The Reading Cultural Festival opens on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street (Nguyễn Văn Bình Street District 1) today. VNS Photo Phương Mai HCM CITY— The HCM City Summer Book Fair, which has opened in Hóc Môn District, is one of several reading events being offered during the summer. Featured are titles about events and heroes from different periods of the country's history. One of the popular books is Lê Minh Quốc’s collection of eight books on great Vietnamese men, titled Kể Chuyện Danh Nhân Việt Nam (Stories of Famous Vietnamese Men), a research work on outstanding people in politics and culture. The work also features patriots and liberation soldiers during the wars. Several books from Trẻ’s bestsellers, written by veteran and young authors such as Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, are also on sale. Promotional and cultural programmes … [Read more...] about Book fairs, festival reach out to young readers
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HCM City joins Saint Petersburg int’l book fair for first time
The HCM city's booth exhibits more than 300 books. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City joined the Saint Petersburg International Book Fair in Russia for the first time, which was held from May 23-26 with more than 200 publishing houses from various countries. The city’s pavilion showcased more than 300 titles from various Vietnamese publishing houses as well as books on President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese seas and islands, culture, history, tourism, investment and others in Vietnamese, English, French and Russian. The Saint Petersburg International Book Fair is the largest book fair in North-West Russia and was established in 2008 by the Russian Book Union and the Government of Saint Petersburg. The event gives a unique opportunity to establish business relations with the largest Russian publishers and booksellers networks and gain access to international markets by establishing contacts with literary agents, both foreign and Russian, working … [Read more...] about HCM City joins Saint Petersburg int’l book fair for first time
HCMC participates Russian int’l book fair
The city’s display booth exhibits more than 300 books on President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam’s sea and islands, history – research, culture – tourism, environment – investment, education and healthcare, inVietnamese, English, French and Russian languages. Saint-Petersburg International Book Fair is the largest book fair in North-West Russia, was established in 2008 by the Russian Book Union and the Government of St-Petersburg. It is supported by the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications. The event gives a unique opportunity to establish useful business relations with the largest Russian publishers and booksellers networks and gain access to international markets by establishing contacts with literary agents, both foreign and Russian, working abroad By HO SON - Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about HCMC participates Russian int’l book fair
Giant year-end book fairs held in HCMC
Phu Nu ( Woman ) Publishing House has declared “Giant festive” from December 21 to 23 in its stores and websites. The program will be inclusive of sales of books at same price of VND5,000; VND10,000; VND20,000; VND30,000 and VND50,000. Apart from that, the house will offer discount of 40 percent for new interesting books such as Nhan chung cuoi cung (Last witness), Anh da tro ve ( You return at last) and Ba dai su ( Ambassadress). Meanwhile, Thai Ha Book Company also notified program “Coming to Thai Ha to bring book home” from December 22 to 25 for festive season in bookstores in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and the company’s website . In its notification, buyers will enjoy discount of 40 percent and gifts. Unlike previous years, from December 15 to 31, Kim Dong Publishing House also publicized promotion program of 30 percent to 50 percent for online purchase and on its bookstores from December 20 to January 2, 2019. Alpha Book Company organized program … [Read more...] about Giant year-end book fairs held in HCMC
Nguyen Nhat Anh’s best-selling novel presented at Frankfurt Book Fair
The Vietnam’s display booth presents to foreign readers Vietnamese books at the event, including Vua nham mat vua mo cua so (Open the windows, eyes closed) by Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, Nham mat thay Paris (Paris through closed eyes) and Oxford thuong yeu (Beloved Oxford) by Duong Thuy, Co dinh mot dam may (Holding a cloud) by Nguyen Ngoc Tu. Additionally, writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu traveled to Germany to receive the Literaturpreis Prize 2018 for the German version of her book Canh Dong Bat Tan (Endless Field). Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh telling the childhood of two brothers in 1980s hit bookstores during its first week of publication in Vietnam and a further 5,000 copies had to be reprinted.The film Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh (I see yellow flowers on the green grass) based on the hit novel, directed by Vietnamese American director Victor Vu was listed among the top 10 outstanding cultural events in Vietnam and won the important Golden Lotus prize at the 19th … [Read more...] about Nguyen Nhat Anh’s best-selling novel presented at Frankfurt Book Fair