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The events were voted on the Ministry's portal and the To Quoc online newspaper from 3:35 PM on December 6th to 5:00 PM on December 9th, 2024, and also voted on directly by nearly 70 journalists covering culture, sports, tourism, and family from more than 50 central and local media agencies.
According to the announcement, the top event on the list is the National Assembly's approval of the investment plan for the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the period 2025-2035. This is a significant milestone in the country's cultural development, recognized by the National Assembly's approval of the investment plan for the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the period 2025-2035. This decision is not merely a formality but a strategic step, aiming to concretize the Party and State's vision of a prosperous and civilized Vietnam. The program promises to create positive changes, contributing to building a Vietnamese culture that is both rich in national identity and deeply integrated with global culture.
The National Assembly approved the investment plan for the National Target Program on Cultural Development.
Second on the list is the National Assembly's approval of the amended Law on Cultural Heritage, completing the legal framework for the cultural heritage sector. Third is the Government's issuance of two major planning documents, creating a comprehensive and modern legal and planning system for culture, sports, and tourism. The planning for the network of cultural and sports facilities and the tourism system planning have become effective tools, guiding the sustainable development of these sectors and contributing to building a Vietnam rich in cultural identity.
The fourth event is a series of cultural, sports, and tourism events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with relevant agencies.
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, we continue to write immortal epics.
The fifth event is that Vietnam has added two more UNESCO-recognized heritage sites: "The relief castings on the nine bronze peaks of the Hue Imperial Palace" were included in the Asia-Pacific Regional Documentary Heritage List, and the Via Ba Chua Xu Festival at Sam Mountain was included in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The sixth event is the breakthrough in the cultural industry, featuring programs of significant scale, appeal, and social impact. 2024 is a year that has seen many positive signs in the development of Vietnam's cultural industry. The Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2024, concerts of the programs "Brother Overcoming a Thousand Obstacles," "Brother Saying Hi," the 1st International Jazz Festival - Nha Trang 2024, and the success of films like "Dao, Pho and Piano," "Lat Mat," etc., have created positive effects, contributing to the development of the cultural industry.
Traditional cultural values are flourishing in entertainment programs.
Events number 7, 8, and 9 all fall under the tourism sector: The first-ever promotion of Vietnamese tourism and cinema in the United States; Vietnam's tourism sector has recovered strongly after the pandemic, welcoming approximately 17 million international tourists and 120 million domestic tourists; Vietnam will host the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) International Conference on Rural Tourism in 2024.
The tenth and only significant event was in the field of sports: The Vietnamese women's volleyball team won their first world championship medal and their second Asian championship title.
The event marked the first time the Vietnamese women's volleyball team won a bronze medal at the world championship.
