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Tokyo: Strong cultural industries will help promote Vietnam's stature in the region, said Prof. Furuta Motoo, Rector of the Vietnam Japan University under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Furuta said that he was highly impressed with the Vietnamese culture and people right on the first time he set foot in Hanoi in December 1974. The culture of Vietnam is characterised by factors seeming to be contrary to each other but co-existing. The Vietnamese people's patriotism, demonstrated by their continuous struggles against foreign invaders, is a typical feature recognised by people around the world. They are also open to good factors of other countries' cultures, which can be seen in the Southeast Asian nation boosting its integration into the world while bringing into play its national identity, he said. At the national conference on culture held in 2021 to implement the resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong noted culture forms the spiritual foundation of society and the internal strength of the country, and that focus must be paid to building and developing culture, which means developing people with dignity and a good lifestyle and building a healthy cultural environment. With regard to Vietnam's goal of becoming a developed country by 2045 with importance attached to culture, Furuta perceived that if one country possesses a rich culture but its economy is underdeveloped, it will be hard for that country to maintain its culture. Meanwhile, if people in a developed and economically rich country are not spiritually satisfied, that society will also become unstable. Given this, the viewpoint identified by General Secretary Trong is suitable for the current development period of Vietnam, the professor noted. A new task set at the 13th National Party Congress is to develop cultural industries and perfect the cultural market, in which culture is developed comprehensively and harmoniously in relation to econo mic growth and social progress. About the new task's impact on the Vietnam - Japan relations, especially in cultural cooperation, he considered the building of an equal partnership in the future relationship between the two countries as critically important. Furuta held that 'soft power' will play an active role in the formation of equal partnerships among countries in East Asia, including Vietnam and Japan. He expressed his hope that Vietnam will develop strong cultural industries to help promote its stature in the region and shape an equal partnership with Japan./. Source: Vietnam News Agency Wayne Rooney" was fired from his position as manager of the Birmingham team. It is already completed. After the results fell to the bottom of the table English Championship club Birmingham City have announced they have fired former Manchester United player Wayne Rooney from his position as manager. After recently being appointed manager of the Birmingham team. Last October But the performance was not impressive, leading the team from 6th place to 20th place and losing 9 out of 15 matches, winning only 2 matches in the team control. At the same time, the club has explained the reason for his dismissal. The performance did not meet the expected goals. In the latest game, Birmingham lost to Leeds United by 0-3. In terms of English Premier League football, last night West Ham United tied Brighton 0-0 at home, causing the Hammers to remain in 6th place in the table with 34 points, followed by Brighton in 7th place with 31 points. Vinicius Junior, Brazilian national striker for Real Madrid Club, has recovered f rom his injury and is now back to training with the team. Before playing the Spanish La Liga football match tonight against Mallorca at 1:15 a.m., Vinicius injured his thigh muscle while playing for the Samba team since November. and ready to return to the field for the team At present, the White Kings team is leading the pack after 18 matches with 45 points, equal to Girona, a dark horse team. Source: Thai News Agency