Opening of the Literature and Arts Training Course for the Development of Cultural Industry in Vietnam

Attending the opening ceremony were Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen The Ky - former member of the Party Central Committee, former General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Council for Literature and Art Theory and Criticism; Comrade Nguyen Thi Hanh - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province.

The delegation of Nghe An province led by comrade Vo Van Dung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department attended the opening ceremony of the training course.

Attending the training course were officials of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Department of Culture and Sports; provincial newspapers and radio stations; Provincial Literature and Arts Association; Provincial Journalists Association; lecturers of Ha Long University; trainees working at cultural, artistic, press, publishing, literary and artistic creation agencies, professional associations, universities and colleges at the central and local levels.

During the training course from April 15 to 18, students were introduced to the following topics: The role of literature and art in the development of Vietnam's cultural industry; development of Vietnam's cultural industries; the art market in Vietnam; the Vietnamese film industry with the development of film genres and the construction of the film market; American cinema and the policies that determine the success of the American film industry; and the development of Vietnamese music products to meet the requirements of cultural industry development.

On this occasion, the training course organizers will arrange for the trainees to visit some localities in Quang Ninh province.