Experts discussed making contributions to the development of Vietnamese cultural industries and agreed that they need to be financially viable, but they need additional support.

Completing a job restructuring project this year is a key task for public sector salary reform, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Export turnover of the southern province of Dong Nai hit 1.267 billion USD in January, up nearly 14 percent against the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Statistics.