Hanoi (VNA), Jan. 31 -- The Ministry of Culture , Sports and Tourism is compiling a draft directive on promoting the development of cultural industries, which stresses the importance of gradually building brand for national-level products and services.

The draft clarifies the value of culture as well as the importance of developing cultural industries in Vietnam, affirming that developing cultural industries is the Party's consistent policy throughout its congresses, and for culture to truly become a driving force for socio-economic development, it is necessary to promote and develop cultural industries.

It also points to shortcomings and weaknesses in this work, and puts forward important tasks for the coming time.

Accordingly, Vietna...