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Vietnam well develops cultural industries: UNESCO representative

The National Strategy on the Development of Vietnamese Cultural Industries is a huge effort of the country in realising UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Convention 2005).
Vietnam well develops cultural industries: UNESCO representative ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The National Strategy on the Development ofVietnamese Cultural Industries is a huge effort of the country in realisingUNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity ofCultural Expressions (Convention 2005).

The affirmation was made by UNESCO Chief Representative inVietnam Christian Manhart at a symposium reviewing the five-year implementationof the strategy in the 2016-2021 period held on September12.

According to him, this strategy combines socio-economicdevelopment with cultural development, focuses on the economic values of cultural-artisticcreativity, and pays attention to the creativity diversity of individuals,collectives and communities.

The development of cultural industries is one of the keyfactors for economic growth, contributing to GDP development through job generationand opening of new markets.

Vietnam well develops cultural industries: UNESCO representative ảnh 2UNESCO Chief Representative in Vietnam Christian Manhart (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam will succeed if it can properly mobilise culturalresources, knowledge, and modern technology to create diverse and attractivecultural products and services, he added.

Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Culturaland Arts Studies (VICAS), said that cultural industries are strategic assets inVietnam’s foreign policy and international cooperation and help to strengthenthe uniqueness of the country. Cultural industries play a key role in promotingcultural identity and modernising the nation, serve an effective tool foreconomic growth and innovation, and make culture an important component of internationaltrade and competitiveness.

The National Strategy on the Development of VietnameseCultural Industries by 2020, with a vision to 2030, was approved by the PrimeMinister on September 8, 2016, with a goal of cultural industries’ occupationof around 3% to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020.

In 2018, cultural industries contributed 7.46 billion USD,accounting for 3.61% of GDP, and generating jobs for over 3 million people,making up 6.1% of the country’s total number of labourers./.
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