Upon learning of the above information, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has spoken out to confirm that this is distorted and untrue information, negatively affecting the reputation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Minister Nguyen Van Hung personally.
According to information from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Decision No. 3737/QD-BVHTTDL dated August 9, 2024 of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on including eel porridge in the list of national intangible cultural heritage of folk knowledge of Nghe An province is being circulated on social networks. However, this is a fake document.
It is worth mentioning that Article 4 of this decision assigns the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nam Dinh province to be responsible for implementing this decision.
This document was posted on social media, causing much controversy. Some people said that this document was edited using technology for some purpose because the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism cannot issue a decision to recognize a province's culinary specialty and then assign another province to be responsible for implementing the decision. Many people think that there was some mistake in the typing process. Some Facebook accounts posted the news: Chum Sophie, Nguyen Xuan Hai, Frank Cong Binh, Cong Vo, Ngo Phan Xuan...
On August 14, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Official Dispatch No. 3466/BVHTTDL-VP to the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Information and Communications, requesting verification and handling of the subjects posting information that "Nghe An eel porridge is included in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage".
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requested the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Information and Communications to verify the subject who forged documents of state management agencies and posted false information on social networks, and handle them according to current law.
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