1. Name of doctoral student: Tran Thi Thuy                                             2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 10/09/1985                                                                    4. Place of birth: Binh Thuan

5. Admission decision number: No.2999/2013/QĐ-XHNV-SĐH Dated the 30th December 2013, Director of Vietnam National University Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

- The decision on extension of study time No. 4619/QĐ-KHNV on the 29th December, 2016 of Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi.

- The decision on extension of study time No. 925/QĐ-KHNV on the 24th April, 2017 of Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi.

-The decision to change the thesis title No.1100/QĐ-XHNV on the 12th May, 2017 of Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi.

- The decision on extension of study time No. 2497/QĐ-KHNV on the 4th October, 2017 of Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: The Development of Chinese Cultural Industry in the context of enhancing soft power.

8. Major: Chinese Studies

9. Code: 62 31 06 02

10. Supervisor: Professor. Dr. Do Tien Sam

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis conducts fairly comprehensive and systematic research about Chinese cultural industry under the context that the country has been promoting soft strength since the early XXI century. The theoretical and practical basis of the development of Chinese cultural industry is analyzed; especially the related contents are also clarified in this thesis. According to the study, cultural industry, which belongs to group of creative industries, concentrates on exploiting economic values of cultural identity based on the application science, technology achievements to produce and distribute services for spiritual life of citizens, create wealth for society. It is protected by copyright.

The thesis also explores the contexts and impacts of the Chinese cultural industry’s development. The study analyzes the specific policies, outstanding achievements, and remaining limits of Chinese cultural industry in two –way impact on the effort of increasing soft power from the government. Cultural industry is both economic and cultural branch, therefore, beyond material values, it plays a prominent role in enhancing national influences. In this context, Chinese cultural industry has gradually grown to become a new rising industry of the Chinese economy.

The thesis focuses on accessing the opportunities, challenges and propects of Chinese cultural industry’s development. At the same time, by analyzing the similarities in cultural, economic, political and geographic conditions between Vietnam and China, the thesis points out changes and impacts on Vietnamese cultural industry.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis is going to be a useful reference for researching and teaching Chinese culture in general and Chinese cultural industry in particular. Moreover, the thesis contributes scientific references for Vietnamese policy makers in the process of building and developing cultural industry.

13. Further research directions, if any:

The impact of Chinese cultural industry on the Vietnam’s culture market; Research on particular sector of Chinese cultural industries.

14. Thesis-related publications:

(1) Tran Thi Thuy (2011), “Report on Chinese Culture in 2010 - Direction in 2011”, Chinese Studies Review (4), pp.54-64.

(2) Tran Thi Thuy (2011), “Major Issues in the XVIIth Session of the 6th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China about Reformation of Cultural Policy”, Chinese Studies Review (10), pp. 67-79.

(3) Tran Thi Thuy (2012), “Global Strategy of Chinese Cultural Industry in the first ten Years of the 21st Century”, Chinese Studies Review (8), pp.48-62

(4) Tran Thi Thuy (2014), “Report on Chinese Culture in 2013 - Direction in 2014”, Chinese Studies Review (4), pp. 41-52.

(5) Tran Thi Thuy (2014), “Reformation of Chinese Cultural Policy”, Chinese Studies Review (10), pp. 54-64

(6) Tran Thi Thuy (2016), “China’s Video Game Industry: Current Situation and Impacts”, Chinese Studies Review (7), pp. 41-53.

(7) Tran Thi Thuy (2016), “Chinese Cultural Industry in ‘One Belt, One Road’ Initiative”, Northeast Asian Studies Review (7), pp. 30-38.