Hanoi, Oct. 21 -- Hanoi, with its thousand-year cultural legacy, possesses a rich heritage of historical and cultural value and creative potential. Today, creativity and technology are opening up new ways to harness these resources, generate added value and drive the capital's development. Assoc. Prof., Dr Pham Duy Duc, former Director of the Institute of Culture and Development under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, said the convergence of communities from ancient regions endowed Thang Long-Hanoi with a diverse heritage system worthy of its status as Vietnam's heritage city. Hanoi began exploring cultural industries in 2007-2008 and has since made them a development priority. The city's Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU, issued in 202...