The fair is set to take place from October 7 to 9 at the King Ly Thai To Monument garden and along Dinh Tien Hoang Street as an event to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (1954-2022).

Visitors at the Hanoi Book Fair 2019.

It also aims to support publishing houses and book distributors in overcoming the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic while creating a venue for book lovers and encouraging book reading habits in the community.

The Hanoi Book Fair 2022 will gather local and international publishers and book distributors with around 250 booths introducing reading lovers to various genres of books, ranging from comic and literature to politics.

The fair will also include cultural programmes, book introduction events, contests and other side-line activities.

Vietnam Book Day to promote reading culture

The 2022 Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day will be held from mid-March until the end of April, with the major activities ranging from April -15.

Trans-Vietnam Book Fair to kick off

Six book publishers, including Tre (Young) Publishing House, Thai Ha Books, Nha Nam, Minh Long, Dinh Ti and Saigon Books, will collaborate to organise a Trans-Vietnamese Book Fair.

Saigon couple ask for books as wedding gifts

A Saigon couple told guests at their wedding to gift them books rather than money so that they could donate them to children living in some impoverished mountainous regions.

South Korean businessman publishes book about HCMC

Entrepreneur Park Ji Hoon describes the bustling life of Ho Chi Minh City in his book "Park Tien Sinh Song Giua Sai Gon" (Mr. Park Lives In Saigon).

Winners of National Book Awards honoured

Twenty-four outstanding books were honoured at the fourth National Book Awards 2021 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 12.

Source: NDO