impact on festivals, culture, arts, celebrations, traditional days:

The application of measures to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic in 2021 hassignificantly affected the activities, culture and art Due to the specificity of thecultural and artistic fields, it is often necessary to gather in large numbers ofpeople, this is not considered an essential need in life, so when the Covid-19

epidemic breaks out, this is always the first affected activity and reopened last.Due to the epidemic, historical sites, museums, traditional festivals and events withlarge crowds have been cancelled Entertainment and entertainment servicebusinesses such as Karaoke, discos, parks, etc must suspend operations thatgreatly affect the economy, promote, promote and develop cultural values, localtourism, causing loss of budget revenue Many cultural activities have beenconverted to digital form, although they are guaranteed in terms of epidemicprevention, they are not exciting for everyone Performing arts, fine arts, andphotography activities suffer direct damage because they are not organized andgather in large numbers of people This leads to artists participating in theperforming arts unable to work, having a difficult life, even cutting staff, andhaving to find new jobs As a result, the spiritual life of the people and the art andculture market are always in a gloomy state.

3.2) Impact on Vietnamese cinema:

The cinema industry in the last two years has experienced a very strongdecline in revenue, largely due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic In 2021, ifthe first five months of the year, release businesses and movie screenings are stilloperating with a positive situation, the 4th outbreak has caused movie distributionbusinesses, cinema clusters to close again, a series of movies have to berescheduled The show doesn't know when it will be back The cinemas that havejust reopened not long in the beginning of 2021 have continued to suffer fromdoom Although knowing that the closure of cinemas is necessary to combat theepidemic, this has also caused movie-screening businesses to suffer when revenuedeclines but still have to pay a lot of fees Currently, businesses still have to payfixed fees such as salary for employees, social insurance, premises, bank rentalinterest, maintenance costs of machinery and equipment while their revenue is

zero “Galaxy General Manager, Ms Mai Hoa, said that its 18 cinemas can spend700-800 million VND per month on electricity just for operating machinery, inorder to avoid damage due to long inactivity Besides, there is still pressurebecause the principal and interest must be paid on time, if the loans are not

restructured, they still have to spend tens of billions of dong each month" (Minh

Anh, 2021).

Even more worrying is that domestic film distribution and projection enterprises,

in contrast to large foreign film distribution and projection enterprises such asCGV or Lotte (they all have parent companies with strong financial potential),most domestic units will be film producers and cinema businesses, so it is clearthat their financial potential is not enough to sustain it for a long time Thingsbecame even more difficult when these businesses, even large enterprises likeCGV or Lotte, signed a document to send to the government with the desire tohave policies to support businesses beyond overcome difficulties Althoughbusinesses have had solutions to submit to the government such as complying withthe 5K principle, selling e-tickets, and keeping the distance between seatingpositions in cinemas, the situation of the epidemic is very complicated, thesesolutions have not yet been approved and the distribution and cinema businessesare still standing still waiting for the day to be reopened

3.2.2) Vietnamese film:

The Covid-19 outbreak in 2021 has made Vietnamese cinema operate only

in moderation, with a very limited number of Vietnamese films in theaters Fromthe beginning of the year until the holiday of April 30, Vietnamese films are stillshowing, but only a few films have had good sales like movies: The Godfather byTran Thanh (420 billion VND); Face off by Ly Hai (150 billion VND) Most of therest fell into a state of heavy loss In 2021, only 12 Vietnamese films will be shown

in theaters, while this number in other years is 3 to 4 times higher It is the

Covid-19 epidemic that has made audiences less likely to go to theaters to avoidspreading the disease, they choose solutions to watch movies online at home ratherthan going to theaters to watch movies, besides, having to comply with socialdistance is also important making cinemas not operate at full capacity,significantly affecting the revenue of Vietnamese films By the 4th Covidepidemic, when the government decided to suspend movie screening activities, atthis time, Vietnamese movies fell into a state of clinical death because they couldnot go to theaters to recover capital Most of the film projects that are beingworked on have had to be postponed, if worse, completely canceled.” Currently, aVietnamese film needs at least 15-20 billion VND to produce, needs to mobilizecapital from many different sources Due to the epidemic, the profitability ofmovies in theaters becomes more precarious and unpredictable than before, and

investors will become wary." (Mi Ly, 2021) This has created a domino effect

because less Vietnamese films lead to reduced revenue, reduced investmentopportunities and will prevent the number of Vietnamese films from increasingsharply in 2022 According to reports, Vietnamese films will need at least 3 years

to recover and develop again after Covid-19 However, the current signs of theepidemic have not shown any signs of abating, so will businesses survive untilWhen the Covid-19 epidemic declines, and until then, where is the capital to re-develop cinema systems, this is a difficult problem with no specific answerbecause of the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic

