The event aims to promote the reading culture and enrich the spiritual life of locals and visitors, Duong Anh Duc, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications, said in his opening remarks.

At the book festival.

A spotlight of the festival is an exhibition featuring the formation and development of DK1 Platform over the past three decades. Outstanding newspaper covers and articles are also on display, the official said.

It is noteworthy that nearly 300 valuable photos and documents capturing HCM City during the struggle for national liberation (1930-1975), and activities celebrating the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3), and the 45th anniversary of the liberation of the south and national reunification (April 30) are publicised on this occasion.

The festival will run until January 28.

Bac Giang invests in grassroots-level libraries, develops reading culture

(BGO) - On December 7, a working delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism led by Vu Duong Thuy Nga, Director of the ministry’s Library Department, had a fact-finding tour of Bac Giang province to evaluate the 2- year of implementation of a project to develop reading culture in the community until 2020, with orientation toward 2030 in Bac Giang province.

Spreading spirit of poverty escape

(BGO) - Although they still face difficulties in life, many households in Bac Giang province have voluntarily applied for escaping poverty. These are beautiful actions, demonstrating the will to rise by internal force and eliminating the thought of ​​relying on State support of each family.

Spreading green lifestyle

(BGO) – In response to the plastic waste prevention campaign launched by Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Bac Giang province (Youth Union), several units and local youths have taken the first steps to restrict the usage of single use plastic. The small action partly helps create the green lifestyle to actively protect the environment. 

HCM City promotes reading culture among community

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are promoting reading culture in the community through a series of new programmes organised this year.

Spreading green lifestyle

(BGO) – The youth in the northern province of Bac Giang has implemented many practical activities such as establishing team to collect and classify the wastes, recycling the used materials to make toy for children, running the monthly green Sunday...in response to “Plastic waste prevention” movement. 

Source: VNA