Hanoi, Aug. 26 -- Vietnam and Kazakhstan should step up the sharing of experience in developing culture and cultural industries, viewing them as a source of soft power and a decisive driving force for national development, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra told Aida Balayeva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan. At a reception in Hanoi on August 26 for the Kazakh official, who is on a working visit to Vietnam, Tra spoke highly of Kazakhstan's economic achievements amid global challenges, particularly its efforts to diversify the economy beyond oil and promote the development of industry and services. She briefed the guest on Vietnam's strong economic growth in recent years, saying that the co...