Delegation of international experts arrive in Dong Nai

03:05, 10/05/2006

(ĐN) – Huynh Van Toi, member of provincial standing committee of the party received in Dong Nai on May 9 a delegation of international experts, visiting to study cultural life of workers in Dong Nai’s industrial zones and its cultural development strategy.

Mr. Huynh Van Toi is presenting a gift to former Swedish Minister of Culture Bengt Goransson

(ĐN) – Huynh Van Toi, member of provincial standing committee of the party received in Dong Nai on May 9 a delegation of international experts, visiting to study cultural life of workers in Dong Nai’s industrial zones and its cultural development strategy.

The delegation led by former Swedish Minister of Culture Bengt Goransson, comprised of experts from Finland, China, the Republic of Korea and Sweden, is visiting Viet Nam to conduct a survey and make an independent assessment of the national report on the status of Viet Nam’s culture, and exchange views with Vietnamese experts on building and mapping out policies on cultural development for the future.

In the 2002-2004 period, the ministry assigned the Culture and Information Institute to implement a Viet Nam-Sweden cultural cooperation project on developing a national report on the status of Viet Nam’s culture. This is a scientific report on the cultural lives in Viet Nams 64 provinces and cities.

At the visit to Dong Nai province, international experts were greatly concern that Dong Nai has launched new initiatives to meet cultural and entertainment needs of all workers so as to design adequately its cultural development strategy and encourage businesses to invest in cultural facilities and activities.

The delegation also had a working session with leaders of Corporation for the development of Bien Hoa Industrial Zone (SONADEZI) to discuss the strategy of the construction of houses for workers.

Nguyen Phuong