The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism together with 120 journalists have compiled a list of the 10 outstanding achievements of 2010.
1. Major events included the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Viet Nam; the anniversary of the Hung Kings on the 10th day of the third lunar month; the 35th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the unification of the country; the 120th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday; the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2, and the 80th anniversary of the Viet Nam National United Front.
2. Major cultural, sports and tourism activities to celebrate 1,000 years of the founding of Ha Noi included a parade in Ba Dinh Square on October 10; the official opening of the Cultural Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups; the Festival on Traditional Arts and Crafts, and Vietnamese Films Days.
3. UNESCO recognised as Intangible Heritage of Humanity the Hoang Thanh-Thang Long Citadel, the Giong Festival in Phu Dong and Soc temples in Ha Noi, together with 82 stone steles of the Le-Mac dynasties at Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) in Ha Noi.
4. Cultural activities abroad to popularising Vietnamese land and people included the Shanghai EXPO 2010 and Vietnamese culture weeks in Cuba, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Russia, China, and India.
5. Ha Noi also held an international photo arts exhibition, an international film festival, an international piano contest, the Miss Earth Pageant in the central province of Khanh Hoa's Vinpearl Land, and the International Football Cup.
6. Director and People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh was honoured by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his great contribution to Vietnamese cinematography.
7. The sixth National Festival for Sports was held in the central province of Da Nang attracting thousands of athletes.
8. At the 16th ASIAD in China the Vietnamese delegation won 33 medals, while at ASIAN Para Games 1, Vietnamese disabled athletes won 17 medals, which helped the team finish 11th out of 42 delegations.
9. The Viet Nam tourism sector welcomed the five millionth international tourist.
10. The Tourism Promotion Programme 2010 entitled "Viet Nam – Your Destination" helped generate a turnover of VND100,000 billion (US$4.76 billion). — VNS