The world-famous classical ballet Swan Lake show was a record for the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, selling out a month before the opening night. (Source: organising board)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism has announced the top 10 culture, sports andtourism events of Vietnam in 2019.
Four events in the cultural sphere were named,including the performance of the world-famous classical ballet Swan Lake byartists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB). The show was arecord for the VNOB, selling out a month before the opening night.
In 2019, the “then” practice of the Tay, Nung,and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam was recognised as an Intangible CulturalHeritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Outstanding events in sport included Vietnamfinishing second out of 11 countries at the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
The competition was a huge success for Vietnam,with men’s and women’s national football teams winning gold medals and athletesperforming well in Olympic sports such as swimming and track and field.
In the field of tourism, Vietnam welcomed over18 million international tourists for the first time, up 16.2 percentyear-on-year, as well as 85 million domestic visitors, up 6 percent. Totaltourism revenue was estimated at over 726 trillion VND (31.1 billion USD), ayearly rise of 17.1 percent.
Vietnam was also ranked among the world’s 10fastest growing travel destinations by the United Nations World TourismOrganisation (UNWTO)./.
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