January 11, 2018 | 19:10 (GMT+7)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism lists top ten cultural, sport, tourism events in 2017
PANO - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 10 announced the top ten cultural, sport and tourism events in 2017.
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Xoan singing and the art of Bai Choi were added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. |
The 10 most outstanding events in 2017 as follows:
* Outstanding cultural events:
1. Xoan singing and the art of Bai Choi were added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
2. Vietnam’s image shines in the film “Kong: Skull island”.
3. Impressions of “Russian Cultural Days in Vietnam”.
* Outstanding sporting events:
1. The successful performance of the Vietnamese sport delegation at SEA Games 29.
2. Vietnam’s female football team won SEA Games champions for the fifth time.
3. Impressive achievement of Vietnamese track and fields.
* Outstanding tourism events:
1. Record growth in number of foreign visitors.
2. Law on Tourism was adopted to boost tourism development.
3. The Politburo approved a Resolution on developing tourism into the country’s spearhead economic sector.
4. The Vietnamese tourism sector won many prestigious awards of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Translated by Chung Anh