4) Impact on the sport:

4.1) Sports in general:

2021 is a low year for Vietnamese sports due to the great influence of theCovid 19 epidemic A series of large and small sports events have to be canceled

midway or not, if they are held, they will also be held Urgent organization,cannot guarantee the best professional quality The restriction of sports activities,plus the social distancing has greatly affected the athletes Not being able tocompete, frequent friction causes skills and qualifications to be reduced quite alot, besides, the social distancing makes other athletes have to stay at home topractice, equipment is not available, leading to Training is not maintained up tostandard, and can even cause injury to athletes Domestic sports events are mostlyinterrupted by Covid 19, but international events are still held regularly, whichalso makes the standard work of Vietnamese sports always in a state of urgency,having to move Not being able to practice enough, even the unfortunate cases ofathletes being infected with Covid 19 have greatly reduced the achievements ofVietnamese sports, typically the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo didn't win a medal Orthe sports industry has had an expensive lesson due to the consequences of Covid

19 for Vietnamese football (one of the most important and loved sports) We havethe 2021 V-league football tournament that must be stopped, the most importanttournament of Vietnamese football has been canceled, affecting many players.The chance to compete against each other from the sudden interruption of thedomestic playing field also had a significant impact on the overall quality of thenational team The fact that the Vietnamese national football team failed in a row

in the third qualifying round of the World Cup in Asia and especially becomingthe "former king" in the AFF Cup arena is an expensive lesson for Vietnamesefootball We can see that the adaptation and growth of Vietnamese sports in theCovid pandemic in a day or two is unlikely to happen immediately The failure ofmen's football and the lack of Olympic achievements has posed many problemsfor the management team besides bringing many valuable lessons

The covid epidemic also causes economic anxiety for athletes, with manytournaments being canceled meaning no prize money from tournaments, and a

large reduction in the state budget Their revenues seem to be based solely on theprize money left over from tournaments that took place a few years ago Facedwith salary difficulties, many athletes have looked for other jobs outside theindustry to do, but not long after, most of them have to quit because companiesand businesses have to cut or temporarily stop working The shutdown is also theCovid 19 pandemic, difficulties pile up more difficulties

4.2) Major sports events in Vietnam in 2021:

2021, Vietnam is the host country of Sea Game 31, this is an important andregional sporting event The work for the Sea Game was carefully prepared byVietnam According to the original plan, the 31st SEA Games will take place fromNovember 21 to December 2, 2021 in Hanoi and a number of neighboringprovinces and cities such as Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and

Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho and Bac Giang.”(Trong Dat, 2021) However, in the end, the Sea Game was still canceled due tothe complicated development of the Covid pandemic The decision was madeduring an online meeting of SEAGF on the afternoon of July 8, after carefullyreviewing and evaluating the developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in manycountries in Southeast Asia, along with the following: proposed postponement ofthe 31st SEA Games of the host country Vietnam This has greatly affected theprevious preparations, the organizational budget has been greatly increased,causing economic difficulties, especially during the Covid 19 period Athletes stillhave to continue to wait Until the Seagame gets underway, continue to live a hardlife with no prize money We see that despite careful preparation and effectiveanti-epidemic plans, the consequences of Covid are too great for Vietnam tocontinue hosting the Sea Game in 2021 Despite being left to 2022 But there are

still many difficult challenges ahead and we don't know whether at that time theCovid-19 epidemic has decreased sharply.

5) Impact on the tourism:

5.1) In terms of revenue and number of tourists:

Tourism is a spearhead economic sector, playing an important role ineconomic development and protection of natural resources and environment forVietnam However, now this industry is being greatly affected by the Covid-19pandemic in the last two years, especially in 2021, Vietnam's tourism industry haswitnessed a serious decrease in tourists and revenue In 2021, successive outbreaks

of the Covid-19 epidemic caused those working in the tourism industry to not havetime to raise their faces to collect profits and losses, so they rushed to take care ofthe investments they had just spent They struggled, not knowing when they wouldreturn to normal After each epidemic, tourism people have a glimpse of hope toreturn to the streets, bustling tours, guests and products But before it could beopened, the door slammed shut again, the fourth wave of Covid-19 caused thesummer tourist season to freeze There are tourism businesses that want to try tostay with the profession and even regret it because if they change direction early,the loss may be less heavy The statistics of the tourism industry are just sadnumbers According to statistics of the General Department of Tourism, in 2021,the number of domestic tourists will reach 40,000 tourists, a number that is toosmall compared to 2020 when the number of domestic tourists reaches 56 millionvisitors, with Revenue achieved is 312.200 billion VND, while this figure in 2021will only reach 180,000 billion VND (a decrease of more than 42%)