The department reported that more than 76,000 book titles or 76,158 copies were sold at the festival, earning an estimated revenue of 10 billion VND (nearly 409,000 USD), up 22.53% and 18,23%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

A corner of the Tet Book Street Festival 2024 in HCM City.

With dragon-themed decorations, the annual festival covered 11,200 sq.m on Le Loi street, more than 3,000 sq.m larger than last year’s event. It saw the participation of more than 30 publishers and distributors.

With innovative and creative design, the eight-day festival created many unique cultural and artistic spaces that attract visitors. A highlight of this year’s festival, thousands of books were presented as gifts to visitors.

For the last 14 years, the book street festival has become a unique and typical cultural event of HCM City during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, giving domestic and foreign visitors a springtime destination and helping promote the reading habit in the local community.

Last year, the festival lured more than 800,000 visitors, and sold over 59,000 books for 8.2 billion VND.

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First ever white book on women-owned SMEs in Vietnam launched

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Ninh Hòa grilled fermented pork recognised among top 10 specialties of Việt Nam in 2023 by Asia Book of Records

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EuroCham unveils Whitebook 2024

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Vietnam Social Insurance presents Social Insurance Books and Health Insurance Cards to impoverished people in Tan Yen

BAC GIANG - On the morning of January 10, in Cao Thuong town (Tan Yen), Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) launched a program to present Social Insurance Books and Health Insurance Cards to impoverished people in Tan Yen district (Bac Giang province).

Source: VNA